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Travel Healthcare Stipends & Housing in Washington

How much of the GSA ceiling do you need just to cover rent? Markets ranked by break-even threshold — the lower, the more you keep.

Market
GSA Ceiling
Avg Rent
Market Ratio
Break-Even
Seattle
King · 112 ZIPs
$2,380
/week
$2,293
Zillow/mo
1×
22%
of ceiling
Tacoma
Pierce · 63 ZIPs
$1,554
/week
$2,024
Zillow/mo
1.21×
hot market
30%
of ceiling
Spokane
Spokane · 45 ZIPs
$1,484
/week
$1,589
Zillow/mo
1.3×
hot market
25%
of ceiling
Vancouver
Clark / Cowlitz / Skamania · 37 ZIPs
$1,687
/week
$1,896
Zillow/mo
1.12×
26%
of ceiling
Everett / Lynnwood
Snohomish · 36 ZIPs
$1,582
/week
$2,242
Zillow/mo
1.1×
33%
of ceiling
Ocean Shores
Grays Harbor · 18 ZIPs
$1,526
/week
$1,409
Zillow/mo
1.44×
hot market
22%
of ceiling
Port Angeles / Port Townsend
Clallam / Jefferson · 17 ZIPs
$2,289
/week
$1,871
Zillow/mo
2.03×
hot market
19%
of ceiling
Olympia / Tumwater
Thurston · 17 ZIPs
$1,785
/week
$2,064
Zillow/mo
1.22×
hot market
27%
of ceiling
Richland / Pasco
Benton / Franklin · 14 ZIPs
$1,512
/week
$1,788
Zillow/mo
1.3×
hot market
28%
of ceiling
How to read this
GSA Ceiling is the maximum tax-free stipend an agency can pay — not what you'll get. Your actual stipend depends on the assignment.
Avg Rent is the Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI) where available, or the HUD Fair Market Rent baseline.
Market Ratio shows how much higher observed rent is vs. the federal baseline. Under 1.0× = favorable. Over 1.2× = hot market where rent outpaces the government estimate.
Break-Even % is the minimum % of the GSA ceiling your stipend needs to cover rent. Lower = more room to keep the difference.
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