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Washington Section 8 rent calculator

42,251 Washington households rented with a tenant-based voucher at the end of 2025; Ha of King County ran 9,319. The average household paid $531 a month toward rent and utilities.

How much Section 8 can pay by bedroom size in Washington

Your voucher pays the lower of the gross rent and your agency’s payment standard, minus your total tenant payment; the standard is the one for the smaller of your voucher size and the unit’s bedrooms. Standards are normally set at 90% to 110% of HUD’s published fair market rent for the area. Washington’s FY2027 two-bedroom fair market rent runs from $1,058 in Ferry County, WA to $2,549 in Seattle-Bellevue, WA; three bedrooms, $1,465 in Ferry County, WA to $3,324 in Seattle-Bellevue, WA.

Washington FY2027 HUD fair market rents by bedroom size, 35 HUD areas
Unit	Lowest area	Highest area
Studio	$737 Ferry County, WA	$2,091 Seattle-Bellevue, WA
1 bedroom	$809 Ferry County, WA	$2,180 Seattle-Bellevue, WA
2 bedrooms	$1,058 Ferry County, WA	$2,549 Seattle-Bellevue, WA
3 bedrooms	$1,465 Ferry County, WA	$3,324 Seattle-Bellevue, WA
4 bedrooms	$1,706 Okanogan County, WA	$3,954 Seattle-Bellevue, WA

An agency with an approved exception standard can pay above 110%. Ask yours for its actual figure (Washington agencies), then enter it below. Rules: 24 CFR 982.503(c), 982.505(c); rents: HUD FY2027 workbook.

Work out a Washington voucher rent split

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The unit

Rent to the owner Monthly rent on the lease.

Utility allowance From your housing authority, not your bills.

Payment standard Your housing authority’s amount, not a HUD fair market rent.

Your household

Total tenant payment (TTP) Whole dollars, from your rent notice.

Adjusted monthly income Needed for the 40% move-in test.

These are my housing authority’s confirmed figures for a standard tenant-based voucher.

Monthly rent split

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How the split works

Who runs vouchers in Washington

Ha of King County is the largest voucher agency in Washington, ahead of Seattle Housing Authority (6,200 households) and 24 smaller agencies.

Ha of King County, Seattle Housing Authority, HA City of Tacoma and Housing Authority of the City of Vancouver are Moving to Work agencies and can set their own rent rules; check their rent policy against this estimate.

Waits before admission averaged 4 months at HA Of Chelan Co and the City of Wenatchee and 232 at HA City of Kelso.

Average family payments ran from $411 at HA City of Spokane to $712 at HA City of Renton.

Households: 42,251
Avg. family payment: $531
Avg. yearly income: $19,947
Avg. wait: 17 months
2-bed / 3+ bed units: 35% / 24%

Vouchers by agency, Dec. 31, 2025 (largest 12 of 26)
Agency	Households	Avg. family payment	Avg. wait
Ha of King County MTWWA002	9,319	$631	—
Seattle Housing Authority MTWWA001	6,200	$511	—
HA City of Spokane WA055	4,862	$411	7 mo
Housing Authority of Snohomish County WA039	3,267	$555	26 mo
HA City of Tacoma MTWWA005	2,591	$499	—
HA Of Pierce County WA054	2,511	$593	27 mo
Housing Authority of the City of Vancouver MTWWA008	1,997	$527	—
HA Of Thurston County WA049	1,569	$480	9 mo
Housing Authority City of Bellingham WA025	1,471	$483	22 mo
Housing Authority of the City of Bremerton WA003	1,299	$459	14 mo
Housing Authority City of Longview WA007	1,123	$444	32 mo
HA City of Walla Walla WA057	802	$420	13 mo

Source: HUD Picture of Subsidized Households 2025; field notes.

FY2027 rent references for Washington

HUD’s county workbook contains 39 location rows across 35 FMR areas in Washington. The two-bedroom references range from $1,058 in Ferry County (Ferry County, WA) to $2,549 in Snohomish County (Seattle-Bellevue, WA HUD Metro FMR Area). These are area references including utilities, not a statewide voucher amount.

Washington metropolitan HUD areas

HUD area	Rows	Studio	1 bed	2 beds	3 beds	4 beds
Seattle-Bellevue, WA HUD Metro FMR Area	2	$2,091	$2,180	$2,549	$3,324	$3,954
Tacoma, WA HUD Metro FMR Area	1	$1,491	$1,682	$2,064	$2,849	$3,219
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA MSA	1	$1,370	$1,535	$1,967	$2,637	$2,804
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA MSA	1	$1,586	$1,656	$1,946	$2,541	$3,141
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA MSA	2	$1,527	$1,633	$1,878	$2,550	$3,069
Bellingham, WA MSA	1	$1,489	$1,529	$1,872	$2,545	$3,129
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA MSA	1	$1,162	$1,275	$1,668	$2,310	$2,578
Walla Walla, WA MSA	1	$1,127	$1,193	$1,561	$2,154	$2,609
Spokane, WA HUD Metro FMR Area	1	$1,116	$1,173	$1,494	$2,047	$2,497
Kennewick-Richland, WA MSA	2	$1,094	$1,230	$1,487	$2,051	$2,341
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA MSA	2	$1,048	$1,121	$1,467	$1,989	$2,452
Longview-Kelso, WA MSA	1	$974	$1,124	$1,398	$1,936	$2,337
Yakima, WA MSA	1	$997	$1,004	$1,313	$1,818	$2,049
Lewiston, ID-WA MSA	1	$938	$943	$1,234	$1,709	$2,028
Stevens County, WA HUD Metro FMR Area	1	$855	$878	$1,121	$1,552	$1,874

The other 20 Washington rows use 20 nonmetropolitan references, with two-bedroom amounts from $1,058 to $2,022.

Filter Washington locations or HUD areas

39 location rows

Monthly HUD FY2027 FMRs, dollars; studio through four bedrooms
Location / HUD area	Studio	1 bed	2 beds	3 beds	4 beds
Adams County Adams County, WA	$879	$965	$1,262	$1,747	$2,109
Asotin County Lewiston, ID-WA MSA	$938	$943	$1,234	$1,709	$2,028
Benton County Kennewick-Richland, WA MSA	$1,094	$1,230	$1,487	$2,051	$2,341
Chelan County Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA MSA	$1,048	$1,121	$1,467	$1,989	$2,452
Clallam County Clallam County, WA	$1,000	$1,098	$1,429	$1,973	$2,289
Clark County Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA MSA	$1,527	$1,633	$1,878	$2,550	$3,069
Columbia County Columbia County, WA	$829	$1,093	$1,190	$1,648	$1,989
Cowlitz County Longview-Kelso, WA MSA	$974	$1,124	$1,398	$1,936	$2,337
Douglas County Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA MSA	$1,048	$1,121	$1,467	$1,989	$2,452
Ferry County Ferry County, WA	$737	$809	$1,058	$1,465	$1,768
Franklin County Kennewick-Richland, WA MSA	$1,094	$1,230	$1,487	$2,051	$2,341
Garfield County Garfield County, WA	$796	$874	$1,143	$1,583	$1,910
Grant County Grant County, WA	$1,034	$1,040	$1,361	$1,850	$2,275
Grays Harbor County Grays Harbor County, WA	$937	$1,045	$1,345	$1,862	$2,123
Island County Island County, WA	$1,270	$1,459	$1,824	$2,501	$2,987
Jefferson County Jefferson County, WA	$1,232	$1,341	$1,588	$2,199	$2,654
King County Seattle-Bellevue, WA HUD Metro FMR Area	$2,091	$2,180	$2,549	$3,324	$3,954
Kitsap County Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA MSA	$1,370	$1,535	$1,967	$2,637	$2,804
Kittitas County Kittitas County, WA	$1,152	$1,267	$1,655	$2,292	$2,766
Klickitat County Klickitat County, WA	$1,008	$1,106	$1,447	$1,888	$1,965
Lewis County Lewis County, WA	$999	$1,097	$1,435	$1,870	$2,177
Lincoln County Lincoln County, WA	$760	$950	$1,091	$1,511	$1,824
Mason County Mason County, WA	$1,147	$1,202	$1,572	$2,177	$2,320
Okanogan County Okanogan County, WA	$862	$946	$1,202	$1,664	$1,706
Pacific County Pacific County, WA	$893	$1,028	$1,282	$1,775	$2,143
Pend Oreille County Pend Oreille County, WA	$904	$992	$1,298	$1,674	$2,170
Pierce County Tacoma, WA HUD Metro FMR Area	$1,491	$1,682	$2,064	$2,849	$3,219
San Juan County San Juan County, WA	$1,408	$1,546	$2,022	$2,647	$2,657
Skagit County Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA MSA	$1,162	$1,275	$1,668	$2,310	$2,578
Skamania County Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA MSA	$1,527	$1,633	$1,878	$2,550	$3,069
Snohomish County Seattle-Bellevue, WA HUD Metro FMR Area	$2,091	$2,180	$2,549	$3,324	$3,954
Spokane County Spokane, WA HUD Metro FMR Area	$1,116	$1,173	$1,494	$2,047	$2,497
Stevens County Stevens County, WA HUD Metro FMR Area	$855	$878	$1,121	$1,552	$1,874
Thurston County Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA MSA	$1,586	$1,656	$1,946	$2,541	$3,141
Wahkiakum County Wahkiakum County, WA	$824	$1,066	$1,183	$1,638	$1,977
Walla Walla County Walla Walla, WA MSA	$1,127	$1,193	$1,561	$2,154	$2,609
Whatcom County Bellingham, WA MSA	$1,489	$1,529	$1,872	$2,545	$3,129
Whitman County Whitman County, WA	$884	$1,001	$1,269	$1,757	$2,121
Yakima County Yakima, WA MSA	$997	$1,004	$1,313	$1,818	$2,049

Source: HUD FY2027 county and town workbook, effective October 1, 2026 (notice); scope and dates. Section 8 fair market rents by ZIP code.

Washington housing agency directory

The HUD Washington contact report lists 33 agencies; these 28 run Section 8 or combined programs.

HA Of Grays Harbor CountyWA018 · Combined
Housing Authority City of BellinghamWA025 · Combined
Housing Authority of the City of BremertonWA003 · Combined
Housing Authority of Skagit CountyWA061 · Section 8
HA Of Asotin CountyWA017 · Combined
HA Of Island CountyWA024 · Combined
Housing Authority of the City of EverettWA006 · Combined
Housing Authority of Snohomish CountyWA039 · Combined
HA City of KelsoWA020 · Combined
HA City of KennewickWA012 · Combined
Housing Authority City of LongviewWA007 · Section 8
HA Of Grant CountyWA014 · Combined
HA Of Thurston CountyWA049 · Section 8
Housing Authority of Okanogan CountyWA071 · Section 8
HA City of Pasco and Franklin CountyWA021 · Combined
Peninsula Housing AuthorityWA004 · Combined
HA City of RentonWA011 · Combined
HA OF KING COUNTYWA002 · Combined
Seattle Housing AuthorityWA001 · Combined
Kitsap County Consolidated Housing AuthWA036 · Combined
HA City of SpokaneWA055 · Combined
HA City of TacomaWA005 · Combined
HA Of Pierce CountyWA054 · Combined
Columbia Gorge Housing AuthorityWA013 · Section 8
Housing Authority of the City of VancouverWA008 · Combined
HA City of Walla WallaWA057 · Combined
HA Of Chelan Co and the City of WenatcheeWA064 · Section 8
HA City of YakimaWA042 · Combined

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Published August 27, 2026 · Reviewed October 9, 2026 · Editorial Team

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