Rent-burdened renters: zip codes ranked in Washington

Share of renter households paying 30% or more of their income on rent and utilities, the standard affordability threshold. Lower is better. These lists rank zip codes in Washington with at least 1,000 residents, using the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

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Zip codes where rent takes the biggest bite

#	Zip	City	Rent burden	Population
1	98195	Seattle	100%	2,757
2	98588	Tahuya	100%	2,114
3	99101	Addy	96.2%	1,690
4	98253	Greenbank	88.7%	2,311
5	98548	Hoodsport	79.2%	2,177
6	98433	Tacoma	78.8%	22,493
7	98612	Cathlamet	78.6%	3,366
8	98439	Lakewood	76.6%	5,671
9	98376	Quilcene	75%	1,982
10	98303	Anderson Island	75%	1,448
11	98019	Duvall	72.2%	12,242
12	98620	Goldendale	71%	7,936
13	98276	Nooksack	70.2%	1,794
14	98198	Seattle	70%	40,463
15	98241	Darrington	69.6%	2,339
16	98039	Medina	69.3%	2,928
17	98251	Gold Bar	69.1%	4,907
18	98320	Brinnon	69%	1,219
19	98524	Allyn	68.3%	4,300
20	99181	Valley	66.7%	1,995
21	98337	Bremerton	65.8%	7,370
22	98236	Clinton	65.7%	7,199
23	98225	Bellingham	65.6%	50,216
24	98233	Burlington	65.1%	17,850
25	98003	Federal Way	64.8%	51,619
26	98444	Tacoma	64.8%	35,754
27	98315	Silverdale	64.8%	6,112
28	98947	Tieton	64.8%	3,255
29	99163	Pullman	64.1%	34,022
30	98640	Ocean Park	63.8%	5,386
31	98310	Bremerton	63.6%	22,643
32	98377	Randle	63.5%	2,527
33	98105	Seattle	63.2%	49,767
34	98229	Bellingham	62.6%	33,298
35	98036	Lynnwood	62.4%	42,370
36	98239	Coupeville	62.2%	7,656
37	98502	Olympia	61.9%	35,398
38	98178	Seattle	61.6%	26,748
39	99001	Airway Heights	61.5%	9,440
40	98941	Roslyn	61.5%	1,076
41	98057	Renton	61.1%	12,705
42	99119	Cusick	60.8%	1,549
43	98408	Tacoma	60.6%	21,009
44	98292	Stanwood	60.4%	27,389
45	98188	Seattle	60.4%	27,311
46	98635	Lyle	60.4%	1,721
47	98002	Auburn	60.1%	37,509
48	98404	Tacoma	60%	35,961
49	98926	Ellensburg	60%	34,353
50	98388	Steilacoom	59.9%	7,043
51	98586	South Bend	59.9%	1,801
52	98208	Everett	59.8%	60,915
53	98367	Port Orchard	59.8%	31,756
54	98321	Buckley	59.8%	18,150
55	98354	Milton	59.7%	8,597
56	98467	University Place	59.4%	15,387
57	99324	College Place	59.4%	10,137
58	99202	Spokane	59.3%	19,921
59	98226	Bellingham	59.2%	46,782
60	98204	Everett	59.2%	45,130
61	98506	Olympia	59.2%	18,497
62	98516	Olympia	59%	29,177
63	98405	Tacoma	58.8%	25,939
64	98260	Langley	58.7%	5,320
65	98087	Lynnwood	58.6%	41,796
66	98503	Lacey	58.6%	41,656
67	98579	Rochester	58.6%	14,048
68	98032	Kent	58.5%	40,862
69	98465	Tacoma	58.5%	7,178
70	99320	Benton City	58.2%	9,879
71	98273	Mount Vernon	57.9%	30,001
72	98072	Woodinville	57.9%	24,446
73	99212	Spokane	57.9%	21,707
74	98537	Cosmopolis	57.9%	2,820
75	99336	Kennewick	57.8%	50,735
76	99201	Spokane	57.6%	15,829
77	98223	Arlington	57.5%	46,497
78	98683	Vancouver	57.5%	32,107
79	98362	Port Angeles	57.5%	24,313
80	98271	Marysville	57.4%	30,838
81	98311	Bremerton	57.4%	28,168
82	99206	Spokane	57.2%	41,089
83	98531	Centralia	56.8%	27,337
84	98569	Ocean Shores	56.7%	7,489
85	98047	Pacific	56.7%	6,817
86	98055	Renton	56.6%	24,660
87	98568	Oakville	56.4%	3,050
88	99133	Grand Coulee	56.4%	1,115
89	99011	Fairchild Air Force Base	56.3%	2,931
90	98617	Dallesport	56.2%	1,380
91	98077	Woodinville	56.1%	14,109
92	99218	Spokane	56%	16,897
93	99004	Cheney	55.9%	22,871
94	98831	Manson	55.9%	3,953
95	98281	Point Roberts	55.9%	1,288
96	98168	Seattle	55.8%	35,528
97	98248	Ferndale	55.8%	28,498
98	99111	Colfax	55.8%	4,038
99	98028	Kenmore	55.5%	23,741
100	99006	Deer Park	55.4%	16,177

Zip codes where rent takes the smallest bite

#	Zip	City	Rent burden	Population
1	98821	Dryden	0%	1,019
2	98358	Nordland	0%	1,164
3	98314	Bremerton	0%	1,186
4	99330	Eltopia	0%	1,210
5	98603	Ariel	0%	1,267
6	98351	Longbranch	0%	1,891
7	98592	Union	0%	2,059
8	98240	Custer	0%	3,593
9	98936	Moxee	1.7%	8,744
10	99110	Clayton	8.1%	1,505
11	99025	Newman Lake	8.3%	5,668
12	99029	Reardan	12.1%	2,116
13	98357	Neah Bay	13.7%	1,519
14	99027	Otis Orchards	13.7%	5,992
15	98675	Yacolt	15.3%	7,305
16	99185	Wilbur	15.8%	1,501
17	98325	Chimacum	16.2%	1,775
18	99026	Nine Mile Falls	20%	9,320
19	98564	Mossyrock	20.3%	3,382
20	98938	Outlook	20.9%	1,591
21	98850	Rock Island	21.6%	2,032
22	99173	Springdale	21.8%	1,623
23	98813	Bridgeport	22.2%	2,826
24	99321	Beverly	22.4%	1,047
25	98051	Ravensdale	22.4%	3,442
26	98295	Sumas	23.4%	3,279
27	98349	Lakebay	23.9%	4,931
28	98953	Zillah	24%	7,166
29	99402	Asotin	24.1%	1,557
30	98611	Castle Rock	24.1%	9,302
31	98952	White Swan	24.8%	2,015
32	99115	Coulee City	25.2%	1,369
33	98933	Harrah	25.3%	1,230
34	98577	Raymond	25.5%	7,503
35	98650	Trout Lake	26%	1,188
36	99348	Prescott	26.2%	1,633
37	98199	Seattle	26.5%	22,468
38	99003	Chattaroy	26.8%	4,810
39	98024	Fall City	26.9%	3,908
40	99036	Valleyford	27.1%	1,581
41	98624	Ilwaco	27.3%	1,555
42	98570	Onalaska	27.4%	5,319
43	98841	Omak	27.7%	9,737
44	98846	Pateros	28.3%	1,376
45	99139	Ione	28.8%	1,091
46	99022	Medical Lake	28.8%	8,767
47	98117	Seattle	28.9%	35,711
48	98816	Chelan	29%	7,752
49	99357	Royal City	29.2%	3,843
50	98004	Bellevue	30.2%	39,897
51	98605	Bingen	30.4%	1,117
52	98546	Grapeview	30.6%	2,430
53	99155	Nespelem	30.7%	1,009
54	98601	Amboy	30.8%	2,585
55	98840	Okanogan	30.9%	4,892
56	98625	Kalama	30.9%	7,655
57	98528	Belfair	30.9%	11,940
58	98848	Quincy	31.1%	12,854
59	98862	Winthrop	31.2%	2,995
60	99122	Davenport	31.3%	4,046
61	98342	Indianola	31.4%	1,338
62	98847	Peshastin	31.8%	1,641
63	98109	Seattle	31.9%	34,328
64	99343	Mesa	32%	3,215
65	98008	Bellevue	32.2%	27,242
66	98587	Taholah	32.3%	1,072
67	99169	Ritzville	32.5%	2,587
68	98591	Toledo	32.5%	3,965
69	99326	Connell	33%	6,336
70	98685	Vancouver	34.1%	30,607
71	98121	Seattle	34.2%	21,166
72	98119	Seattle	34.2%	26,879
73	98942	Selah	34.3%	18,871
74	99159	Odessa	34.4%	1,323
75	99361	Waitsburg	34.4%	1,992
76	98930	Grandview	34.6%	15,730
77	98065	Snoqualmie	34.8%	15,944
78	99161	Palouse	35.1%	1,435
79	99156	Newport	35.2%	9,195
80	98380	Seabeck	35.4%	5,471
81	98052	Redmond	35.5%	80,717
82	98327	Dupont	35.7%	9,931
83	99354	Richland	35.7%	25,559
84	98075	Sammamish	36%	25,498
85	98007	Bellevue	36%	27,692
86	99116	Coulee Dam	36.2%	1,786
87	98606	Brush Prairie	36.3%	10,233
88	98443	Tacoma	36.9%	5,558
89	98010	Black Diamond	36.9%	6,857
90	98674	Woodland	36.9%	17,525
91	98948	Toppenish	37%	12,638
92	98951	Wapato	37.2%	12,581
93	98112	Seattle	37.3%	23,921
94	98340	Hansville	37.4%	2,721
95	98937	Naches	37.4%	4,833
96	99138	Inchelium	37.6%	1,223
97	99013	Ford	37.8%	1,620
98	98858	Waterville	37.9%	1,783
99	98107	Seattle	37.9%	28,776
100	98932	Granger	38%	5,742

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