What is the Fair Market Rent in Tukwila, WA?

HUD’s fiscal year 2027 Small Area Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom home runs from $2,060 to $2,290 a month across the 2 ZIP codes that cover Tukwila.

By ZIP code: 98188 $2,060, 98168 $2,290.

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 Tukwila is $1,887 (±$74), below the Small Area figure for ZIP 98188.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

2 bedrooms, whole area: $2,549
2 bedrooms, ZIP 98188: $2,060
2 bedrooms, ZIP 98168: $2,290

Fair Market Rents for Tukwila, 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
	Studio	1 bedroom	2 bedrooms	3 bedrooms	4 bedrooms	Census median rent
Seattle-Bellevue, WA HUD Metro FMR Area (whole area)	$2,091	$2,180	$2,549	$3,324	$3,954	—
ZIP 98188 (51% of the ZIP’s land is in this place)	$1,690	$1,760	$2,060	$2,690	$3,200	$1,678
ZIP 98168 (38% of the ZIP’s land is in this place)	$1,880	$1,960	$2,290	$2,990	$3,550	$1,821

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 Tukwila

What is the Section 8 payment standard in Tukwila?

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 98188 is $2,060.

What is the Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in ZIP 98188?

HUD’s fiscal year 2027 Small Area Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom home in ZIP 98188 is $2,060 a month; the Census Bureau’s median gross rent across that ZIP code, for homes of every size, is $1,678 (±$65).

What is the Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in ZIP 98168?

HUD’s fiscal year 2027 Small Area Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom home in ZIP 98168 is $2,290 a month; the Census Bureau’s median gross rent across that ZIP code, for homes of every size, is $1,821 (±$85).

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

HUD’s fiscal year 2027 Small Area Fair Market Rent for a one-bedroom home in ZIP 98188 is $1,760 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.