Washington counties: lowest renter cost burden

Ranked observations

0 counties excluded for unavailable renter cost burden (30%+); ties in the unrounded published values resolve by ascending GEOID. All available observations are shown.

Lowest renter cost burden in Washington
Rank	County	GEOID	Renter cost burden (30%+)
1	Lincoln County, Washington	53043	25.7%
2	Pend Oreille County, Washington	53051	30.9%
3	Columbia County, Washington	53013	33.7%
4	Ferry County, Washington	53019	34.3%
5	Okanogan County, Washington	53047	34.8%
6	Garfield County, Washington	53023	36.1%
7	Stevens County, Washington	53065	36.1%
8	San Juan County, Washington	53055	36.6%
9	Chelan County, Washington	53007	37.5%
10	Grant County, Washington	53025	37.6%
11	Skamania County, Washington	53059	38.3%
12	Douglas County, Washington	53017	38.4%
13	Pacific County, Washington	53049	39.1%
14	Mason County, Washington	53045	39.3%
15	Asotin County, Washington	53003	40.3%
16	Yakima County, Washington	53077	40.3%
17	Jefferson County, Washington	53031	40.9%
18	Adams County, Washington	53001	41.1%
19	Franklin County, Washington	53021	44.3%
20	Grays Harbor County, Washington	53027	44.6%
21	Benton County, Washington	53005	45.1%
22	King County, Washington	53033	45.2%
23	Lewis County, Washington	53041	45.7%
24	Cowlitz County, Washington	53015	46.5%
25	Klickitat County, Washington	53039	46.5%
26	Clallam County, Washington	53009	48.2%
27	Clark County, Washington	53011	48.5%
28	Walla Walla County, Washington	53071	49.1%
29	Spokane County, Washington	53063	49.7%
30	Skagit County, Washington	53057	49.8%
31	Kitsap County, Washington	53035	49.9%
32	Island County, Washington	53029	50.2%
33	Pierce County, Washington	53053	50.8%
34	Snohomish County, Washington	53061	51.6%
35	Thurston County, Washington	53067	52.9%
36	Kittitas County, Washington	53037	53.1%
37	Whitman County, Washington	53075	55.9%
38	Whatcom County, Washington	53073	57.3%
39	Wahkiakum County, Washington	53069	68.8%

Method and provenance

ACS 2024 five-year survey estimates (2020–2024), not current prices. Direct estimates may have 90% margins of error shown where available. The home-value-to-income ratio and renter cost-burden rate are derived; no MOE is calculated for either. Missing or suppressed values are unavailable, not zero. County rankings are descriptive, not an affordability or suitability recommendation.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 five-year estimates. Validated Washington bundle provenance, source snapshot and checksums. Washington county map and full table.