Seattle, WA Rent Trends
Explore Seattle, WA rent trends through September 2026, including typical monthly rent, monthly and annual changes, and historical Zillow Observed Rent Index data.
Data through . This is a local data snapshot, refreshed when the source file is replaced and the app is rebuilt.
Typical monthly rent
$2,227
Month-over-month change
-0.0%
Year-over-year change
+0.5%
What the rent data shows in Seattle
Zillow's city-level all-homes rent index for Seattle was $2,227 per month in September 2026. Compared with the same month last year, rents rose by 0.5%.
The available Seattle series runs from January 2015 through September 2026. These figures describe the city within the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area. They measure typical market asking rents across housing types; individual listings vary by size, location and property type.
Compare Seattle, Bellevue and Tacoma
City-level rents for September 2026, using the same all-homes index.
- Seattle, WA rent trends
$2,227 / month; annual change: +0.5%
- Bellevue, WA rent trends
$2,759 / month; annual change: +1.6%
- Tacoma, WA rent trends
$1,773 / month; annual change: +2.1%
Seattle historical rents
Latest 24 months, in U.S. dollars. Missing observations and comparisons are marked unavailable.
| Month | Monthly rent | Monthly change | Annual change |
|---|---|---|---|
| $2,227 | -0.0% | +0.5% | |
| $2,227 | +0.3% | +0.3% | |
| $2,220 | +0.5% | +0.1% | |
| $2,208 | +0.5% | +0.3% | |
| $2,198 | +0.4% | +0.7% | |
| $2,189 | +0.5% | +1.1% | |
| $2,178 | +0.2% | +1.3% | |
| $2,175 | +0.1% | +1.9% | |
| $2,173 | -0.3% | +2.3% | |
| $2,180 | -0.5% | +3.0% | |
| $2,190 | -0.5% | +3.3% | |
| $2,201 | -0.6% | +3.3% | |
| $2,215 | -0.2% | +3.4% | |
| $2,220 | +0.1% | +3.1% | |
| $2,217 | +0.7% | +3.1% | |
| $2,202 | +0.9% | +2.9% | |
| $2,182 | +0.7% | +2.7% | |
| $2,166 | +0.7% | +2.7% | |
| $2,151 | +0.7% | +2.7% | |
| $2,135 | +0.6% | +2.6% | |
| $2,123 | +0.3% | +2.9% | |
| $2,117 | -0.1% | +3.0% | |
| $2,119 | -0.5% | +2.4% | |
| $2,130 | -0.6% | +1.5% |
View earlier rent history
| Month | Monthly rent | Monthly change | Annual change |
|---|---|---|---|
| $2,142 | -0.5% | +1.1% | |
| $2,153 | +0.1% | +1.4% | |
| $2,151 | +0.5% | +1.9% | |
| $2,140 | +0.7% | +2.3% | |
| $2,125 | +0.8% | +2.3% | |
| $2,108 | +0.6% | +2.4% | |
| $2,095 | +0.7% | +2.4% | |
| $2,080 | +0.9% | +2.5% | |
| $2,063 | +0.3% | +1.9% | |
| $2,057 | -0.6% | +1.2% | |
| $2,070 | -1.4% | +0.6% | |
| $2,099 | -0.9% | +0.3% | |
| $2,119 | -0.2% | +0.1% | |
| $2,123 | +0.5% | -0.1% | |
| $2,111 | +0.9% | +0.1% | |
| $2,092 | +0.7% | +0.6% | |
| $2,077 | +0.9% | +1.3% | |
| $2,058 | +0.6% | +1.8% | |
| $2,046 | +0.9% | +2.3% | |
| $2,029 | +0.3% | +2.3% | |
| $2,023 | -0.5% | +2.5% | |
| $2,033 | -1.2% | +3.2% | |
| $2,058 | -1.6% | +4.1% | |
| $2,092 | -1.2% | +5.2% | |
| $2,117 | -0.3% | +6.5% | |
| $2,124 | +0.7% | +8.1% | |
| $2,109 | +1.4% | +9.9% | |
| $2,080 | +1.5% | +11.6% | |
| $2,049 | +1.4% | +13.3% | |
| $2,021 | +1.0% | +14.8% | |
| $2,000 | +0.9% | +15.9% | |
| $1,983 | +0.5% | +16.9% | |
| $1,973 | +0.2% | +17.0% | |
| $1,970 | -0.4% | +16.1% | |
| $1,977 | -0.6% | +13.7% | |
| $1,988 | +0.0% | +10.6% | |
| $1,988 | +1.1% | +7.5% | |
| $1,966 | +2.4% | +4.2% | |
| $1,920 | +3.0% | +0.9% | |
| $1,865 | +3.1% | -2.3% | |
| $1,809 | +2.7% | -6.2% | |
| $1,761 | +2.0% | -9.1% | |
| $1,727 | +1.7% | -11.0% | |
| $1,697 | +0.6% | -11.6% | |
| $1,687 | -0.6% | -11.5% | |
| $1,697 | -2.4% | -10.4% | |
| $1,739 | -3.2% | -8.0% | |
| $1,797 | -2.9% | -5.3% | |
| $1,850 | -2.0% | -2.9% | |
| $1,887 | -0.8% | -1.1% | |
| $1,902 | -0.4% | +0.3% | |
| $1,909 | -1.0% | +1.4% | |
| $1,929 | -0.4% | +3.4% | |
| $1,936 | -0.2% | +4.4% | |
| $1,939 | +1.1% | +5.6% | |
| $1,919 | +0.7% | +5.3% | |
| $1,906 | +0.6% | +5.2% | |
| $1,895 | +0.2% | +4.7% | |
| $1,890 | -0.4% | +4.1% | |
| $1,898 | -0.4% | +3.9% | |
| $1,905 | -0.2% | +3.5% | |
| $1,908 | +0.6% | +3.2% | |
| $1,897 | +0.8% | +2.7% | |
| $1,883 | +0.9% | +2.4% | |
| $1,866 | +0.6% | +2.4% | |
| $1,854 | +1.0% | +2.8% | |
| $1,836 | +0.8% | +2.7% | |
| $1,822 | +0.6% | +2.5% | |
| $1,812 | +0.1% | +2.5% | |
| $1,809 | -0.4% | +2.3% | |
| $1,816 | -0.6% | +2.2% | |
| $1,827 | -0.7% | +1.5% | |
| $1,840 | -0.5% | +1.6% | |
| $1,849 | +0.1% | +1.8% | |
| $1,847 | +0.4% | +2.2% | |
| $1,839 | +1.0% | +2.3% | |
| $1,822 | +1.0% | +2.2% | |
| $1,804 | +0.9% | +2.1% | |
| $1,787 | +0.5% | +2.3% | |
| $1,777 | +0.6% | +3.1% | |
| $1,768 | -0.1% | +4.0% | |
| $1,769 | -0.5% | +4.4% | |
| $1,778 | -1.2% | +4.8% | |
| $1,800 | -0.6% | +5.4% | |
| $1,811 | -0.2% | +6.0% | |
| $1,816 | +0.4% | +6.1% | |
| $1,808 | +0.5% | +5.5% | |
| $1,799 | +0.9% | +5.9% | |
| $1,782 | +0.9% | +6.7% | |
| $1,766 | +1.1% | +7.4% | |
| $1,747 | +1.3% | +7.3% | |
| $1,724 | +1.5% | +6.5% | |
| $1,699 | +0.3% | +5.7% | |
| $1,694 | -0.1% | +5.6% | |
| $1,697 | -0.6% | +5.3% | |
| $1,708 | -0.0% | +5.9% | |
| $1,708 | -0.1% | +6.2% | |
| $1,711 | -0.2% | +6.9% | |
| $1,714 | +0.9% | +7.9% | |
| $1,698 | +1.6% | +8.0% | |
| $1,670 | +1.6% | +7.1% | |
| $1,645 | +1.0% | +6.6% | |
| $1,629 | +0.6% | +6.5% | |
| $1,618 | +0.7% | +7.6% | |
| $1,607 | +0.1% | +7.8% | |
| $1,605 | -0.4% | Unavailable | |
| $1,611 | -0.1% | Unavailable | |
| $1,613 | +0.3% | Unavailable | |
| $1,609 | +0.5% | Unavailable | |
| $1,601 | +0.8% | Unavailable | |
| $1,588 | +1.0% | Unavailable | |
| $1,572 | +0.8% | Unavailable | |
| $1,560 | +1.1% | Unavailable | |
| $1,543 | +0.8% | Unavailable | |
| $1,530 | +1.7% | Unavailable | |
| $1,504 | +0.9% | Unavailable | |
| $1,491 | Unavailable | Unavailable |
Source and methodology
Source: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), city-level, all homes. ZORI tracks typical market asking rents over time while accounting for changes in the rental stock. Monthly changes compare the exact prior month; annual changes compare the same month a year earlier. Calculations use unrounded values; displayed dollar values are rounded.