Seattle, WA
754,195Residents
$123,860Median household income
$2,030/moMedian gross rent
$938,600Median home value
35.6Median age
68%Adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher
44%Homes lived in by their owners
7.6×Home value to household income
Median rent takes about 20% of the median household income in Seattle.
What pay do you need to rent here?
To keep rent at or below 30% of gross pay, you would need about $81,000 a year. In Washington that leaves roughly $5,484 a month after tax. See the full paycheck breakdown for $80,000.
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Source: Census ACS 2024 ACS 5-year, places. Small places carry larger margins of error.