Rents are 4% below what Pullman'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 $1,454 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 Pullman is 3.6% below its high of $1,508 in July 2026, at $1,454 as of September 2026.
Rent in Pullman changed -1.9% over the year to September 2026. Across the 97 Washington cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +2.6%.
Rent has fallen 2 months in a row, and rose in 7 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($46,812) is $1,170 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($1,160); a 3-bedroom is $1,630.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Pullman. 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
Pullman, WA is majority renter-occupied, skews toward younger working-age adults, has a median income below the national average, 61.4% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Pullman, WA has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in Pullman, WA has shifted from $1,317 to $1,454, up 10.4% since 2023. On the earnings side, the typical household in Pullman, WA now reports about $46,812, up from $31,992 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 Pullman, WA losing about 739 residents over the five-year window, down 2.2% on net. The renter share has eased from 71.7% to 68%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. For context, the 2023 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and Pullman, WA reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Pullman is $1,454/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $800/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,160/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $880/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $1,630/mo.
At 37% of local median household income ($46,812/yr), Pullman ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have decreased 1.9% over the past year.
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At $1,454/mo, rent takes ~37% of Pullman's median household income ($46,812/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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