Renting in Seattle, WA

Every rental site's search for Seattle in one place, what rent usually costs here, and a quick check for a price you were quoted.

What rent costs in Seattle

Median gross rent by size in Seattle, WA
Studio$1,672 ±$27
1 bedroom$1,899 ±$26
2 bedrooms$2,404 ±$35
3 bedrooms$3,056 ±$88
4 bedrooms$3,294 ±$111
5 or more$3,126 ±$376
All rentals$2,030 ±$22

Median gross rent (rent plus the utilities the renter pays): half of rentals cost less, half more. U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 (public domain). The ± is the Census' 90% margin of error.

Is a rent fair?

Compare a price from any site with the middle rent in Seattle.

Within the Census' margin of the middle rent reads as typical; well below it can mean a scam, so never pay before you have seen the place.

Apartments in Seattle, on every site

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