What is the Fair Market Rent in Auburn, WA?

HUD’s fiscal year 2027 Small Area Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom home runs from $2,040 to $2,600 a month across the 3 ZIP codes that cover Auburn.

By ZIP code: 98002 $2,040, 98001 $2,600, 98092 $2,370.

Across the whole Seattle-Bellevue, WA HUD Metro FMR Area the two-bedroom figure is $2,549.

The Census Bureau’s median gross rent for a two-bedroom home in Auburn is $1,819 (±$66), below the Small Area figure for ZIP 98002.

Figures last updated on .

2 bedrooms, whole area
$2,549
2 bedrooms, ZIP 98002
$2,040
2 bedrooms, ZIP 98001
$2,600
2 bedrooms, ZIP 98092
$2,370

Fair Market Rents for Auburn, fiscal year 2027

HUD Fair Market Rent, dollars a month (gross rent, including utilities), beside the Census Bureau’s median gross rent for each ZIP code
Studio1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms4 bedroomsCensus median rent
Seattle-Bellevue, WA HUD Metro FMR Area (whole area)$2,091$2,180$2,549$3,324$3,954—
ZIP 98002 (99% of the ZIP’s land is in this place)$1,670$1,740$2,040$2,660$3,160$1,659
ZIP 98001 (44% of the ZIP’s land is in this place)$2,130$2,220$2,600$3,390$4,030$2,105
ZIP 98092 (33% of the ZIP’s land is in this place)$1,900$2,010$2,370$3,120$3,680$2,055

A Fair Market Rent is HUD’s estimate of the gross rent (shelter plus utilities) of a modest rental home in the area.

Whether a housing authority uses the ZIP code (Small Area) figures or the area-wide one depends on whether HUD has designated the area for Small Area FMRs or the authority has opted in; ask the local housing authority which applies.

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Questions about Auburn

What is the Section 8 payment standard in Auburn?

Housing authorities set payment standards between 90% and 110% of HUD’s Fair Market Rent; for fiscal year 2027, the two-bedroom Fair Market Rent for the Seattle-Bellevue, WA HUD Metro FMR Area is $2,549, and the Small Area figure for 98002 is $2,040.

What is the Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in ZIP 98002?

HUD’s fiscal year 2027 Small Area Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom home in ZIP 98002 is $2,040 a month; the Census Bureau’s median gross rent across that ZIP code, for homes of every size, is $1,659 (±$68).

What is the Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in ZIP 98001?

HUD’s fiscal year 2027 Small Area Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom home in ZIP 98001 is $2,600 a month; the Census Bureau’s median gross rent across that ZIP code, for homes of every size, is $2,105 (±$154).

What is the Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in ZIP 98092?

HUD’s fiscal year 2027 Small Area Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom home in ZIP 98092 is $2,370 a month; the Census Bureau’s median gross rent across that ZIP code, for homes of every size, is $2,055 (±$96).

What is the Fair Market Rent for a one-bedroom in Auburn?

HUD’s fiscal year 2027 Small Area Fair Market Rent for a one-bedroom home in ZIP 98002 is $1,740 a month, against $2,180 across the Seattle-Bellevue, WA HUD Metro FMR Area.

Sources

Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

Figures last updated on .

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