Rents are right about where Walla Walla'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 $1,556 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 Walla Walla is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in February 2022.
Rent in Walla Walla changed +3.7% over the year to September 2026. Across the 97 Washington cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +2.6%.
Rent has risen 11 months in a row, and rose in 11 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($66,748) is $1,669 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($1,540); a 3-bedroom is $2,120.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Walla Walla. 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
Walla Walla, WA is majority owner-occupied, 27.6% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Walla Walla, WA has changed in 5 years
Compared with 2022, rent in Walla Walla, WA has increased by $221 per month, settling near $1,556 after starting the period at $1,335. On the earnings side, the typical household in Walla Walla, WA now reports about $66,748, up from $55,648 in 2021. Income growth outran rent by about 3.3 percentage points, easing the affordability math somewhat compared with 2021. About 42.9% of households rent today, against 40.6% in 2021. For context, the 2022 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and Walla Walla, WA reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Walla Walla is $1,556/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,060/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,540/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,170/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,120/mo.
At 28% of local median household income ($66,748/yr), Walla Walla ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 3.7% over the past year.
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