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Housing costs in Cowlitz County
What it costs to live here: rent, home values and the share of income rent takes.
Median gross rent
| Survey period | Value | Margin of error | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–2024 | $1,206 | ± $39 | evidence → |
| 2019–2023 | $1,169 | ± $42 | evidence → |
| 2018–2022 | $1,090 | ± $35 | evidence → |
| 2017–2021 | $987 | ± $39 | evidence → |
Median home value
| Survey period | Value | Margin of error | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–2024 | $397,500 | ± $10,389 | evidence → |
| 2019–2023 | $367,400 | ± $8,425 | evidence → |
| 2018–2022 | $332,200 | ± $8,295 | evidence → |
| 2017–2021 | $270,600 | ± $6,525 | evidence → |
Rent as share of income
| Survey period | Value | Margin of error | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–2024 | 29.8 % | ± 1.3 % | evidence → |
| 2019–2023 | 29.8 % | ± 1.4 % | evidence → |
| 2018–2022 | 30.1 % | ± 1.6 % | evidence → |
| 2017–2021 | 30.1 % | ± 1.7 % | evidence → |
In context
Median rent in Cowlitz County is $1,206, above the Washington median of $1,198 across 39 counties (2020–2024).
American Community Survey, five-year estimates. Each release covers five years, so consecutive releases overlap by four of them — a change from one release to the next is damped, and reading them as annual values understates swings. Margins of error are at 90 % confidence and are wide in sparsely populated counties.