Rents are 3% above what Issaquah's 10-year trend predicts — running hotter than its own history.
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 $3,031 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: August 17, 2026
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Who lives here
Issaquah, WA is majority owner-occupied, has a median income above the national average, 70.5% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Issaquah, WA has changed in 5 years
Rent in Issaquah, WA has climbed 36.3% since 2021, going from about $2,224 per month to roughly $3,031 today. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $132,984 in 2021 to $154,669 more recently. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 20.0 percentage points, which means renters are spending a larger slice of each paycheck on housing than they did in 2021. Headcount in the area went from 39,057 to 39,591 between 2021 and 2024, a 1.4% change. About 42.6% of households rent today, against 39.8% in 2021. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the Issaquah, WA market of 2021.
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Issaquah rent by bedroom count
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Last updated: August 17, 2026
The median rent in Issaquah is $3,031/mo as of August 2026. A studio apartment averages $2,815/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $3,355/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $2,880/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $4,425/mo.
At 24% of local median household income ($154,669/yr), Issaquah ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 12.4% over the past year.
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At $3,031/mo, rent takes ~24% of Issaquah's median household income ($154,669/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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