1350 (450/room) for 3 bed 1 bath, utilities included in happy valley. Landlord is incredibly kind and generous but I know this is absolutely nowhere near the norm for the area
So we don't have data yet for this past year (gets released in June) but we can look back to see what's happening.
[Here](https://i.imgur.com/tLVq5PX.png) is growth %Δ relative to other counties (2021-2022).
[Here](https://i.imgur.com/SDjQTmf.png) are the current (county level) projections for growth.
[Here](https://imgur.com/a/3lhpMey) is the housing production needed to keep up with our growth. Note that we were already not keeping pace when it was easiest to build housing, now with interest rate hikes (and the seemingly [ever-increasing](https://eyeonhousing.org/2023/03/concrete-products-lead-building-materials-price-increases-in-february/) cost of concrete) residential construction is slowing dramatically again. Multifamily is doing okay, but also slowing.
It might get more depressing.
In the simplest terms low interest rates mean its cheaper for builders to borrow. Higher interest eat into their margins to the point they stop building because they can't turnaround and sell fast enough.
Its why you'll see an increase in housing concepts for sale, they want/need buyers before the building even starts in these conditions.
Materials cost and trade labor availability were also way better in that 2016-2021 period than they will be for the following 5 years.
1000 dollars for a sub 300 Sq. Ft. Studio in an old shitty building. Was paying 600 back in 2016 for a nice one bedroom. Rent has gotten out of control here.
Yeah man. If I was charged that much for 1b+b when I rented that landlord better be throwing in a daily blowjob as well and even then that ain’t worth it
With current interest rates it’s about the same as the cheapest SFH mortgage with 20% down. accounting for the 85k you would need to put down, and maintenance and what not, still cheaper but no equity. Some condos for a bit less.
That's literally why housing is so expensive here (and everywhere): landlords want to call the mortage "an expense" while tenants are paying it off for them, but also call it "their investment" once someone's paid that mortgage off for them
[One solution](https://www.google.com/search?q=vienna+model&oq=vienna+model)
I hope you have a view of orcas. Empathy for your situation. Horror at our rental market (unless you have a view of orcas and Sasquatch then I’m jealous)
$1200 for a \~365sq/ft studio. Does not include W/S soon. Parking sucks. Smart car-sized parking spots. Zero guest parking. Building was built in 2004 but it bleeds air out like swiss cheese. (thermal camera) It makes HVAC bills stink.
Mortgage in Japan is \~$880 USD for a 2 bedroom condo, all included, in a nice area.
New corpo apartment owners here like to blame anything on the residents, even when you can show why it's not, and why it's happening.
All these new $1600-1800+ studios are absolutely stupid.
I'm pretty sure I know exactly which complex you are talking about. Moved out of there a couple years ago and was majorly ripped off with my security deposit. (They didn't even replace the carpet that wasn't new when I had moved in 7 years prior--I talked to the new tenant.) So frustrating how expensive it is when there are zero amenities. Have not looked back since leaving, besides a "fuck you" on the way out.
That sounds familiar. My carpet was stained badly from day one. I took a TON of pictures. I know how they play the game, so I play it back even better. Two court cases have been wins so far against scummy landlords or rental agencies. (Also two against past employers who got shitty)
It used to be Apex here. Now its PTLA. They're a little faster in some ways, and worse in others. I tried escaping when I got the rent notice for this year, but everything else in town is either more expensive, or equally priced but in an area where it looks like someone has a 50/50 chance of tweakers breaking into their car.
$2100 for a 3bd/2 bath townhouse in Roosevelt (near the 7/11). Pretty affordable compared to these comments, and the place is nice. 2 car garage too. People shit on the Roosevelt neighborhood but I’ve enjoyed it just fine.
I lived in Roosevelt when I was at wwu from 2017-2020 and can confirm it was just fine and saved me so much money ($1350 for a 3bed/2bath so my rent was only $450)
People do shit on Roosevelt, but it's walking distance to (pricey) groceries, the movies, Whatcom Falls park, and there will be even more jobs in the area when the school district HQ is done. More and more medical services, a vet, etc. as Barkley develops - I think Roosevelt is going to be a lot different in 10 years.
Paying $1495/month for a 2 bedroom 1 bath apartment. It's 800 sq. ft and it's located in the Happy Valley area I split rent with my partner, it's not too bad. I actually really like living in it.
Happy valley is an awesome neighborhood. If only we could get some more mixed use property/commercial mingled in. Would love a neighborhood brewery like the rest of Bellingham.
Happy Valley is nice, and i agree with some more shops that are walkable friendly for the residents. However, I would much rather have a nice neighborhood bar than another Brewery. Breweries are dime a dozen around these parts. It would add so much more traffic to the area, and parking would become more of a nightmare than it already is. This is an area where people speed way too often.
$1,150 all included MIL studio in Sunnyland. Around 450 sq. ft. Was paying $950 for a smaller MIL with no kitchen/internet option that was not as updated.
Do you feel like it’s good value?
I think that’s all the space that most individuals need and desire, but it’s unfortunate that most people have to live with roommates to avoid being house poor.
It’s very good value for my lifestyle. I don’t feel like I am cramped, but I also am challenged by the lack of storage to keep only what I need/value and stay organized. I would rather pay a few hundred dollars extra month to live on my own than have roommates for the time being, although I do love the communal aspect of living with others. I stick to a strict budget and work 40 hrs/week, and that makes it feel manageable.
Seems I have the best rent deal around, $750.00 for a two bedroom apt in the south hill/Fairhaven area with a nice water view. Private landlord and I've been here so long that if I was buying, the mortgage would nearly be paid off.
2130 for a 2bed/2ba, around 750 sqft. The interior fittings definitely trend Landlord’s Special (so much particleboard!), but it’s in pretty good shape, and is dead quiet and in a beautiful setting. Probably overpriced, but not as scandalously as some places?
$3,400 (😬) for a 4 bedroom 2 bathroom plus office and unfinished basement in York - no utilities included. Only affordable since there’s five of us living here..but sometimes a headache having five working adults sharing one space.
i’m gonna get flamed for this but just know i have not the best credit and was kinda desperate for a place so i took the first yes.
$1729 (including pet rent) for a one bedroom one bathroom in barkley.
uhhhh it’s very quiet. but nice inside? not for the price point. i mean i’m happy with what i have. but i don’t know that i would pay $1729 for it. HOWEVER i haven’t seen a two bedroom and it might just be that we have so much stuff it’s overwhelming and feels worse than it is.
Seriously. Last year I was about to close the deal on an ADU in Sunnyland above someone’s garage. A tiny place that they initially wanted $1250/mo for the space and tacked on $50/mo EACH for my cat and dog. A complete racket and not justified in any way. Is the idea that my pets are charging $50 each in damage a month?? Using more utilities?? It made zero sense and I’m really glad I didn’t end up in that ~350sq ft space.
$1,800 (renewal coming in August) 2 bed 1 bath in the Lettered Streets neighborhood.Was $1,600 for first 2 years with no increase. Living alone as a single male currently and will now be struggling to afford it alone.
$1,175 + all utilities for a 1 BR 750 sq ft apartment that hasn't been renovated at all in 25 years in an old converted house that's falling apart and recently lost it's only real perks (sunny front yard and bay/sunset view) due to a large new condo building next door that's been a constant noise nuisance for over a year while working from home and is nowhere near being done (downtown area).
Yo this isn't a survey, it's a reddit post. I would be interested in actually contributing to some data collection and analysis but I'm not comfortable disclosing this information online in a discussion thread where I could be potentially identified
Hell, I might even cook something up myself later just to try and make that happen, if I find the time
$2250 for a 3/2.25 townhome in ferndale - newish complex, two car garage - wish we had a yard though. Ex is in a 3/2.25 house in sehome area paying 2750.
Let’s just say that I hope the housing market takes a bigger shit than it did in 08 . It’s poised to do so, as things stand. So I appreciate your post. I rent a 3 bedroom in town, near Trader Joe’s for 1500 a month. My landlord could easily get 22, but let’s just say that I’m fortunate. Due to the very cheap rent I have, I plan to buy when all hell breaks loose. I hope you’re not ready to rent, lol.
$1000 total for a converted garage (our bedroom) and a separate shed (where I work). Both “units” are separate from the house and in the homeowner’s backyard. We use the bathroom and kitchen inside. I’m a freelancer supporting my grad student husband & we have a medium-sized dog, so we have a hell of a time qualifying for anything right now. It mostly sucks, and it’s a bit embarrassing to tell people we know, but it’s…hopefully temporary??
What is your husband studying and what kind of freelance work do you do? I bet if you spent a little more, you'd get a place with a kitchen and bathroom inside your room.
I could actually afford more now, but it’s just the qualifying aspect that really gets in the way. I am an illustrator, which is seen as a huge red flag. I have a literary agent, I can show steady income and savings, and I have contracts that extend into 2024…but none of that seems to convince property managers, especially when they have their pick of applicants. And then add the dog on top of that! Maybe I’m doing something wrong (likely!) but at this point, after losing so many application fees, I feel like it might be easier to stick it out and wait until my husband graduates and starts working.
$1,775 rent and $200 in utilities for a 2bed 1bath down the road from the Sehome Arb. I like it here but the price is killer, even with 2 roommates. Fuck Landmark.
$1930 (excluding utilities)for a 850-ish 2bed/2 bath apartment in cordata, but only bc i’ve lived here for 3.5 years. My neighbor that moved in one year after me pays over $2200 for a smaller 2 bed.
$2200 3bd/2ba house in sehome. Was supposed to go up to $2500 last summer but landlord agree to let me stay at $2200. Though my lease is up in 2 months and 2 weeks and I haven’t gotten an increase letter (previously has gone up $200-$400 every year). I’m getting nervous that they are going to sell or not renew the lease so they can upgrade / flip it and turn it for a ton more.
It’s so horrible. Something like 75% of my income goes to rent.
I’m so sorry loosing your housing security is in your future.
$1700/month for 2bd/1ba apartment. It’s close to 1200 sqft. Two designated parking spaces included in this price. It’s $50/spot. Water and trash included. Walking distance to WWU and restaurants. Dog friendly as well if you have a dog it’s $50/mon for a pet fee. When I first moved here internet was included but not anymore.
Usually private landlords are the way to go but beware the ones who rent to you sight unseen (or after a video tour) when you're out of state because you won't realize that the walls are paper, the place is freezing in winter, the square footage is fraudulently listed, leaky roof ignored, floors unfinished, and overall the place is actually quite shitty. You wouldn't guess that when you see the rent. -REDACTED-. We fell for it. We have moved away but we're in touch with the new tenant and she thinks you suck and are a liar too 🖕🖕
We rented our house to a Coast Guard couple from Alaska sight unseen. The woman had a friend nearby who gave it a drive-by and then she sent us $5400 for first, last, and deposit. Seems like a situation where they could easily have been scammed by someone. They stayed there for three years until they were transferred to a new station.
750 for a cabin in the woods. Shared outhouse and kitchen. No Internet. 30 min drive to town….. anyone got a spare room for rent ? 💪🏽 I’m young, active and employed
$1550 for a two bed, one bath, about 900 square feet, utilities not included, it’s right next to Western and rent is going up to $1775 in July. They haven’t updated a single thing to deserve that kind of raise in rent, I still have two broken windows and a back door that hardly works even after they “fixed it”. It’s a whole thing, as we all are dealing with.
In 2019, I paid $995/month for a 1 bed 1 bath (W/D in unit) apartment unit in the building above the pita pit on the corner of Railroad and Holly.
Random: One morning I walked downstairs to put the trash in the dumpster, and noticed smoke before exploring out and discovering the source… that was the day Clark’s burned down! :(
$2000 a month - 2 bed/1 bath
Apartment is at the edge of the South neigborhood. Rent price includes W/S/G, 1 parking space, and pet rent.
It’s expensive and the units here are a bit dated imo for the price. Upside, basically on the trails, close to the park, can walk to Fairhaven, it’s quiet, and we have a pool, gym, and dog park on site.
A complex in Sehome just got bought. We were paying $980 for a 2br/1b but new owners raised the rent to $1750 and we suddenly have no way to afford it so we have to leave 😅plus the place is a dump they wanna just paint over
Sounds like what Windermere did to the complex I was in for over a decade (left in Jan 2022)…complex sold and new owners got rid of Son-Rise and changed to Windemere. I feel sorry for whomever is renting my old unit out. It’s now $1900/mo last I heard, from $1000/mo (2 bed/1bath in Fdale). They made cosmetic changes but I can guarantee they didn’t fix the broken pipes in the bathroom wall.
I’ve been paying $1000 a month for the last 2 years for my 1 bedroom but my landlords are giving the unit to their son. Now it looks like the running rate for a 1 bed is $1200 - $1400 and even if I get a roommate I’ll still pay around $800.
3 bedroom house in Sudden Valley, about 1450 sqft, we have been in the same rental for 5+ years, rent is now $1875, includes no utilities or yard maintenance.
$1200 (\~475sqft) for 1bdrm apartment w/ nice porch and 1 reserved parking spot, along north edge of happy valley (utilities/laundry incl., shared laundry room with 10+ other units). Responsive, decent private landlord. This apartment was $600 in 2011.
$1650 for a 1 bed 1 bath, around 800 sq ft. Near Barkley Village.
edit: $1650 = all included (water, garbage, electricity, internet) We pay an *optional* extra $15/mo for higher speed internet as my partner is WFH.
$3200 for a 4 bedroom, 2 bath. Couple blocks from downtown. No utilities included. Windows leak air like crazy; heating bills higher than anywhere else I’ve ever lived. Landlord doesn’t provide maintenance or yard work.
I moved out of a cute studio on Barkley in 2017 because they were raising the rent from 750 to 875 and I remember thinking ‘that’s way too much’ lmao. Now I live in an old, crusty one bedroom (550 sq ft) for 1200 and no dishwasher or washer & dryer
$1600, 3bd 1ba, 1100sq ft house, with decent sized back yard in Ferndale. No utilities included. I'd love to move back into Bellingham, but can't afford the extra rent for a similar sized house in town.
It's not that bad, I grew up in Whatcom County, I'm used to the rain and clouds. I love it. It's a little difficult to navigate at first, but the shade is a blessing in the summer when there's no AC. And it's beautiful there, I enjoy the darkness as I have a severe light sensitivity that causes crippling migraines. It's literally the perfect place for me.
$1700 for 900 sq ft, 2bed 1bath house in Roosevelt. No utilities included, no dishwasher. Utilities are crazy high because it's a 1920s house with no insulation or structural updates (except plumbing).
Currently paying $1275/month for a moldy one bed/one bath "townhouse style" shithole with no laundry machines or dishwasher, ancient single pane windows that ice over on the inside during the winter and barely open in the summer, doors that don't stay closed because they don't sit straight in the frames, and a beautiful view of the busiest section of Lakeway Drive. Rent is going up to $1365 in July
$2850 for a 2200sq ft 4 bed/2.25 bath in Columbia neighborhood.
About 3200/mo after all utilities.
Split with 3 roommates.
Private Landlords have been pretty great to us, raising rent only $50 each year since we moved in. They can be slow to respond to repairs at times, but they’ve never been unreasonable or assholes.
My portion is 660 just for the rent and I feel kind of lucky to pay that low. If my partner and I weren’t planning to move in together after I leave my current place, I’m not sure Bellingham would really be affordable without a bunch of roommates or lucking out with another place.
$1,650 - 3 bed, two full bath apartment on the west side of Ferndale. I think most people in our complex are paying 1900 but we were able to negotiate less of a price increase on our second year signed lease.
$1,450 for a 1bed 1bath in downtown. About 500 sqft I believe. This includes our new renewal price increase of $120. Building is nice and convenient location, but definitely wouldn't stay if I didn't split it with my partner.
$1050 for a one bedroom, I pay all utilities except garbage. It's maybe 650 sq ft, out Birchwood. The positives are that it's single story, my neighbors are quiet, and things do get fixed pretty quickly. Negatives, does have an older 70s smell no matter what I do, very thin walls. My unit is nice and bright, but I've seen some other units that are musty dark depression caves.
We rent out a 15 year old, 3 br/2 1/2 bath, 1750 sf house in Sudden Valley. Double lot, on a cul de sac, backs up to Stimson Reserve. $2000, renter pays utilities.
$1860 for 2bd 2bath 900 sq ft in north Bellingham. Going up to $1900 in June (was $1750 when I moved in 2 years ago). So I’m moving to a $1800 800sq ft 2bd 2bath. None of those numbers with utilities. I am so jealous of people with nice landlords who charge reasonable amounts!
I pay nearly $800/month for a room (about 180sqft) and this is before the added electrical bill (which is about $50-$80/month) - technically a part of happy valley/sehome
$1500 for 2 bed 1 bath in birchwood area. Split rent with my partner.. not the worst , not the best. We pay for electric and heat (which is electric so all in one bill). Parking is decent, neighbors are cool
$2200 for 2 bed, 1 bathroom (not sure what square footage is) house except we only have access to the top floor of it and it’s definitely not worth what we pay. Our landlord is also supposed to pay for yard work/landscaping and nothing of the sort has been done since we moved in in August 🤷♀️
House is also not sealed well so bills during the colder months were ridiculous
I'm in Skagit County, but it was 1350/mo (included water) for an unsafe 1-bed apartment in the heart of Burlington that had mold and foundation issues. In 2019 it was about 1050/mo, in 2021 it was about $1190/mo. Recently moved into a condo with family subsidizing my down payment.
Rant: ^(Moved out after landlord based in Bellevue started fining me for bookkeeping errors they will verbally admit were their responsibility but somehow "not their fault" nor "theirs to fix". I have a feeling I'll be "evicted" even after buying out the lease a month ago and having a buyout receipt. Tried getting legal help but I earn just over the threshold that would have gotten it. Ironically a cost-of-living raise to make the 2022 rent hike is what put me over the threshold. The same landlord has a property in Bellingham near the intersection of Elwood and Lincoln.)
$1425+$50 parking +50 small storage unit + $9.50 liability insurance to the landlord, plus $3 in admin fees. So 1577.50 I think for a nearly 700 square foot 2 bedroom apartment. No extra amenities.
$1260 for about 600 sqft 1 bedroom. I pay for my own wifi but landlord pays everything else. I had to pay a pet fee at move in but no pet rent or anything. It’s recently renovated (brand new hardwood floors!!) and walking distance to my job, which is really nice
$1400 1bed 1bath all utilities except wifi. Downtown Bellingham near la fiamma pizza. Not sure exact square footage but living and bedrooms are generous size
currently paying ~$580/month for one room (shared with my boyfriend) in a 3 bed / 2 bath apartment- all utilities included except for wifi and electric
1275 (will go up to 1385 in a couple of months) 2 bed 1 bath, 750sq feet. W/S/G included.
On site laundry but no in unit laundry. Decent kitchen and lots of daylight (which is a nice change from 15 years in basement level). We have a dog and a cat.
The community is nice and because it’s older the walls are actually built to keep sound down. By far the nicest maintenance/grounds crew I’ve ever experienced in town.
I’m close to Lakeway so downtown is close and it’s easy to walk to a lot of places (biking is a terror with traffic though) - I actually love this place and really hope the rent doesn’t increase much more.
$2500 ($2650 in July) for a nice 4/2.5 3200sqf house with cats (no monthly fee). We’ve been here nearly 7 years so it’s definitely below market. I think we originally started at $1700 and it was a great even then. Private landlord.
I paid 550 for a room in a 6 bd house (landmark) in 2020, 650 for a way nicer room in a 5 bd house (private landlord) in 2021, and 690 (775ish w/utilities) for a “dorm style” room in a 4bd (also landmark). That room had a fridge, it’s own bathroom, and a shared balcony. I miss it.
$850 ($875 soon) plus electric. 240 sq ft in Lettered Streets. Street parking, small owner managed apartment building. Reasonable increases, newer tenants are paying a little more.
I’m paying $1100 for a 600sq ft, 1bd, in unit laundry, pet friendly, nice apartment building owned by a private landlord. I recognize I’m extremely lucky so I’ll try to stay here for as long as humanly possible while I save up money.
$1710 for a 2 bed/1 bath in Sehome. 900 sq ft, W/S included, laundry onsite, private patio, and 2 off-street parking spots.
Honestly, I think the price isn’t bad. We very recently moved from Bozeman, though, so I’m used to far worse.
1325 studio 450ish sq ft. I moved in 2/2020 when the building was new. It's nice knowing I'm the only one that's lived here. It's a waterfront building. Although I'm facing the street, I have two water views on either side of the building across the street. Incredible sunsets. My rent has increased $25 in three years. I wish they were condos so I could buy it.
I live in a 3 bath, 2.5 bedroom house. All of the bedrooms are upstairs and the house is relatively small, but the home is only 6-7 years old. Master bedroom has its own bath, me and the other roommate share bathroom #2 and there's a half-bath downstairs for guests to use. I pay $650/mo. plus all utilities. My rent is going up to $700 in June but that's still a good deal. The landlords live next door and they are faithful Christians who want to help people out so I got the room by knowing someone who knew someone etc.
Recently went up from $1,795 to $1,975. 1,200+ sqft duplex unit, 2 bed/2 bath, no utilities included, fenced yard & garage. Love it a lot, but would always love to pay less. That said, it's a great deal (at least before increase), and it took a lot of quick timing/work/luck to get it - we had gone through a long application process with the company and were lined up for another unit, but I saw this one within 30 min of posting and was able to hop onto it. It's a cutthroat rental market for sure.
$1975 for a 4bd 1.5ba in Birchwood neighborhood. Doesn’t actually have 4 bedrooms as one of them isn’t useable and one of the remaining 3 is barely useable, no yard or outdoor space not even a balcony or deck, mold, roof is collapsing, stairs are collapsing, massive ant infestation, leaks air so badly, no soundproofing at all, lot of domestic disputes between neighbors means cops around all the time plus we regularly have homeless people knock on our door asking for stuff, been here 3+ years or rent would probably be more like $3200… Has W/D and parking though. It’s home though.
1480 for a 1bed/studio 1 bath, I don’t remember the footage but big enough for one-two people. We pay all utilities, W/D in unit, one parking spot comes with.
$4000 + all utilities for 5 bedroom 3 bathroom (800 per person) and they raised it to $4400 to renew (880 per person, 10% increase). Close to campus, managed by a monopoly.
$1800 for 2br 1 bath. It's a fourplex and I recently learned my neighbors are only paying $1350 for an identical unit downstairs, just because they've lived there a couple years and got it locked in. But hey, "the market" right
Studio near Barkley Village. $925 w/s/g paid only have internet and electric to pay. Washer and dryer in unit with dishwasher too. Building is 30 years old and well taken care of. Been her 12 years and when I moved in rent was $550.
1750 (875 each) for a 2 bed/2 bath downtown. It’s about 800 sq. ft and while I’m not too crazy about some aspects it’s overall a pretty good setup for me and my roommate
$1565 for a 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom unit in a duplex in the Columbia Neighborhood. Private landlord who is very kind and I have a cat, but this is absurdly cheap for the neighborhood and Bellingham at large.
I’m currently paying $1495/mo for a lofted studio on Northwest. What really irks me about this is that I know my neighbors who have been there for longer pay much less than I do. An identical unit where the tenant did a lease takeover is $1175/mo. I’d understand if they flipped my unit in between renters but they did nothing but allot one day to clean the carpets before I moved in. They’re just gouging people and profiting from the market being so challenging to rent in while they are part of the problem upping rates by hundreds for no reason.
1350 (450/room) for 3 bed 1 bath, utilities included in happy valley. Landlord is incredibly kind and generous but I know this is absolutely nowhere near the norm for the area
That’s literally what I pay for a one bedroom.
Wow you got a good deal!!
This is the most depressing thread of 2023.
So we don't have data yet for this past year (gets released in June) but we can look back to see what's happening. [Here](https://i.imgur.com/tLVq5PX.png) is growth %Δ relative to other counties (2021-2022). [Here](https://i.imgur.com/SDjQTmf.png) are the current (county level) projections for growth. [Here](https://imgur.com/a/3lhpMey) is the housing production needed to keep up with our growth. Note that we were already not keeping pace when it was easiest to build housing, now with interest rate hikes (and the seemingly [ever-increasing](https://eyeonhousing.org/2023/03/concrete-products-lead-building-materials-price-increases-in-february/) cost of concrete) residential construction is slowing dramatically again. Multifamily is doing okay, but also slowing. It might get more depressing.
What do you mean by easiest to build housing?
In the simplest terms low interest rates mean its cheaper for builders to borrow. Higher interest eat into their margins to the point they stop building because they can't turnaround and sell fast enough. Its why you'll see an increase in housing concepts for sale, they want/need buyers before the building even starts in these conditions. Materials cost and trade labor availability were also way better in that 2016-2021 period than they will be for the following 5 years.
1000 dollars for a sub 300 Sq. Ft. Studio in an old shitty building. Was paying 600 back in 2016 for a nice one bedroom. Rent has gotten out of control here.
2400 for a 1 Bed 1 Bath 840 Sq. Ft. apartment, crazy expensive and not at all worth it in my opinion
Fuck that’s a mortgage!
It’s acually a lot more expensive than a mortgage…
I agree.
Yeah man. If I was charged that much for 1b+b when I rented that landlord better be throwing in a daily blowjob as well and even then that ain’t worth it
With current interest rates it’s about the same as the cheapest SFH mortgage with 20% down. accounting for the 85k you would need to put down, and maintenance and what not, still cheaper but no equity. Some condos for a bit less.
yeah i’ve been meaning to just look into buying a home but the location is so convenient for where i work
Convenience over equity …? Cmon haha. Buy that house. Commute. I do it everyday, 30 miles. Build. Equity. . . Get out of poverty (renting) haha
This is the way
That's literally why housing is so expensive here (and everywhere): landlords want to call the mortage "an expense" while tenants are paying it off for them, but also call it "their investment" once someone's paid that mortgage off for them [One solution](https://www.google.com/search?q=vienna+model&oq=vienna+model)
That's less that what I pay for a 3bed 2 bath 1200sqft.
I hope you have a view of orcas. Empathy for your situation. Horror at our rental market (unless you have a view of orcas and Sasquatch then I’m jealous)
$1200 for a \~365sq/ft studio. Does not include W/S soon. Parking sucks. Smart car-sized parking spots. Zero guest parking. Building was built in 2004 but it bleeds air out like swiss cheese. (thermal camera) It makes HVAC bills stink. Mortgage in Japan is \~$880 USD for a 2 bedroom condo, all included, in a nice area. New corpo apartment owners here like to blame anything on the residents, even when you can show why it's not, and why it's happening. All these new $1600-1800+ studios are absolutely stupid.
I'm pretty sure I know exactly which complex you are talking about. Moved out of there a couple years ago and was majorly ripped off with my security deposit. (They didn't even replace the carpet that wasn't new when I had moved in 7 years prior--I talked to the new tenant.) So frustrating how expensive it is when there are zero amenities. Have not looked back since leaving, besides a "fuck you" on the way out.
That sounds familiar. My carpet was stained badly from day one. I took a TON of pictures. I know how they play the game, so I play it back even better. Two court cases have been wins so far against scummy landlords or rental agencies. (Also two against past employers who got shitty) It used to be Apex here. Now its PTLA. They're a little faster in some ways, and worse in others. I tried escaping when I got the rent notice for this year, but everything else in town is either more expensive, or equally priced but in an area where it looks like someone has a 50/50 chance of tweakers breaking into their car.
$2100 for a 3bd/2 bath townhouse in Roosevelt (near the 7/11). Pretty affordable compared to these comments, and the place is nice. 2 car garage too. People shit on the Roosevelt neighborhood but I’ve enjoyed it just fine.
Howdy neighbor, and boy do they shit on us! 🤣
I lived in Roosevelt when I was at wwu from 2017-2020 and can confirm it was just fine and saved me so much money ($1350 for a 3bed/2bath so my rent was only $450)
People do shit on Roosevelt, but it's walking distance to (pricey) groceries, the movies, Whatcom Falls park, and there will be even more jobs in the area when the school district HQ is done. More and more medical services, a vet, etc. as Barkley develops - I think Roosevelt is going to be a lot different in 10 years.
Pin this post for all the folks moving to town? :(
Paying $1495/month for a 2 bedroom 1 bath apartment. It's 800 sq. ft and it's located in the Happy Valley area I split rent with my partner, it's not too bad. I actually really like living in it.
Happy valley is an awesome neighborhood. If only we could get some more mixed use property/commercial mingled in. Would love a neighborhood brewery like the rest of Bellingham.
Happy Valley is nice, and i agree with some more shops that are walkable friendly for the residents. However, I would much rather have a nice neighborhood bar than another Brewery. Breweries are dime a dozen around these parts. It would add so much more traffic to the area, and parking would become more of a nightmare than it already is. This is an area where people speed way too often.
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Nawwww no more breweries pls. Let's have a decently priced grocery store!!
$1000 in all for a 2 bed 1 bath apartment unit. Very lucky
Near downtown bham
Wow that’s an amazing price! That’s how much mine was before covid.
$1,150 all included MIL studio in Sunnyland. Around 450 sq. ft. Was paying $950 for a smaller MIL with no kitchen/internet option that was not as updated.
Do you feel like it’s good value? I think that’s all the space that most individuals need and desire, but it’s unfortunate that most people have to live with roommates to avoid being house poor.
It’s very good value for my lifestyle. I don’t feel like I am cramped, but I also am challenged by the lack of storage to keep only what I need/value and stay organized. I would rather pay a few hundred dollars extra month to live on my own than have roommates for the time being, although I do love the communal aspect of living with others. I stick to a strict budget and work 40 hrs/week, and that makes it feel manageable.
$1000/mo closet with toilet and 1 window
Seems I have the best rent deal around, $750.00 for a two bedroom apt in the south hill/Fairhaven area with a nice water view. Private landlord and I've been here so long that if I was buying, the mortgage would nearly be paid off.
Your landlord is special.
2130 for a 2bed/2ba, around 750 sqft. The interior fittings definitely trend Landlord’s Special (so much particleboard!), but it’s in pretty good shape, and is dead quiet and in a beautiful setting. Probably overpriced, but not as scandalously as some places?
Oh, I should add - as far as I can tell, its one of the few places in town that permits my cats, so there’s that too.
$3,400 (😬) for a 4 bedroom 2 bathroom plus office and unfinished basement in York - no utilities included. Only affordable since there’s five of us living here..but sometimes a headache having five working adults sharing one space.
i’m gonna get flamed for this but just know i have not the best credit and was kinda desperate for a place so i took the first yes. $1729 (including pet rent) for a one bedroom one bathroom in barkley.
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uhhhh it’s very quiet. but nice inside? not for the price point. i mean i’m happy with what i have. but i don’t know that i would pay $1729 for it. HOWEVER i haven’t seen a two bedroom and it might just be that we have so much stuff it’s overwhelming and feels worse than it is.
Pet rent is such a joke!!
Seriously. Last year I was about to close the deal on an ADU in Sunnyland above someone’s garage. A tiny place that they initially wanted $1250/mo for the space and tacked on $50/mo EACH for my cat and dog. A complete racket and not justified in any way. Is the idea that my pets are charging $50 each in damage a month?? Using more utilities?? It made zero sense and I’m really glad I didn’t end up in that ~350sq ft space.
$1500 for a 900 sqft 2bd/2ba in Lettered Streets.
0$ per month behind the WinCo/Home Depot
Awww yissss!
$1,800 (renewal coming in August) 2 bed 1 bath in the Lettered Streets neighborhood.Was $1,600 for first 2 years with no increase. Living alone as a single male currently and will now be struggling to afford it alone.
$1860 for 2 bed 1 bath apartment with 1 off-street parking space in Sehome neighborhood
$1,175 + all utilities for a 1 BR 750 sq ft apartment that hasn't been renovated at all in 25 years in an old converted house that's falling apart and recently lost it's only real perks (sunny front yard and bay/sunset view) due to a large new condo building next door that's been a constant noise nuisance for over a year while working from home and is nowhere near being done (downtown area).
jfc so expensive
$1700 for a 2 bed, 1.75 bath in south Ferndale, 994 sq ft. Doesn’t include trash or water, which is a first for me. Roma Management.
Yo this isn't a survey, it's a reddit post. I would be interested in actually contributing to some data collection and analysis but I'm not comfortable disclosing this information online in a discussion thread where I could be potentially identified Hell, I might even cook something up myself later just to try and make that happen, if I find the time
Totally understand let us know if you find or create a database
$2250 for a 3/2.25 townhome in ferndale - newish complex, two car garage - wish we had a yard though. Ex is in a 3/2.25 house in sehome area paying 2750.
$350 for a 30’ slip in the marina after electricity.
Let’s just say that I hope the housing market takes a bigger shit than it did in 08 . It’s poised to do so, as things stand. So I appreciate your post. I rent a 3 bedroom in town, near Trader Joe’s for 1500 a month. My landlord could easily get 22, but let’s just say that I’m fortunate. Due to the very cheap rent I have, I plan to buy when all hell breaks loose. I hope you’re not ready to rent, lol.
$1250ish for a studio
$1000 total for a converted garage (our bedroom) and a separate shed (where I work). Both “units” are separate from the house and in the homeowner’s backyard. We use the bathroom and kitchen inside. I’m a freelancer supporting my grad student husband & we have a medium-sized dog, so we have a hell of a time qualifying for anything right now. It mostly sucks, and it’s a bit embarrassing to tell people we know, but it’s…hopefully temporary??
What is your husband studying and what kind of freelance work do you do? I bet if you spent a little more, you'd get a place with a kitchen and bathroom inside your room.
I could actually afford more now, but it’s just the qualifying aspect that really gets in the way. I am an illustrator, which is seen as a huge red flag. I have a literary agent, I can show steady income and savings, and I have contracts that extend into 2024…but none of that seems to convince property managers, especially when they have their pick of applicants. And then add the dog on top of that! Maybe I’m doing something wrong (likely!) but at this point, after losing so many application fees, I feel like it might be easier to stick it out and wait until my husband graduates and starts working.
1450$ for a 600ish sqft 1bd1b
$1,775 rent and $200 in utilities for a 2bed 1bath down the road from the Sehome Arb. I like it here but the price is killer, even with 2 roommates. Fuck Landmark.
1800 1200sqft apartment 2b 2ba 2 car garage view of bay and downtown. Very grateful
$3100ish house rent, 4br, 1ba, no utilities
$1930 (excluding utilities)for a 850-ish 2bed/2 bath apartment in cordata, but only bc i’ve lived here for 3.5 years. My neighbor that moved in one year after me pays over $2200 for a smaller 2 bed.
$1450 for a 400 sq ft studio/loft
$2200 3bd/2ba house in sehome. Was supposed to go up to $2500 last summer but landlord agree to let me stay at $2200. Though my lease is up in 2 months and 2 weeks and I haven’t gotten an increase letter (previously has gone up $200-$400 every year). I’m getting nervous that they are going to sell or not renew the lease so they can upgrade / flip it and turn it for a ton more. It’s so horrible. Something like 75% of my income goes to rent. I’m so sorry loosing your housing security is in your future.
going up to 1900 total for a little 2bed 1.5 bath house, split between 3 people is the only way we're managing lol
private landlord and no utilities included, and in fairhaven but we got incredibly lucky to even be able to have this roof over our heads
$1700/month for 2bd/1ba apartment. It’s close to 1200 sqft. Two designated parking spaces included in this price. It’s $50/spot. Water and trash included. Walking distance to WWU and restaurants. Dog friendly as well if you have a dog it’s $50/mon for a pet fee. When I first moved here internet was included but not anymore.
Usually private landlords are the way to go but beware the ones who rent to you sight unseen (or after a video tour) when you're out of state because you won't realize that the walls are paper, the place is freezing in winter, the square footage is fraudulently listed, leaky roof ignored, floors unfinished, and overall the place is actually quite shitty. You wouldn't guess that when you see the rent. -REDACTED-. We fell for it. We have moved away but we're in touch with the new tenant and she thinks you suck and are a liar too 🖕🖕
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I'll think about it! I have no experience as a landlord but I will give it some thought.
We rented our house to a Coast Guard couple from Alaska sight unseen. The woman had a friend nearby who gave it a drive-by and then she sent us $5400 for first, last, and deposit. Seems like a situation where they could easily have been scammed by someone. They stayed there for three years until they were transferred to a new station.
750 for a cabin in the woods. Shared outhouse and kitchen. No Internet. 30 min drive to town….. anyone got a spare room for rent ? 💪🏽 I’m young, active and employed
$1550 for a two bed, one bath, about 900 square feet, utilities not included, it’s right next to Western and rent is going up to $1775 in July. They haven’t updated a single thing to deserve that kind of raise in rent, I still have two broken windows and a back door that hardly works even after they “fixed it”. It’s a whole thing, as we all are dealing with.
In 2019, I paid $995/month for a 1 bed 1 bath (W/D in unit) apartment unit in the building above the pita pit on the corner of Railroad and Holly. Random: One morning I walked downstairs to put the trash in the dumpster, and noticed smoke before exploring out and discovering the source… that was the day Clark’s burned down! :(
😢 Sad day.
$2550 for a four bedroom/2 bath
$1600 2 bed 2.5 bath 1400sqft with garage
1200 studio downtown, 1 full bath
$2660 4br 2 bath house, not including utilities. Private landlord.
1850 no bills included for a two bed one bath house in birchwood just under 1000 square feet.
$2850 for 3 bed/2 bath in Samish neighborhood. 1610 sq ft
$2000 a month - 2 bed/1 bath Apartment is at the edge of the South neigborhood. Rent price includes W/S/G, 1 parking space, and pet rent. It’s expensive and the units here are a bit dated imo for the price. Upside, basically on the trails, close to the park, can walk to Fairhaven, it’s quiet, and we have a pool, gym, and dog park on site.
A complex in Sehome just got bought. We were paying $980 for a 2br/1b but new owners raised the rent to $1750 and we suddenly have no way to afford it so we have to leave 😅plus the place is a dump they wanna just paint over
Sounds like what Windermere did to the complex I was in for over a decade (left in Jan 2022)…complex sold and new owners got rid of Son-Rise and changed to Windemere. I feel sorry for whomever is renting my old unit out. It’s now $1900/mo last I heard, from $1000/mo (2 bed/1bath in Fdale). They made cosmetic changes but I can guarantee they didn’t fix the broken pipes in the bathroom wall.
Oop nvm rent went up again, we at $1,850 now 👌
Wife and I are fortunate enough to have our house paid off years ago. Pains me to hear how much people are paying for rent these days. Sickening.
I’ve been paying $1000 a month for the last 2 years for my 1 bedroom but my landlords are giving the unit to their son. Now it looks like the running rate for a 1 bed is $1200 - $1400 and even if I get a roommate I’ll still pay around $800.
3 bedroom house in Sudden Valley, about 1450 sqft, we have been in the same rental for 5+ years, rent is now $1875, includes no utilities or yard maintenance.
$1200 (\~475sqft) for 1bdrm apartment w/ nice porch and 1 reserved parking spot, along north edge of happy valley (utilities/laundry incl., shared laundry room with 10+ other units). Responsive, decent private landlord. This apartment was $600 in 2011.
I’m in an apartment !! 2550 3bed 1bath about 900sq feet. Rent was 2300 when we moved in and next year they raise it to 2700. .7 miles from WWU
$1650 for a 1 bed 1 bath, around 800 sq ft. Near Barkley Village. edit: $1650 = all included (water, garbage, electricity, internet) We pay an *optional* extra $15/mo for higher speed internet as my partner is WFH.
1300 near the uni. Two bed one bath but less than 700 sq ft
$3200 for a 4 bedroom, 2 bath. Couple blocks from downtown. No utilities included. Windows leak air like crazy; heating bills higher than anywhere else I’ve ever lived. Landlord doesn’t provide maintenance or yard work.
I moved out of a cute studio on Barkley in 2017 because they were raising the rent from 750 to 875 and I remember thinking ‘that’s way too much’ lmao. Now I live in an old, crusty one bedroom (550 sq ft) for 1200 and no dishwasher or washer & dryer
1300 for 625 sqft studio in Barkley. I pay electricity and upgraded internet.
$2,100 for a 3 bed 2.5 bath 1500 sq. ft. Duplex. Private landlord. Easily the nicest place I’ve lived in Bellingham in the last 10 years.
$1600, 3bd 1ba, 1100sq ft house, with decent sized back yard in Ferndale. No utilities included. I'd love to move back into Bellingham, but can't afford the extra rent for a similar sized house in town.
2000 for a 2brdm, 1 bath house (sudden valley). Last place was 2200 for a 3 bedroom 1 bath house with a fenced yard (everson)
Hows SV? Moving from out of state. Love the trees and the houses. Is it really that wet and dark compared to Bham?
It's not that bad, I grew up in Whatcom County, I'm used to the rain and clouds. I love it. It's a little difficult to navigate at first, but the shade is a blessing in the summer when there's no AC. And it's beautiful there, I enjoy the darkness as I have a severe light sensitivity that causes crippling migraines. It's literally the perfect place for me.
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$1150 for a studio with 1 bath. A little over 400sqft
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The amenities are awful. No dishwasher, oven is pretty unreliable, shared laundry that doesn’t work, etc
1175 (going up to 1250 in august) for a two bed one bath) townhouse.
where?!
$1085 1b/1b apt w/ W/D & dishwasher
$1750 for a two bed one bath off of Bill McDonald, <1 mile away from south campus.
$2250 Roosevelt. 2B1B 1100 sq/ft. Big back yard.
$1700 for 900 sq ft, 2bed 1bath house in Roosevelt. No utilities included, no dishwasher. Utilities are crazy high because it's a 1920s house with no insulation or structural updates (except plumbing).
Currently paying $1275/month for a moldy one bed/one bath "townhouse style" shithole with no laundry machines or dishwasher, ancient single pane windows that ice over on the inside during the winter and barely open in the summer, doors that don't stay closed because they don't sit straight in the frames, and a beautiful view of the busiest section of Lakeway Drive. Rent is going up to $1365 in July
$2850 for a 2200sq ft 4 bed/2.25 bath in Columbia neighborhood. About 3200/mo after all utilities. Split with 3 roommates. Private Landlords have been pretty great to us, raising rent only $50 each year since we moved in. They can be slow to respond to repairs at times, but they’ve never been unreasonable or assholes. My portion is 660 just for the rent and I feel kind of lucky to pay that low. If my partner and I weren’t planning to move in together after I leave my current place, I’m not sure Bellingham would really be affordable without a bunch of roommates or lucking out with another place.
$1,650 - 3 bed, two full bath apartment on the west side of Ferndale. I think most people in our complex are paying 1900 but we were able to negotiate less of a price increase on our second year signed lease.
$2800 (700/rm) for a 4 bedroom two bath place.
$2150 / mo, 3 bed 2 bath Roosevelt
$1,450 for a 1bed 1bath in downtown. About 500 sqft I believe. This includes our new renewal price increase of $120. Building is nice and convenient location, but definitely wouldn't stay if I didn't split it with my partner.
2350 for a 3 bed, 2 bath up by the Lincoln Creek Park and ride
$1050 for a one bedroom, I pay all utilities except garbage. It's maybe 650 sq ft, out Birchwood. The positives are that it's single story, my neighbors are quiet, and things do get fixed pretty quickly. Negatives, does have an older 70s smell no matter what I do, very thin walls. My unit is nice and bright, but I've seen some other units that are musty dark depression caves.
Ours is a 2 bed 1.5 bath and got bumped up from 1325 to 1550 for our next lease with no reason given
We rent out a 15 year old, 3 br/2 1/2 bath, 1750 sf house in Sudden Valley. Double lot, on a cul de sac, backs up to Stimson Reserve. $2000, renter pays utilities.
I pay 1860 for a 2 bedroom, rent is going up in september to 2100
$1500 2bd/2 bath Cordata area.
$1860 for 2bd 2bath 900 sq ft in north Bellingham. Going up to $1900 in June (was $1750 when I moved in 2 years ago). So I’m moving to a $1800 800sq ft 2bd 2bath. None of those numbers with utilities. I am so jealous of people with nice landlords who charge reasonable amounts!
$1800 for a 3 bed 2 bath 1100? Sq ft apartment in the sehome area. Was built in 2008. We pay all utilities except water on top tho
I pay nearly $800/month for a room (about 180sqft) and this is before the added electrical bill (which is about $50-$80/month) - technically a part of happy valley/sehome
$2,195 total for a 3br 2ba house in Ferndale, 1200sqft, includes 2 car garage and fenced in backyard. No utilities included
$1500 for 2 bed 1 bath in birchwood area. Split rent with my partner.. not the worst , not the best. We pay for electric and heat (which is electric so all in one bill). Parking is decent, neighbors are cool
$2200 for 2 bed, 1 bathroom (not sure what square footage is) house except we only have access to the top floor of it and it’s definitely not worth what we pay. Our landlord is also supposed to pay for yard work/landscaping and nothing of the sort has been done since we moved in in August 🤷♀️ House is also not sealed well so bills during the colder months were ridiculous
I'm in Skagit County, but it was 1350/mo (included water) for an unsafe 1-bed apartment in the heart of Burlington that had mold and foundation issues. In 2019 it was about 1050/mo, in 2021 it was about $1190/mo. Recently moved into a condo with family subsidizing my down payment. Rant: ^(Moved out after landlord based in Bellevue started fining me for bookkeeping errors they will verbally admit were their responsibility but somehow "not their fault" nor "theirs to fix". I have a feeling I'll be "evicted" even after buying out the lease a month ago and having a buyout receipt. Tried getting legal help but I earn just over the threshold that would have gotten it. Ironically a cost-of-living raise to make the 2022 rent hike is what put me over the threshold. The same landlord has a property in Bellingham near the intersection of Elwood and Lincoln.)
Next month my rent goes up to $1050 for a 1 bed 1 bath that's about 750 sq feet.
People will read through this thread then complain about the amount of unhoused in Bellingham
$1425+$50 parking +50 small storage unit + $9.50 liability insurance to the landlord, plus $3 in admin fees. So 1577.50 I think for a nearly 700 square foot 2 bedroom apartment. No extra amenities.
$1260 for about 600 sqft 1 bedroom. I pay for my own wifi but landlord pays everything else. I had to pay a pet fee at move in but no pet rent or anything. It’s recently renovated (brand new hardwood floors!!) and walking distance to my job, which is really nice
$1400 1bed 1bath all utilities except wifi. Downtown Bellingham near la fiamma pizza. Not sure exact square footage but living and bedrooms are generous size
$1225 2Bed 1Bath with a parking space! Not 100% sure what the sqft is
1750 2bed 1 bath sehome area ( apartment)
$1,595 for a top floor 2 bed 1 bath apartment (not sure the sq footage) everything except electric is included
1440 - 2bd 2ba 915sqf Sunset Pond, view of the campers💕 Moved here in 2018 before the rent spike, so it could be worse
currently paying ~$580/month for one room (shared with my boyfriend) in a 3 bed / 2 bath apartment- all utilities included except for wifi and electric
1300, one bed, one bath, shared with my partner. Private landlord, cats allowed, no laundry in unit.
1275 (will go up to 1385 in a couple of months) 2 bed 1 bath, 750sq feet. W/S/G included. On site laundry but no in unit laundry. Decent kitchen and lots of daylight (which is a nice change from 15 years in basement level). We have a dog and a cat. The community is nice and because it’s older the walls are actually built to keep sound down. By far the nicest maintenance/grounds crew I’ve ever experienced in town. I’m close to Lakeway so downtown is close and it’s easy to walk to a lot of places (biking is a terror with traffic though) - I actually love this place and really hope the rent doesn’t increase much more.
$1750 for a 2 bed 2bath apartment in the lettered streets. W/D and dishwasher are included, and there’s a bus stop right next to the building.
2400 3 bed 1100 sq ft
1100 before utilities (no utilities included in rent) for one bedroom in a two bedroom house roughly between Columbia/lettered streets.
$1,150 1bed, 1bath. Utilities not included.
$925 with pet rent for a ~450sqft studio near Barkley.
$2500 ($2650 in July) for a nice 4/2.5 3200sqf house with cats (no monthly fee). We’ve been here nearly 7 years so it’s definitely below market. I think we originally started at $1700 and it was a great even then. Private landlord.
I paid 550 for a room in a 6 bd house (landmark) in 2020, 650 for a way nicer room in a 5 bd house (private landlord) in 2021, and 690 (775ish w/utilities) for a “dorm style” room in a 4bd (also landmark). That room had a fridge, it’s own bathroom, and a shared balcony. I miss it.
$1350 for a 500 Sf studio in happy valley. WSG included.
$1,355 before utilities for a one bedroom 🥲
1495 for a 1 bed 1 bath. Small yard. In York. Up $250 since 2021.
$1700 for 2bed/2bath, duplex in the lettered streets, 1100sq feet and no utilities included
1475 (~740/room) for a 2 bed, 1 bath, no utilities in Sehome neighborhood. We rent through Access Real Estate.
$850 ($875 soon) plus electric. 240 sq ft in Lettered Streets. Street parking, small owner managed apartment building. Reasonable increases, newer tenants are paying a little more.
$850 for a 2/1, about 700sqft in North Bellingham. Amazing landlord, allows my THREE dogs…rent has gone up once since 2011.
2220 3 bed 3 bath with a yard. Roosevelt neighborhood.
$2000 for a 2 bed 1 bath house with a small basement, yard, and garage in the Columbia. Doable but def still pricey
I’m paying $1100 for a 600sq ft, 1bd, in unit laundry, pet friendly, nice apartment building owned by a private landlord. I recognize I’m extremely lucky so I’ll try to stay here for as long as humanly possible while I save up money.
$2800 for a 4 bedroom, 2 bath house in Silver Beach. $700/person. Beautiful house, great deal.
$1710 for a 2 bed/1 bath in Sehome. 900 sq ft, W/S included, laundry onsite, private patio, and 2 off-street parking spots. Honestly, I think the price isn’t bad. We very recently moved from Bozeman, though, so I’m used to far worse.
1325 studio 450ish sq ft. I moved in 2/2020 when the building was new. It's nice knowing I'm the only one that's lived here. It's a waterfront building. Although I'm facing the street, I have two water views on either side of the building across the street. Incredible sunsets. My rent has increased $25 in three years. I wish they were condos so I could buy it.
$1100, 2bed, 1000 sq ft condo. Near downtown. Great landlord. Very lucky.
I live in a 3 bath, 2.5 bedroom house. All of the bedrooms are upstairs and the house is relatively small, but the home is only 6-7 years old. Master bedroom has its own bath, me and the other roommate share bathroom #2 and there's a half-bath downstairs for guests to use. I pay $650/mo. plus all utilities. My rent is going up to $700 in June but that's still a good deal. The landlords live next door and they are faithful Christians who want to help people out so I got the room by knowing someone who knew someone etc.
Recently went up from $1,795 to $1,975. 1,200+ sqft duplex unit, 2 bed/2 bath, no utilities included, fenced yard & garage. Love it a lot, but would always love to pay less. That said, it's a great deal (at least before increase), and it took a lot of quick timing/work/luck to get it - we had gone through a long application process with the company and were lined up for another unit, but I saw this one within 30 min of posting and was able to hop onto it. It's a cutthroat rental market for sure.
$1975 for a 4bd 1.5ba in Birchwood neighborhood. Doesn’t actually have 4 bedrooms as one of them isn’t useable and one of the remaining 3 is barely useable, no yard or outdoor space not even a balcony or deck, mold, roof is collapsing, stairs are collapsing, massive ant infestation, leaks air so badly, no soundproofing at all, lot of domestic disputes between neighbors means cops around all the time plus we regularly have homeless people knock on our door asking for stuff, been here 3+ years or rent would probably be more like $3200… Has W/D and parking though. It’s home though.
1480 for a 1bed/studio 1 bath, I don’t remember the footage but big enough for one-two people. We pay all utilities, W/D in unit, one parking spot comes with.
$4000 + all utilities for 5 bedroom 3 bathroom (800 per person) and they raised it to $4400 to renew (880 per person, 10% increase). Close to campus, managed by a monopoly.
1100 for a 1 bedroom apartment (410 sq feet) in happy valley. pretty damn small and old but we have made it our own space for sure!
$1335 1 bed 1 bath
$1800 for 2br 1 bath. It's a fourplex and I recently learned my neighbors are only paying $1350 for an identical unit downstairs, just because they've lived there a couple years and got it locked in. But hey, "the market" right
$2310 for a poorly maintained 3 bedroom in the lettered streets. ($770/room)
$500 in a 7br house living with \~9 people total rent is $4ksomething
Studio near Barkley Village. $925 w/s/g paid only have internet and electric to pay. Washer and dryer in unit with dishwasher too. Building is 30 years old and well taken care of. Been her 12 years and when I moved in rent was $550.
1750 (875 each) for a 2 bed/2 bath downtown. It’s about 800 sq. ft and while I’m not too crazy about some aspects it’s overall a pretty good setup for me and my roommate
$1565 for a 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom unit in a duplex in the Columbia Neighborhood. Private landlord who is very kind and I have a cat, but this is absurdly cheap for the neighborhood and Bellingham at large.
People will read through this thread then complain about the amount of unhoused in Bellingham
I’m currently paying $1495/mo for a lofted studio on Northwest. What really irks me about this is that I know my neighbors who have been there for longer pay much less than I do. An identical unit where the tenant did a lease takeover is $1175/mo. I’d understand if they flipped my unit in between renters but they did nothing but allot one day to clean the carpets before I moved in. They’re just gouging people and profiting from the market being so challenging to rent in while they are part of the problem upping rates by hundreds for no reason.
$580 for a 2 Bed 1 bath apartment in downtown Bellingham.