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Seattle WA
Covers Seattle, Tacoma and Bellevue.
Current market read
Balanced market
ConditionBalanced
Balanced on the yearly data, and steady on the recent monthly signals.
From public data. The situation now, not a forecast.
Renter Google searchabout 9,900 searches in July 2026 · HousesSee read →
Renter Google Search InterestGoogle · monthly
About 9,900 searches in July 2026, for Seattle on its own
What renters Google mostHousesSee all →Attention, not a verdict. Google searches for apartments to rent.
Momentum · which way it's movingRENT + JOBS · UPDATED MONTHLY
Stable
Holding steady this month, no signal is pulling hard either way.
VacancyCENSUS · 2024
Share of rentals sitting empty. Yearly Census backdrop, not what sets the condition.
Asking rentZILLOW · MONTHLY
+0.9%
▲ Year over year
SEP ’24AUG ’26
Census 2024: +4.3% · US avg +5.2%
Median rentCENSUS · 2024
$2,050/mo
Typical rent, 2024 yearly count
In the news · SeattleNEWS · DAILY
Latest local coverage, yesterday.● softer● neutral● firmer
Seattle housing market braces for ‘short-term pain’Timberlane Partners buys Seattle-area apartment complex, plans renovationsSeattle could cut fees to spur housing constructionView all 8 Seattle news →Demand vs supplyCENSUS + BLS
Weak demand
DEMAND
Jobs+0.9%
Migration 2025-2.02/1k
SUPPLY
Permits 2025-18.4%
Vacancy 20245.1%
Rent vs buyFREDDIE MAC · WEEKLY
+$3,422/mo
Cheaper to rent than buying
rent $2,050 · own $5,472
$2,050RENT
$5,472OWN
Net migrationCENSUS · 2025
−2.02/1k
▼ Net outflow of residents
OUTFLOWINFLOW
Census · BLS · FRED · Zillow · news
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