The Zumper Seattle Metro Report analyzed active listings in January 2019 across 20 metro cities to show the most and least expensive cities and cities with the fastest growing rents. The Washington state one bedroom median was $1,284 last month.
Cities Ranked By Rent

Le plus cher
–Bellevue, WA rent dropped $30 to $2,030 but remained the most expensive in the metro.
–Seattle, WA saw rent grow $40 to $1,940 but stayed the second priciest city.
–Redmond, WA was third with one bedrooms priced at $1,860.
Le moins cher
–Marysville, WA continued to rank as the most affordable city with rent at $910.
–Lakewood, WA rent grew $20 to $1,020 but remained the second least expensive.
–University, Place, WA followed closely as third with rent at $1,030.
Growth Rate
La croissance la plus rapide (Y/Y%)
–Tacoma, WA had the fastest growing rent since this time last year, up 14.7%.
–Auburn, WA rent jumped 11.8%, making it second.
–Federal Way, WA rent had the third largest year over year growth rate, climbing 11.1%.
La croissance la plus rapide (M/M%)
–Bothell, WA was the only city with a significant monthly growth rate, up 4%.

Full Data
| 1 Bedroom | 2 Bedrooms | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | City | Price | M/M % | Y/Y % | Price | M/M % | Y/Y % |
| 1 | Bellevue | $2,030 | -1.50% | 8% | $2,350 | 0% | 9.80% |
| 2 | Seattle | $1,940 | 2.10% | 6% | $2,600 | 2% | 8.30% |
| 3 | Redmond | $1,860 | 0.00% | 10% | $2,240 | 0% | 8.70% |
| 4 | Kirkland | $1,830 | -0.50% | 2% | $2,130 | 1% | -1.40% |
| 5 | Sammamish | $1,650 | 0.00% | 10.00% | $1,780 | -1.70% | 0.00% |
| 6 | Bothell | $1,560 | 4.00% | 6.10% | $1,820 | 1.10% | 3.40% |
| 7 | Renton | $1,410 | 2.20% | 0.00% | $1,720 | 3.00% | 6.20% |
| 8 | Edmonds | $1,380 | 0.00% | -8.00% | $1,620 | -2.40% | -4.70% |
| 8 | Lynnwood | $1,380 | -2.80% | -3.50% | $1,690 | 0.60% | 11.90% |
| 10 | Shoreline | $1,310 | -1.50% | -0.80% | $1,750 | 2.30% | 0.00% |
| 11 | Burien | $1,290 | 0.00% | 4.90% | $1,590 | 5.30% | 13.60% |
| 11 | Kent | $1,290 | -1.50% | 4.00% | $1,490 | -0.70% | 3.50% |
| 13 | Tacoma | $1,250 | 0.00% | 14.70% | $1,560 | 4.00% | 15.60% |
| 14 | Federal Way | $1,200 | -2.40% | 11.10% | $1,480 | 1.40% | 9.60% |
| 15 | Everett | $1,190 | -2.50% | 6.30% | $1,400 | 2.90% | 5.30% |
| 16 | Puyallup | $1,180 | 0.00% | 5.40% | $1,420 | -1.40% | 4.40% |
| 17 | Auburn | $1,040 | 0.00% | 11.80% | $1,390 | 0.00% | 2.20% |
| 18 | University Place | $1,030 | 0.00% | 3.00% | $1,280 | 0.00% | 3.20% |
| 19 | Lakewood | $1,020 | 2.00% | 7.40% | $1,260 | -3.10% | 3.30% |
| 20 | Marysville | $910 | 0.00% | -5.20% | $1,270 | 0.00% | 15.50% |
À propos
The Zumper Seattle Metro Report analyzed active listings that hit the market last month. Listings are aggregated by city to calculate median asking rents.
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