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Cost of living in Key Center, Washington

Key Center, Washington has about 3,544 people. Typical rent is $1,705 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $105,781 a year. Both figures are Census 2020–2024 medians, not a listing or your pay. This site does not approve or deny benefits. A missing figure stays blank. We do not guess it.

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Typical rent is $1,705 a month.

Key Center is a Census community, not a separate city government in Washington. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $105,781 a year.

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People
3,544
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$1,705
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$105,781
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$613,200
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$2,064
Tacoma, WA HUD Metro FMR Area

Key Center, Washington has about 3,544 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $613,200.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Pierce County is $2,064 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Key Center. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area, prices sit at 111.1 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.

Washington does not tax wages. A typical combined sales tax is 9.5% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Key Center's exact store tax.

In July 2026, a typical Washington home paid 14.71¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Key Center's bill.

In 2025, all-grades gas in Washington averaged $4.23 a gallon. EIA prints this yearly price for only some states.

Among 355 places we list in Washington with a rent figure, 168 have higher typical rent than Key Center.

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Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.