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Longview Washington Residential Rent and Rental Statistics

The median monthly gross residential rent in Longview, WA (the Longview metro area) was $934 in 2019 according to the Census ACS survey.1 Average gross rent in Longview was $941 in 2019. The median rent more accurately depicts rental rates in the middle of the distribution of rents and is thus preferred in the analysis below. 2020 Longview median and average rent data will be released in September of 2021.

Data is also available below for Longview rental vacancy rates, Longview rent as a percent of median income and the fraction of renters in Longview.

Show dollars as: Nominal Real

Real Gross Rent in Longview Washington (2019 dollars)2

2019 1 Year Change 3 Year Change
US Median Gross Rent $1,097 +1.86% +6.82%
Washington Median Gross Rent $1,359 +1.42% +14.39%
Longview, WA Median Gross Rent $934 +14.18% +19.59%

Longview, WA Real Gross Rent Trends

At $934, real median gross rent in Longview was at its highest level in 2019 since the series began in 2005. At $941, real average gross rent in Longview was at its highest level in 2019 since the series began in 2005.

Real Gross Rent in Longview: Longview WA Median, Longview WA Average, Washington Median, US Median

Lower quartile, median and upper quartile real gross rent

Real Gross Rent History for Longview

Date US
Median
Washington
Median
Longview, WA
Median
Longview, WA
Average
2019 $1,097 $1,359 $934 $941
2018 $1,077 $1,340 $818 $859
2017 $1,043 $1,254 $837 $822
2016 $1,027 $1,188 $781 $851
2015 $1,017 $1,146 $870 $896
2014 $986 $1,090 $779 $834
2013 $953 $1,041 $803 $789
2012 $940 $1,015 $798 $837
2011 $941 $1,004 $741 $777
2010 $955 $1,015 $772 $789
2009 $960 $1,038 $750 $827

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Longview Rental Vacancy Rate

The rental vacancy rate is the fraction of homes for rent that are not occupied.3 In 2013 the rental vacancy rate for Longview Washington was 4.15% according to Census ACS data.

Rental Vacancy Rate in Longview Washington

2019 1 Year Change 3 Year Change
US 5.97% -0.18% +0.08%
Washington 4.31% +0.37% +1.08%
Longview, WA

Trends in Longview, WA Rental Vacancy Rate

The rental vacancy rate in Longview peaked in 2008 at 8.77%. Since then it has fallen by 4.62% to 4.15%. Data records for this series originated in 2005.

Rental Vacancy Rate: Longview WA, Washington, US

Rental vacancy rate in Washington

Historical Rental Vacancy Rate data for Longview

Date US Washington Longview, WA
2019 5.97% 4.31%
2018 6.15% 3.94%
2017 6.18% 3.68%
2016 5.89% 3.23%
2015 5.85% 3.27%
2014 6.32% 4.23%
2013 6.49% 4.65% 4.15%
2012 6.77% 5.30% 8.07%
2011 7.40% 5.59% 5.00%
2010 8.17% 5.80%
2009 8.43% 5.98% 5.38%

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Rent as a Fraction of Income

Using median household income data for Longview, we can calculate the fraction of income the median household would use to pay rent at the median monthly gross rent rate. For Longview, median monthly gross rent as a fraction of median household income was 20.20% in 2019 according to the ACS.

Longview Washington Median Annual Rent as a Fraction of Median Household Income

2019 1 Year Change 3 Year Change
US 20.03% -0.47% -0.40%
Washington 20.73% -0.59% +0.43%
Longview, WA 20.20% +3.93% +2.52%

Trends in Longview, WA Rent as a Fraction of Income

The fraction of median Longview household income required to pay median monthly gross rent peaked in 2014 (relative to the 2005 series origin) at 20.97%. Since then it has fallen by 0.78% to 20.20%. From a 2018 low of 16.27%, the fraction of income going to rent has increased by 3.93%.

Fraction of Income towards Rent: Longview WA, Washington, US

Percent of median household income going towards median monthly gross rent in Longview Washington

Historical Data for Annual Rent as a Fraction of Income in Longview Washington

Date US Washington Longview, WA
2019 20.03% 20.73% 20.20%
2018 20.50% 21.32% 16.27%
2017 20.13% 20.56% 19.70%
2016 20.43% 20.30% 17.68%
2015 20.63% 20.21% 19.70%
2014 20.89% 20.18% 20.97%
2013 20.78% 20.32% 18.91%
2012 20.65% 19.88% 18.87%
2011 20.70% 19.64% 19.59%
2010 20.50% 19.59% 20.20%
2009 20.12% 19.33% 17.36%

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Renter Fraction in Longview Washington

You can calculate the renter fraction in Longview in at least two ways: by housing units or by population. I've gone with the housing units measure here. This measure looks at the number of renting households in Longview as a fraction of total Longview households. In 2019 35.02% of households were renters according to Census ACS data.

Longview Fraction of Renters by Household Units

2019 1 Year Change 3 Year Change
US 35.89% -0.16% -0.99%
Washington 36.92% -0.26% -0.61%
Longview, WA 35.02% +2.96% +3.09%

Trends in the Longview, WA Renter Fraction

The Longview household renter fraction peaked in in 2010 at 38.01% and is now 2.99% below that level. The origin year for the series is 2005.

Fraction of Renting Households: Longview WA, Washington, US

Fraction of renters in Longview

History of Longview Renter Fraction

Date US Washington Longview, WA
2019 35.89% 36.92% 35.02%
2018 36.05% 37.18% 32.06%
2017 36.13% 37.21% 34.95%
2016 36.88% 37.53% 31.93%
2015 36.97% 37.58% 33.85%
2014 36.90% 38.25% 36.70%
2013 36.50% 38.06% 32.48%
2012 36.09% 37.67% 36.06%
2011 35.42% 37.18% 33.93%
2010 34.65% 36.90% 38.01%
2009 34.13% 35.70% 33.14%

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1. Gross rent is defined as contract rent plus the estimated average monthly cost of utilities (electricity, gas, water, and sewer) and fuel (oil, coal, kerosene, wood, etc.). Because some rentals include utilities and others don't, gross rent is a way of normalizing the variability.

2. Real dollars are calculated using the CPI-U less shelter series.

3. The rental vacancy rate is computed by dividing the number of vacant units for rent by the sum of the renter-occupied units, vacant units that are for rent, and vacant units that have been rented but not yet occupied.