Rents are 8% below what Maple Valley's 10-year trend predicts — a better deal than its own history suggests.
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 $2,985 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
February. Asking rents in Maple Valley usually run 1% below trend in February and 0.9% above it in September, about $57 a month apart at today's median. Based on 7 years of data.
Rent in Maple Valley is 0.8% below its high of $3,009 in June 2026, at $2,985 as of September 2026.
Rent in Maple Valley changed +1.8% over the year to September 2026. Across the 97 Washington cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +2.6%.
From 2019 to 2024, rent in Maple Valley rose 31.5% while median household income rose 33.9% ($114,159 to $152,885). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in Maple Valley is 37.2% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 8 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($152,885) is $3,822 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($3,120); a 3-bedroom is $4,110.
Covington, 8 miles away, rents for 17% less ($2,491/mo), about $5,900 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Maple Valley. The seasonal pattern compares Zillow’s seasonally adjusted and unadjusted series. 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
Maple Valley, WA is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, has a median income above the national average, 50.2% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Maple Valley, WA has changed in 5 years
Five years ago, renters in Maple Valley, WA paid around $2,367 a month. That figure now sits near $2,985, up 26.1% from the 2021 baseline. Census figures show median household income at $152,885 today, compared with $125,092 five years earlier. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show Maple Valley, WA adding about 644 residents over the five-year window, up 2.3% on net. The renter share has risen from 15.1% to 16.8%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 42.4% to 50.2% across the same window. The combined trend lines point to a market that has changed measurably from where it stood in early 2021.
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Maple Valley rent by bedroom count
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Maple Valley is $2,985/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $2,610/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $3,120/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $2,680/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $4,110/mo.
At 23% of local median household income ($152,885/yr), Maple Valley ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 1.8% over the past year.
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