FY2026 Fair Market Rents — Pierce County

Studio
$1,428
1BR
$1,605
2BR
$1,971
3BR
$2,733
4BR
$3,102

Pierce County, Washington

FIPS 53053 · County-level FMR and income limit data

FMR Area: Tacoma, WA HUD Metro FMR Area

FY2026 Fair Market Rents

Bedroom Size Monthly FMR Annual Equivalent
Efficiency (Studio) $1,428 $17,136
1-Bedroom $1,605 $19,260
2-Bedroom $1,971 $23,652
3-Bedroom $2,733 $32,796
4-Bedroom $3,102 $37,224
To afford the FY2026 2-bedroom FMR of $1,971/mo under the 30%-of-income rule, a household needs about $78,840/yr ($6,570/mo). Area Median Income is $127,300.
At WA's state minimum wage of $16.66/hr, a worker would need to work 92 hours/week to afford that rent.

Recent FMR Trend

Fiscal Year Studio 1BR 2BR 3BR 4BR
FY2026 $1,428 $1,605 $1,971 $2,733 $3,102
FY2025 $1,479 $1,673 $2,057 $2,882 $3,292
FY2024 $1,430 $1,603 $1,987 $2,800 $3,236
FY2023 $1,174 $1,308 $1,643 $2,335 $2,740
FY2022 $1,056 $1,162 $1,484 $2,108 $2,540
FY2021 $1,011 $1,126 $1,461 $2,091 $2,530
FY2020 $961 $1,075 $1,408 $2,031 $2,472

Full FMR history →

FY2026 Income Limits

Area Median Income: $127,300

Income Level 1p 2p 3p 4p 5p 6p
30% AMI $26,750 $30,600 $34,400 $38,200 $41,300 $44,360
50% AMI $44,600 $50,950 $57,300 $63,650 $68,750 $73,850
80% AMI $71,300 $81,500 $91,700 $101,850 $110,000 $118,150

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