ZIP 98662
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
December. Asking rents in ZIP 98662 usually run 1.7% below trend in December and 1.2% above it in August, about $52 a month apart at today's median. Based on 9 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 98662 is 2% below its high of $1,844 in October 2025, at $1,808 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 98662 changed -1.6% over the year to September 2026. Across the 193 Washington ZIP codes Zillow tracks, the typical change was +2.5%.
From 2019 to 2024, rent in ZIP 98662 rose 31.6% while median household income rose 50% ($62,877 to $94,303). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in ZIP 98662 is 32.6% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 3 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($94,303) is $2,358 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($1,980); a 3-bedroom is $2,700.
7th cheapest of 11 ZIP codes in Vancouver.
ZIP 97217, 8 miles away, rents for 12% less ($1,592/mo), about $2,600 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 98662. 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 98662 (Vancouver, WA) is majority owner-occupied, has a median income above the national average, 25.4% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 98662 in Vancouver, WA has changed in 5 years
Since 2021, the typical rent in ZIP 98662 in Vancouver, WA has climbed from $1,555 to $1,808, a 16.3% change over five years. Median household income rose from $77,263 to $94,303 between 2021 and 2024, a 22.1% shift. On paper, paychecks moved up faster than rent, which softens the affordability squeeze versus the 2021 baseline. The population has grown by 3.1% since 2021, moving from about 36,573 residents to roughly 37,723. Renters now make up 36% of households, compared with 37.5% five years ago. Taken together, the five-year picture in ZIP 98662 in Vancouver, WA reflects how housing costs and the people paying them have evolved through a stretch that included a pandemic, a hot rental market, and a recent cooling phase.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 98662 covers Vancouver, WA. The median rent here is $1,808/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,730/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,980/mo.
At 23% of local median household income ($94,303/yr), ZIP 98662 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have decreased 1.6% over the past year.
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