FISCAL YEAR 2008
FINAL FAIR MARKET RENTS
FOR EXISTING HOUSING

The following tables represent the Fair Market Rents (FMRs) for the state of Washington in selected Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Statistical Areas. Larger tables have been broken into screen-sized chunks to allow easy header viewing. These statistics were taken from Schedule B of the Federal document Proposed Fair Market Rents for Fiscal Year 2008 for the Housing Choice Voucher Program and Moderate Rehabilitation Single Room Occupancy Program. The following abbreviations will be used:

 

FMR=Fair Market Rent
0 BR=Efficiency Apartment
1 BR=One Bedroom Apartment
2 BR=Two Bedroom Apartment/Duplex
3 BR=Three Bedroom Duplex/House
4 BR=Four Bedroom House
MSA=Metropolitan Statistical Area
PMSA=Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area

 

Washington

 

METROPOLITAN FMR AREAS LIVING WAGE ($/hour) FAIR MARKET RENT ($/month)
0 BR 1 BR 0 BR 1 BR 2 BR 3 BR 4 BR
Bellingham, WA MSA $10.56 $11.65 549 606 760 1109 1249
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA MSA $11.10 $12.44 577 647 797 1141 1246
Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA MSA $9.31 $10.15 484 528 662 895 1061
Longview, WA MSA $8.27 $10.40 430 541 628 915 1043
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA MSA $10.60 $13.12 551 682 846 1157 1444
Olympia, WA MSA $10.42 $11.71 542 609 778 1130 1366
* Seattle-Bellevue, WA HUD Metro FMR Area $13.15 $14.98 684 779 938 1325 1619
Spokane, WA MSA $8.40 $9.85 437 512 674 925 1049
* Tacoma, WA HUD Metro FMR Area $11.17 $13.04 581 678 845 1231 1385
Wenatchee, WA MSA $9.62 $10.17 500 529 669 902 1039
Yakima, WA MSA $8.87 $10.40 461 541 700 922 972



 

NONMETROPOLITAN COUNTIES LIVING WAGE ($/hour) FAIR MARKET RENT ($/month)
0 BR 1 BR 0 BR 1 BR 2 BR 3 BR 4 BR
Adams County, WA $7.50 $8.94 390 465 596 800 825
Clallam County, WA $9.44 $10.46 491 544 707 1033 1065
Columbia County, WA $7.73 $9.02 402 469 619 836 998
Ferry County, WA $7.50 $8.87 390 461 596 800 825
Garfield County, WA $7.73 $9.02 402 469 619 836 998
Grant County, WA $7.63 $9.08 397 472 611 825 847
Grays Harbor County, WA $7.77 $9.10 404 473 622 876 900
Island County, WA $13.50 $13.54 702 704 849 1235 1491
Jefferson County, WA $9.67 $11.87 503 617 754 1096 1128
Kittitas County, WA $8.65 $10.08 450 524 691 926 961
Klickitat County, WA $10.02 $10.17 521 529 628 882 908
Lewis County, WA $8.37 $10.69 435 556 668 892 933
Lincoln County, WA $7.50 $8.87 390 461 596 800 825
Mason County, WA $9.40 $11.06 489 575 690 943 1116
Okanogan County, WA $7.56 $9.10 393 473 556 761 837
Pacific County, WA $8.21 $8.85 427 460 603 855 889
Pend Oreille County, WA $7.50 $8.87 390 461 596 800 825
San Juan County, WA $11.83 $12.73 615 662 818 1175 1436
Stevens County, WA $7.44 $8.96 387 466 595 815 890
Wahkiakum County, WA $8.33 $10.35 433 538 629 916 1050
Walla Walla County, WA $7.73 $9.02 402 469 619 890 917
Whitman County, WA $8.37 $9.23 435 480 622 878 1075



 

Note: The FMRs for unit sizes larger than 4 BRs are calculated by adding 15% to the 4 BR FMR for each extra bedroom.      12110
* 50TH percentile FMRs are indicated by an * before the HUD Metro FMR name..

 

 

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