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Cost of living in Yakima, Washington

Simple answer

Typical rent is $1,117 a month.

Yakima is a city in Washington. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $62,815 a year.

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People
96,961
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$1,117
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$62,815
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$297,600
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,313
Yakima, WA MSA

Yakima, Washington has about 96,961 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $297,600.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Yakima County is $1,313 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Yakima. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Yakima, WA metro area, prices sit at 95.5 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 Yakima'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 Yakima'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, 288 have higher typical rent than Yakima.

Nearby places

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USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.

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Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.

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Bigger places in Washington

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.