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Ranked · Renting · Washington

Best cities for renters in Washington

Cities of 25,000+ residents, scored with the “Renting” weighting the live tool uses, heaviest on 2-bedroom rent, 1-bedroom rent, rent yoy, walkability. Scores are relative to this set; open the tool to change the weights and re-rank.

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Top 10 · computed ranking

  1. 1.Moses Lake, WA26k residents

    74/100

    2-bedroom rent: $1,225/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $883/mo · walkability: 30/100

  2. 2.Yakima, WA97k residents

    70/100

    2-bedroom rent: $1,158/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $828/mo · walkability: 34/100

  3. 3.Spokane Valley, WA106k residents

    69/100

    2-bedroom rent: $1,307/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $1,123/mo · walkability: 38/100

  4. 4.Longview, WA38k residents

    69/100

    2-bedroom rent: $1,160/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $893/mo · walkability: 30/100

  5. 5.Pasco, WA80k residents

    68/100

    2-bedroom rent: $1,178/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $930/mo · walkability: 34/100

  6. 6.Spokane, WA230k residents

    67/100

    2-bedroom rent: $1,450/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $1,200/mo · walkability: 48/100

  7. 7.Richland, WA63k residents

    66/100

    2-bedroom rent: $1,445/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $1,225/mo · walkability: 34/100

  8. 8.Kennewick, WA85k residents

    65/100

    2-bedroom rent: $1,310/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $1,051/mo · walkability: 34/100

  9. 9.Mount Vernon, WA35k residents

    64/100

    2-bedroom rent: $1,360/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $947/mo · walkability: 30/100

  10. 10.Walla Walla, WA34k residents

    64/100

    2-bedroom rent: $1,408/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $908/mo · walkability: 30/100

Methodology: each city is scored 0–100 by min–max normalizing every weighted facet across this candidate set (direction-aware), identical math to the tool's “Best fit” tab. A different weighting produces a different order, which is the point: this is a starting shortlist, not a verdict.

Questions & answers
Which city is best for renters in Washington?
Moses Lake, WA ranks first with a fit score of 74/100, followed by Yakima (70) and Spokane Valley (69), using the "Renting" weighting.
How is this ranking calculated?
Each of the 10 candidate cities (25,000+ residents) is scored 0 to 100 by min-max normalizing the weighted facets, heaviest on 2-bedroom rent, 1-bedroom rent, rent yoy, walkability, across this set. Change the weights in the live tool and the order changes with them.