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Best Cost of Living Counties in Washington

Median rent, home values, and housing affordability Compare rankings across all 39 counties.

Average Cost of Living Score
24/100
Top County
Ferry County
Counties Ranked
39

Top 10

#1
Ferry County
WA
78/100
#2
Garfield County
WA
70/100
#3
Pend Oreille County
WA
59/100
#4
Lincoln County
WA
52/100
#5
Okanogan County
WA
48/100
#6
Wahkiakum County
WA
47/100
#7
Adams County
WA
45/100
#8
Stevens County
WA
44/100
#9
Pacific County
WA
41/100
#10
Asotin County
WA
39/100

All Washington Counties Ranked

#CountyCost of Living ScoreOverall Score
1Ferry County, WA
77.7
58
2Garfield County, WA
70.3
54.4
3Pend Oreille County, WA
58.5
54.7
4Lincoln County, WA
52.3
60.9
5Okanogan County, WA
48.3
45.9
6Wahkiakum County, WA
46.9
69.1
7Adams County, WA
45.3
37.4
8Stevens County, WA
44.3
55.1
9Pacific County, WA
40.9
45.7
10Asotin County, WA
39.1
45
11Columbia County, WA
36.5
44.8
12Grays Harbor County, WA
26.5
36.2
13Whitman County, WA
25.3
49.8
14Clallam County, WA
25.1
40.4
15Klickitat County, WA
25
52.7
16Grant County, WA
23.4
32.8
17Yakima County, WA
23.2
30.4
18Lewis County, WA
21.1
37.2
19Skamania County, WA
19.4
57.8
20Jefferson County, WA
18.4
48.6
21Walla Walla County, WA
17.7
37
22Chelan County, WA
16.6
42
23Douglas County, WA
16.1
45.1
24Mason County, WA
14.2
40.1
25Cowlitz County, WA
14.1
36
26Spokane County, WA
13.9
36.8
27Franklin County, WA
13.7
34.4
28Benton County, WA
12.9
36.8
29Kittitas County, WA
11.2
41.8
30San Juan County, WA
8.7
55.5
31Skagit County, WA
7.1
37.3
32Whatcom County, WA
6.4
38
33Island County, WA
5
50.7
34Thurston County, WA
4.6
37.7
35Clark County, WA
4.3
38.2
36Kitsap County, WA
3.7
40.1
37Pierce County, WA
3.1
33.7
38Snohomish County, WA
1.9
41.7
39King County, WA
0.9
39.5

Data Source

Cost of Living data from CostByCounty. See full details at CostByCounty. Data updated February 2026.