Washington Fair Market Rents 2026

HUD publishes a Fair Market Rent for each of the 39 counties in Washington. It is the rent estimate your housing authority starts from when it decides how much a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher will cover. The statewide median two-bedroom Fair Market Rent is $1,374 per month, ranging from $973 in Ferry County to $2,501 in King County.

What it takes to afford a two-bedroom in Washington

Housing wage
$41.11/hr
Annual income needed
$85,509
Hours at minimum wage
99/wk

To rent a modest two-bedroom in Washington without spending more than 30% of income on housing, a household needs to earn $41.11 per hour full time. At the state minimum wage of $16.66, that means working 99 hours a week. Source: National Low Income Housing Coalition, Out of Reach 2025.

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FY2026 Fair Market Rents by County

County Studio 1 BR 2 BR 3 BR 4 BR
Adams County $795 $863 $1,133 $1,576 $1,901
Asotin County $925 $931 $1,220 $1,697 $2,037
Benton County $1,122 $1,268 $1,538 $2,071 $2,385
Chelan County $1,034 $1,143 $1,500 $2,063 $2,516
Clallam County $880 $966 $1,266 $1,761 $2,026
Clark County $1,570 $1,677 $1,922 $2,619 $3,109
Columbia County $738 $951 $1,052 $1,463 $1,765
Cowlitz County $1,000 $1,199 $1,451 $2,018 $2,434
Douglas County $1,034 $1,143 $1,500 $2,063 $2,516
Ferry County $683 $742 $973 $1,353 $1,632
Franklin County $1,122 $1,268 $1,538 $2,071 $2,385
Garfield County $735 $798 $1,047 $1,456 $1,756
Grant County $933 $939 $1,232 $1,707 $2,067
Grays Harbor County $838 $927 $1,216 $1,691 $1,869
Island County $1,172 $1,356 $1,671 $2,324 $2,733
Jefferson County $1,119 $1,165 $1,367 $1,901 $2,293
King County $2,074 $2,146 $2,501 $3,272 $3,847
Kitsap County $1,400 $1,548 $2,031 $2,676 $2,941
Kittitas County $1,002 $1,108 $1,454 $2,022 $2,439
Klickitat County $921 $1,018 $1,336 $1,602 $1,825
Lewis County $882 $975 $1,279 $1,688 $1,832
Lincoln County $716 $778 $1,021 $1,420 $1,713
Mason County $1,030 $1,032 $1,354 $1,883 $2,097
Okanogan County $732 $828 $1,043 $1,428 $1,559
Pacific County $796 $926 $1,134 $1,557 $1,902
Pend Oreille County $759 $838 $1,099 $1,379 $1,844
Pierce County $1,428 $1,605 $1,971 $2,733 $3,102
San Juan County $1,215 $1,343 $1,762 $2,332 $2,333
Skagit County $1,186 $1,311 $1,720 $2,392 $2,599
Skamania County $1,570 $1,677 $1,922 $2,619 $3,109
Snohomish County $2,074 $2,146 $2,501 $3,272 $3,847
Spokane County $1,103 $1,193 $1,531 $2,088 $2,506
Stevens County $879 $885 $1,131 $1,573 $1,897
Thurston County $1,538 $1,682 $1,960 $2,613 $3,288
Wahkiakum County $798 $1,021 $1,137 $1,581 $1,907
Walla Walla County $1,074 $1,181 $1,550 $2,118 $2,600
Whatcom County $1,463 $1,493 $1,794 $2,495 $3,010
Whitman County $806 $891 $1,169 $1,626 $1,961
Yakima County $1,040 $1,047 $1,374 $1,911 $2,093

Find a housing authority in Washington

Fair Market Rent sets the ceiling, but the housing authority issuing your voucher sets the payment standard and runs the waiting list. Start there.

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For FY2026, King County has the highest two-bedroom Fair Market Rent in Washington at $2,501 per month, while Ferry County has the lowest at $973. The statewide median two-bedroom FMR is $1,374.

No. Each housing authority in Washington sets its own payment standard, anywhere from 90% to 110% of the HUD Fair Market Rent for its area, and some receive HUD approval to go higher. Two authorities serving the same county can pay different amounts, so confirm the figure with the authority that will issue your voucher.

Find your county in the table below to see the FY2026 rent HUD estimates for each bedroom size. That figure is the starting point your housing authority uses to set its payment standard, which caps the subsidy on your unit. You generally pay about 30% of your adjusted monthly income, with the voucher covering the rest up to that cap.

Source: HUD Fair Market Rents FY2026 · huduser.gov

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