Washington

Ranked #46 of 51 for housing affordability

28Crisis

Median Home Price

🏠

$600K

7.8x income

Median Rent

🔑

$2K

35.0% rent-burdened

Median Income

💰

$77K

Population: 7,812,880

Homeownership

🏡

63.5%

28,036 experiencing homelessness

Housing Shortage

📉

225,000

units needed

Building Permits (2024)

🔨

42,000

Price-to-Income

📊

7.8x

Severe Rent Burden

⚠️

17.0%

paying >50% of income

Rent Burden Breakdown

Metro	Score	Home Price	Rent	Income	Rent Burden
Seattle	25	$750K	$2K	$103K	33.5%
Spokane	42	$390K	$1K	$59K	33.5%

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