Seattle asking rents, June 2026

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The typical asking rent in the Seattle metro was $2,269 a month in June 2026, up 1.4% from a year earlier. ZORI tracks new leases, not the average rent paid across all tenants, so it turns roughly a year before the rent component of the…
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July 27, 2026

Zillow Observed Rent Index for the Seattle metro, dollars per month, 2015 to June 2026, at $2,269.

The typical asking rent in the Seattle metro was $2,269 a month in June 2026, up 1.4% from a year earlier. ZORI tracks new leases, not the average rent paid across all tenants, so it turns roughly a year before the rent component of the local CPI does — which makes it the leading indicator of the two. Nominal dollars.

Source: Zillow Research, Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), Seattle–Tacoma–Bellevue MSA, smoothed, all homes plus multifamily, nominal dollars. Auto-generated each build.