Average Rent in Seattle, WA

Seattle rentals average $1,879 for a studio rental to $4,100 for a 4-bedroom rental. The median price of all currently available listings is $2,500, or roughly $3 per square feet.

For the apartment units and housing in March 2025, median rents have risen substantially over the last year. Studio rentals prices have increased by $250 (19.12%) year-over-year from $1,307 to $1,557. 1-bedroom rentals prices have increased by $618 (35.98%) year-over-year from $1,719 to $2,337. 2-bedroom rentals prices have increased by $125 (5.28%) year-over-year from $2,372 to $2,497. 3-bedroom rentals prices have increased by $407 (11.81%) year-over-year from $3,443 to $3,850. 4-bedroom rentals prices have decreased by $659 (-14.47%) year-over-year from $4,557 to $3,898. Note that this figure includes all active and rented listings throughout the month.

Month-to-month, seasonality might have a bigger impact than overall trend price changes. Studio rents have gone down by 3.19% this month. 1-bedroom rents have gone up by 5.73% this month. 2-bedroom rents have gone down by 8.74% this month. 3-bedroom rents have gone up by 4.60% this month. 4-bedroom rents have gone down by 10.71% this month.