Seattle cost of living
Cost of living in the city of Seattle
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA had 4,145,494 people in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. The HUD area used for rent is Seattle-Bellevue, WA HUD Metro FMR Area. The 2024 all-items regional price parity is 111.1, where the U.S. average is 100.
2-bedroom Fair Market Rent
$2,549
FY 2027, principal HUD area
Median gross rent
$2,050
ACS 2024 1-year
Goods prices
104.0
BEA goods RPP, 2024
Utilities prices
92.8
BEA utilities RPP, 2024
Mean commute
30.0 minutes
ACS S0801, workers who did not work from home
Median household income
$112,388
ACS 2024, 2024 dollars
Median real estate taxes divided by median home value in this metro are 0.85%. Childcare prices are not in the verified dataset.
Benefits in Washington
Benefit rules in this tool follow the state, not the city. SNAP in Washington · Medicaid · Washington overview
Related comparisons
From Seattle
The eight largest 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent gaps from Seattle.
- Seattle and McAllen · rent gap $1,532
- Seattle and Wichita · rent gap $1,506
- Seattle and Little Rock · rent gap $1,428
- Seattle and Toledo · rent gap $1,404
- Seattle and El Paso · rent gap $1,403
- Seattle and Baton Rouge · rent gap $1,400
- Seattle and Columbia · rent gap $1,323
- Seattle and Tulsa · rent gap $1,320
Nearby metros
Next in the population ranking: Detroit, Minneapolis, Tampa