Rent Affordability for A Police Officer in Washington

A typical police officer in Washington earns about $86,542 a year, which supports approximately $2,164 a month in rent under the 30% rule. Below, every tracked Washington city is ranked by how local rent compares against that affordability ceiling.

As of May 2026. 70 of 115 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 45 are rent-burdened on this salary.

City↕	Median rent↕	% of income↑	Affordability
Longview, WA	$1,297/mo	18%	very comfortable
Yakima, WA	$1,330/mo	18.4%	very comfortable
Cheney, WA	$1,343/mo	18.6%	very comfortable
Clarkston, WA	$1,350/mo	18.7%	very comfortable
Aberdeen, WA	$1,370/mo	19%	very comfortable
Centralia, WA	$1,433/mo	19.9%	very comfortable
Moses Lake, WA	$1,451/mo	20.1%	affordable
Ocean Shores, WA	$1,453/mo	20.1%	affordable
Pullman, WA	$1,454/mo	20.2%	affordable
Kelso, WA	$1,469/mo	20.4%	affordable
Chehalis, WA	$1,476/mo	20.5%	affordable
Spokane, WA	$1,483/mo	20.6%	affordable
Ellensburg, WA	$1,487/mo	20.6%	affordable
Spokane Valley, WA	$1,525/mo	21.1%	affordable
Walla Walla, WA	$1,556/mo	21.6%	affordable
Kennewick, WA	$1,654/mo	22.9%	affordable
Selah, WA	$1,652/mo	22.9%	affordable
Wenatchee, WA	$1,679/mo	23.3%	affordable
Richland, WA	$1,697/mo	23.5%	affordable
Airway Heights, WA	$1,698/mo	23.5%	affordable
Pasco, WA	$1,707/mo	23.7%	affordable
Leavenworth, WA	$1,719/mo	23.8%	affordable
Lakewood, WA	$1,734/mo	24%	affordable
Colbert, WA	$1,740/mo	24.1%	affordable
Burien, WA	$1,748/mo	24.2%	affordable
Parkland, WA	$1,759/mo	24.4%	affordable
Tacoma, WA	$1,773/mo	24.6%	affordable
Liberty Lake, WA	$1,795/mo	24.9%	affordable
Fife, WA	$1,794/mo	24.9%	affordable
Vancouver, WA	$1,803/mo	25%	affordable
Grandview, WA	$1,800/mo	25%	affordable
Shelton, WA	$1,803/mo	25%	affordable
Steilacoom, WA	$1,805/mo	25%	affordable
Bremerton, WA	$1,879/mo	26.1%	affordable
Bellingham, WA	$1,908/mo	26.5%	affordable
Everett, WA	$1,919/mo	26.6%	affordable
University Place, WA	$1,916/mo	26.6%	affordable
Pacific, WA	$1,926/mo	26.7%	affordable
Washougal, WA	$1,930/mo	26.8%	affordable
Federal Way, WA	$1,944/mo	27%	affordable
Seatac, WA	$1,947/mo	27%	affordable
Kent, WA	$1,958/mo	27.1%	affordable
Sedro-Woolley, WA	$1,959/mo	27.2%	affordable
Shoreline, WA	$1,971/mo	27.3%	affordable
Olympia, WA	$1,969/mo	27.3%	affordable
Oak Harbor, WA	$1,967/mo	27.3%	affordable
Lynden, WA	$1,971/mo	27.3%	affordable
La Center, WA	$1,970/mo	27.3%	affordable
Tukwila, WA	$1,990/mo	27.6%	affordable
Port Angeles, WA	$1,988/mo	27.6%	affordable
Port Orchard, WA	$2,006/mo	27.8%	affordable
Riverton-Boulevard Park, WA	$2,002/mo	27.8%	affordable
Midland, WA	$2,016/mo	28%	affordable
West Richland, WA	$2,026/mo	28.1%	affordable
Clover Creek, WA	$2,028/mo	28.1%	affordable
Auburn, WA	$2,032/mo	28.2%	affordable
Tumwater, WA	$2,051/mo	28.4%	affordable
Des Moines, WA	$2,055/mo	28.5%	affordable
Enumclaw, WA	$2,060/mo	28.6%	affordable
Burlington, WA	$2,059/mo	28.6%	affordable
Bryn Mawr-Skyway, WA	$2,068/mo	28.7%	affordable
Lacey, WA	$2,075/mo	28.8%	affordable
Silverdale, WA	$2,093/mo	29%	affordable
Mountlake Terrace, WA	$2,112/mo	29.3%	affordable
Ferndale, WA	$2,110/mo	29.3%	affordable
Lynnwood, WA	$2,122/mo	29.4%	affordable
Arlington, WA	$2,123/mo	29.4%	affordable
Stanwood, WA	$2,133/mo	29.6%	affordable
Milton, WA	$2,152/mo	29.8%	affordable
Battle Ground, WA	$2,163/mo	30%	affordable
Edgewood, WA	$2,169/mo	30.1%	stretched
East Wenatchee, WA	$2,179/mo	30.2%	stretched
Puyallup, WA	$2,199/mo	30.5%	stretched
Camas, WA	$2,221/mo	30.8%	stretched
Sumner, WA	$2,219/mo	30.8%	stretched
Seattle, WA	$2,227/mo	30.9%	stretched
Renton, WA	$2,252/mo	31.2%	stretched
Frederickson, WA	$2,270/mo	31.5%	stretched
Edmonds, WA	$2,278/mo	31.6%	stretched
Mukilteo, WA	$2,355/mo	32.7%	stretched
Yelm, WA	$2,364/mo	32.8%	stretched
Ridgefield, WA	$2,372/mo	32.9%	stretched
Monroe, WA	$2,382/mo	33%	stretched
Mill Creek, WA	$2,391/mo	33.2%	stretched
Mount Vernon, WA	$2,402/mo	33.3%	stretched
Poulsbo, WA	$2,420/mo	33.6%	stretched
Blaine, WA	$2,443/mo	33.9%	stretched
Newcastle, WA	$2,461/mo	34.1%	stretched
Covington, WA	$2,491/mo	34.5%	stretched
Marysville, WA	$2,499/mo	34.7%	stretched
Bothell, WA	$2,523/mo	35%	stretched
Graham, WA	$2,523/mo	35%	stretched
Anacortes, WA	$2,550/mo	35.4%	stretched
Woodinville, WA	$2,560/mo	35.5%	stretched
Redmond, WA	$2,577/mo	35.7%	stretched
Kirkland, WA	$2,619/mo	36.3%	stretched
Kenmore, WA	$2,623/mo	36.4%	stretched
Bonney Lake, WA	$2,627/mo	36.4%	stretched
Dupont, WA	$2,627/mo	36.4%	stretched
Gig Harbor, WA	$2,632/mo	36.5%	stretched
Snohomish, WA	$2,646/mo	36.7%	stretched
Kingston, WA	$2,667/mo	37%	stretched
Lake Forest Park, WA	$2,710/mo	37.6%	stretched
Spanaway, WA	$2,733/mo	37.9%	stretched
Bellevue, WA	$2,759/mo	38.3%	stretched
Mercer Island, WA	$2,796/mo	38.8%	stretched
Camano Island, WA	$2,866/mo	39.7%	stretched
Issaquah, WA	$2,929/mo	40.6%	rent-burdened
North Bend, WA	$2,958/mo	41%	rent-burdened
Lake Stevens, WA	$2,982/mo	41.3%	rent-burdened
Maple Valley, WA	$2,985/mo	41.4%	rent-burdened
Bainbridge Island, WA	$2,989/mo	41.4%	rent-burdened
Fircrest, WA	$2,998/mo	41.6%	rent-burdened
Snoqualmie, WA	$3,312/mo	45.9%	rent-burdened
Sammamish, WA	$3,350/mo	46.5%	rent-burdened

Methodology: Salary is the BLS-derived state estimate for Washington. Rent is the latest ZORI monthly value for each city. Affordability uses the 30% rule (rent ≤ 30% of gross income).