Rents are 12% below what Richland'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 $1,697 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
January. Asking rents in Richland usually run 1.4% below trend in January and 1.1% above it in July, about $42 a month apart at today's median. Based on 9 years of data.
Rent in Richland is 3% below its high of $1,750 in December 2025, at $1,697 as of September 2026.
Rent in Richland changed -2.8% 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 Richland rose 35.1% while median household income rose 23.3% ($77,686 to $95,813). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in Richland is 32.4% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has fallen 3 months in a row, and rose in 4 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($95,813) is $2,395 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 3-bedroom ($2,215); a 4-bedroom is $2,560.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Richland. 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
Richland, WA is majority owner-occupied, has a median income above the national average, 46.6% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Richland, WA has changed in 5 years
Rent in Richland, WA has climbed 21.6% since 2021, going from about $1,395 per month to roughly $1,697 today. Household income in the area moved from $83,066 to $95,813 across the same window, up 15.3% versus 2021. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 6.3 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 59,718 to 62,753 between 2021 and 2024, a 5.1% change. Reading these numbers side by side helps frame whether current listings in Richland, WA look reasonable against where the market sat half a decade ago.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Richland is $1,697/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,215/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,660/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,365/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,215/mo.
At 21% of local median household income ($95,813/yr), Richland ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have decreased 2.8% over the past year.
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