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The top four largest cities in Thurston County are Olympia, Lacey, Yelm, and Tenino. Fair Market Rents on this page may apply depending on whether the county uses SAFMRs or county level FMRs. Cities in multiple SAFMR areas will have different SAFMRS based on ZIP code.
What type of FMR does Thurston County use?
Small Area Fair Market Rents were created by the HUD for this county/Metro Fmr Area however Thurston County is not required to use Small Area FMRs by the HUD. It is at the discretion of the local Housing Authority to determine if SAFMRs or 40th percentile FMRs are used.
To learn more about the criteria the HUD uses to determine if a Metro FMR Area requires Small Area Fair Market Rents click here.
How does Thurston County compare?
Thurston County ($1,802) has a 26.7% higher FMR for 2-Bedroom housing than the average of Washington ($1,422) and therefore a higher gross rent.
Thurston County is rank 7th out of 39 counties. This means the FMRs, or in other words, the gross rent is higher than 32 other counties. Thurston County is the 7th most expensive county in terms of FMRs.
Rent Tables Thurston County, WA
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Median Rent (50th Percentile)
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Small Market Areas (By Zip Code)
The 90% and 110% SAFMRs represent the minimum and maximum payment standards that can be set by the local Public Housing Authority under regular conditions. The payment standard is the actual value used in Section 8. For more on payment standards click here.
FMRs and SAFMRs are set by the HUD. The local PHA takes these FMR/SAFMR values and may decide to use any value that is within +-10% of the FMR/SAFMR as the payment standard for the areas under their jurisdiction.
For a more in-depth explaination return to the overview page.
| ZipCode | Studio | 1-Bed | 2-Bed | 3-Bed | 4-Bed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98501 | $1,310 | $1,520 | $1,760 | $2,470 | $2,990 |
| 98503 | $1,330 | $1,540 | $1,790 | $2,510 | $3,040 |
| 98505 | $1,340 | $1,550 | $1,800 | $2,530 | $3,050 |
| 98506 | $1,210 | $1,410 | $1,630 | $2,290 | $2,770 |
| 98507 | $1,340 | $1,550 | $1,800 | $2,530 | $3,050 |
| 98508 | $1,340 | $1,550 | $1,800 | $2,530 | $3,050 |
| 98509 | $1,340 | $1,550 | $1,800 | $2,530 | $3,050 |
| 98511 | $1,340 | $1,550 | $1,800 | $2,530 | $3,050 |
| 98512 | $1,350 | $1,570 | $1,820 | $2,560 | $3,090 |
| 98513 | $1,600 | $1,850 | $2,150 | $3,020 | $3,650 |
| 98516 | $1,590 | $1,850 | $2,140 | $3,010 | $3,630 |
| 98530 | $1,020 | $1,160 | $1,350 | $1,900 | $2,290 |
| 98540 | $1,340 | $1,550 | $1,800 | $2,530 | $3,050 |
| 98556 | $1,340 | $1,550 | $1,800 | $2,530 | $3,050 |
| 98576 | $1,130 | $1,310 | $1,520 | $2,130 | $2,580 |
| 98589 | $1,160 | $1,350 | $1,560 | $2,190 | $2,650 |
| 98597 | $1,420 | $1,650 | $1,910 | $2,680 | $3,240 |
| ZipCode | Studio | 1-Bed | 2-Bed | 3-Bed | 4-Bed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98501 | $1,179 | $1,368 | $1,584 | $2,223 | $2,691 |
| 98503 | $1,197 | $1,386 | $1,611 | $2,259 | $2,736 |
| 98505 | $1,206 | $1,395 | $1,620 | $2,277 | $2,745 |
| 98506 | $1,089 | $1,269 | $1,467 | $2,061 | $2,493 |
| 98507 | $1,206 | $1,395 | $1,620 | $2,277 | $2,745 |
| 98508 | $1,206 | $1,395 | $1,620 | $2,277 | $2,745 |
| 98509 | $1,206 | $1,395 | $1,620 | $2,277 | $2,745 |
| 98511 | $1,206 | $1,395 | $1,620 | $2,277 | $2,745 |
| 98512 | $1,215 | $1,413 | $1,638 | $2,304 | $2,781 |
| 98513 | $1,440 | $1,665 | $1,935 | $2,718 | $3,285 |
| 98516 | $1,431 | $1,665 | $1,926 | $2,709 | $3,267 |
| 98530 | $918 | $1,044 | $1,215 | $1,710 | $2,061 |
| 98540 | $1,206 | $1,395 | $1,620 | $2,277 | $2,745 |
| 98556 | $1,206 | $1,395 | $1,620 | $2,277 | $2,745 |
| 98576 | $1,017 | $1,179 | $1,368 | $1,917 | $2,322 |
| 98589 | $1,044 | $1,215 | $1,404 | $1,971 | $2,385 |
| 98597 | $1,278 | $1,485 | $1,719 | $2,412 | $2,916 |
| ZipCode | Studio | 1-Bed | 2-Bed | 3-Bed | 4-Bed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98501 | $1,441 | $1,672 | $1,936 | $2,717 | $3,289 |
| 98503 | $1,463 | $1,694 | $1,969 | $2,761 | $3,344 |
| 98505 | $1,474 | $1,705 | $1,980 | $2,783 | $3,355 |
| 98506 | $1,331 | $1,551 | $1,793 | $2,519 | $3,047 |
| 98507 | $1,474 | $1,705 | $1,980 | $2,783 | $3,355 |
| 98508 | $1,474 | $1,705 | $1,980 | $2,783 | $3,355 |
| 98509 | $1,474 | $1,705 | $1,980 | $2,783 | $3,355 |
| 98511 | $1,474 | $1,705 | $1,980 | $2,783 | $3,355 |
| 98512 | $1,485 | $1,727 | $2,002 | $2,816 | $3,399 |
| 98513 | $1,760 | $2,035 | $2,365 | $3,322 | $4,015 |
| 98516 | $1,749 | $2,035 | $2,354 | $3,311 | $3,993 |
| 98530 | $1,122 | $1,276 | $1,485 | $2,090 | $2,519 |
| 98540 | $1,474 | $1,705 | $1,980 | $2,783 | $3,355 |
| 98556 | $1,474 | $1,705 | $1,980 | $2,783 | $3,355 |
| 98576 | $1,243 | $1,441 | $1,672 | $2,343 | $2,838 |
| 98589 | $1,276 | $1,485 | $1,716 | $2,409 | $2,915 |
| 98597 | $1,562 | $1,815 | $2,101 | $2,948 | $3,564 |
Related Areas
Fair Market Rents on this page apply to the following cities in Thurston County, Washington: Olympia, Lacey, Yelm, Tenino, Rainier, Tumwater, East Olympia, Littlerock, and Bucoda.
These Fair Market Rents also apply to the following ZIP codes in Thurston County, Washington: 98501, 98503, 98513, 98512, 98516, 98597, 98506, 98589, 98576, 98507, 98509, 98508, 98511, 98540, 98556, 98505, and 98530.
Thurston County, WA is considered part of the following metro FMR area: OLYMPIA-TUMWATER, WA MSA.
More on Thurston County, WA
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Fair Market Rents are published by the Department of Housing And Urban Development.