What is the Fair Market Rent in Kent, WA?

HUD’s fiscal year 2027 Small Area Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom home runs from $2,300 to $2,500 a month across the 3 ZIP codes that cover Kent.

By ZIP code: 98031 $2,500, 98030 $2,300, 98032 $2,390.

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 Kent is $1,922 (±$57), below the Small Area figure for ZIP 98031.

Figures last updated on .

2 bedrooms, whole area
$2,549
2 bedrooms, ZIP 98031
$2,500
2 bedrooms, ZIP 98030
$2,300
2 bedrooms, ZIP 98032
$2,390

Fair Market Rents for Kent, 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 98031$2,050$2,140$2,500$3,260$3,880$1,991
ZIP 98030 (87% of the ZIP’s land is in this place)$1,890$1,970$2,300$3,000$3,570$1,899
ZIP 98032 (86% of the ZIP’s land is in this place)$1,960$2,040$2,390$3,120$3,710$1,862

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 Kent

What is the Section 8 payment standard in Kent?

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 98031 is $2,500.

What is the Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in ZIP 98031?

HUD’s fiscal year 2027 Small Area Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom home in ZIP 98031 is $2,500 a month; the Census Bureau’s median gross rent across that ZIP code, for homes of every size, is $1,991 (±$117).

What is the Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in ZIP 98030?

HUD’s fiscal year 2027 Small Area Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom home in ZIP 98030 is $2,300 a month; the Census Bureau’s median gross rent across that ZIP code, for homes of every size, is $1,899 (±$87).

What is the Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in ZIP 98032?

HUD’s fiscal year 2027 Small Area Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom home in ZIP 98032 is $2,390 a month; the Census Bureau’s median gross rent across that ZIP code, for homes of every size, is $1,862 (±$69).

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

HUD’s fiscal year 2027 Small Area Fair Market Rent for a one-bedroom home in ZIP 98031 is $2,140 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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