Rents are right about where Battle Ground's 10-year trend predicts.
Rent by unit size
These are HUD Fair Market Rents, the payment standard for a Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8). They often differ from the $2,163 market median above, and that is expected: FMR is the 40th percentile of standard-quality units and counts gross rent, so it includes essential utilities such as electricity, water, gas, sewer, and trash. The market median is asking rent, which usually excludes utilities. HUD sets FMR once a year; market rent here updates monthly.
Source: HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents. Read the methodology →
12-month history
Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
Rent in Battle Ground is 0.9% below its high of $2,182 in June 2026, at $2,163 as of September 2026.
Rent in Battle Ground changed +2.4% over the year to September 2026. Across the 97 Washington cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +2.6%.
Rent has fallen 3 months in a row, and rose in 8 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($104,977) is $2,624 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 3-bedroom ($2,580); a 4-bedroom is $3,030.
Vancouver, 11 miles away, rents for 17% less ($1,803/mo), about $4,300 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Battle Ground. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
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Who lives here
Battle Ground, WA is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, has a median income above the national average, 26.7% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Battle Ground, WA has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in Battle Ground, WA has shifted from $2,003 to $2,163, up 8.0% since 2023. On the earnings side, the typical household in Battle Ground, WA now reports about $104,977, up from $85,943 in 2021. With wages climbing faster than rent over the same window, renters here have a bit more breathing room than they did five years back. Census counts show Battle Ground, WA adding about 1,350 residents over the five-year window, up 6.6% on net. The renter share has eased from 28.8% to 27.1%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 24.1% to 26.7% across the same window. For context, the 2023 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and Battle Ground, WA reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Battle Ground is $2,163/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,530/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,880/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,650/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,580/mo.
At 25% of local median household income ($104,977/yr), Battle Ground ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 2.4% over the past year.
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