Metro area · CBSA 13380
Bellingham
The Bellingham, WA metro area has 230,503 people. Median rent is $1,555, 22.8% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Whatcom County at $1,872. Of the 15 places we track here, Geneva has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$81,784
Median home value
$585,800
Unemployment
4.8%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$1,872
HUD, Whatcom County
Places in this metro
Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.
| Place | Population | Rent | Rent to income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bellingham | 93,438 | $1,577 | 28.3% |
| Lynden | 16,234 | $1,707 | 19.8% |
| Ferndale | 15,999 | $1,477 | 20.2% |
| Birch Bay | 10,837 | $1,222 | 16.9% |
| Blaine | 6,100 | $1,450 | 20.7% |
| Sudden Valley | 6,084 | $1,816 | 21.6% |
| Marietta-Alderwood | 3,754 | $1,496 | 23.6% |
| Everson | 3,040 | $1,294 | 19.3% |
| Peaceful Valley | 2,858 | $1,477 | 29.7% |
| Geneva | 2,073 | $1,555 | 13.1% |
| Nooksack | 1,794 | $1,721 | 21.3% |
| Sumas | 1,512 | $1,585 | 21.3% |
| Point Roberts | 1,288 | $1,095 | 16.8% |
| Kendall | 657 | $1,252 | 18.4% |
| Deming | 568 | $1,555 | 22.1% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.