ZIP 98092
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
February. Asking rents in ZIP 98092 usually run 1.2% below trend in February and 1.3% above it in June, about $52 a month apart at today's median. Based on 5 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 98092 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in February 2021.
Rent in ZIP 98092 changed +3.7% over the year to September 2026. Across the 193 Washington ZIP codes Zillow tracks, the typical change was +2.5%.
Rent has risen 6 months in a row, and rose in 9 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($122,300) is $3,058 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 3-bedroom ($3,010); a 4-bedroom is $3,510.
ZIP 98002, 5 miles away, rents for 11% less ($1,865/mo), about $2,600 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 98092. 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.
Who lives here
ZIP 98092 (Zcta 98092, WA) is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, has a median income above the national average, 35.6% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 98092 in Zcta 98092, WA has changed in 5 years
Since 2021, the typical rent in ZIP 98092 in Zcta 98092, WA has climbed from $1,625 to $2,085, a 28.3% change over five years. Household income in the area moved from $101,725 to $122,300 across the same window, up 20.2% versus 2021. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. The population has contracted by 1.2% since 2021, moving from about 50,845 residents to roughly 50,224. Renters now make up 25.7% of households, compared with 27.2% five years ago. Reading these numbers side by side helps frame whether current listings in ZIP 98092 in Zcta 98092, WA look reasonable against where the market sat half a decade ago.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 98092 covers Zcta 98092, WA. The median rent here is $2,085/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,930/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $2,280/mo.
At 20% of local median household income ($122,300/yr), ZIP 98092 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 3.7% over the past year.
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