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Port Angeles, WA
Port Angeles merits investigation by price-disciplined buyers who accept modest income returns; yield-focused or highly leveraged investors should avoid it.
Median price$501k
Median rent$1,906
Gross yield4.6%
Job growth▲ 0.3%
Composite Market ScoreRank #469 of 571 scored US market areas
Direct rental answer
How much is rent in Port Angeles, WA?
Zillow's metro-wide Observed Rent Index is $1,906 per month for 2026-06-30. That is up 1.49% from a year earlier.
Occupied rental units paying rent
Two-bedroom standard
These figures are not averaged together. Zillow and Realtor describe asking-rent markets, ACS measures rent paid by surveyed households, and HUD publishes administrative bedroom standards.
Exact county schedules
HUD rent benchmarks inside Port Angeles
Every row keeps its own county FIPS schedule. No county is selected as a metro proxy and no synthetic metro FMR is calculated.
| County | Studio | 1 BR | 2 BR | 3 BR | 4 BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clallam County, WAFIPS 53009 | $880 | $966 | $1,266 | $1,761 | $2,026 |
The read
Why this market scores where it does
Port Angeles merits investigation by price-disciplined buyers who accept modest income returns; yield-focused or highly leveraged investors should avoid it. The $501,027 median value, $1,906 asking rent, and 4.56% gross yield leave limited room before operating and financing costs.
Opportunity lies in positive demand signals and negotiating leverage. Jobs increased 0.31%, rents increased 1.49%, and tax filings show net migration of 355 households. Meanwhile, 37.7% of listings had price drops, median days on market were 31, and home values fell 0.65%, giving buyers evidence to press on price.
Risk remains concentrated in affordability and hazard exposure. Price-to-income is 7.12 and rent consumes 32.5% of median household income, while earthquake is the dominant hazard. Treat migration and rent growth as reasons for further diligence, not proof that a purchase price or cash flow works.
Frequently Asked Investor Questions
Is there evidence of negotiating room?
Home values fell 0.65%, 37.7% of listings had price drops, and median time on market was 31 days.
What do the demand indicators show?
Jobs rose 0.31%, asking rents rose 1.49%, and 2,119 households moved in versus 1,764 moving out, for net migration of 355.
How much supply and investor activity are recorded?
The record shows 306 permits, a permit rate of 3.93, 3.1 months of supply, and a 5.69% non-occupant share of purchase mortgages.
Investor Quick Takeaways
Gross Yield: 4.6%
Computed from the current Zillow rent and home-value medians.
Rent Momentum: ▲ 1.49%
Zillow ZORI rent growth trend over trailing 12 months.
Investor Activity: 5.7%
Originated investment purchase share (CFPB HMDA).
Climate Exposure: FEMA NRI
Annualized loss ratio evaluated for flood & hurricane risk.
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Market pulse
The current market in eight signals
Fast-moving Redfin conditions sit beside the slower fundamentals so a buyer can separate today's negotiating climate from the long-run investment case.
Months of supply3.1 mo.unchanged from a year ago
Median days on market31 days▲ from 9 days a year ago
Listings with price drops37.7%▲ from 33.2% a year ago
Sale-to-list ratio98.3%2026-05-01
Home value growth▼ 0.7%Zillow ZHVI · trailing 12 months
Rent growth▲ 1.49%Zillow ZORI · trailing 12 months
Gross rental yield4.6%Rent × 12 ÷ price
Payroll job growth▲ 0.3%LAUS · 12m to 2026-05
Release-to-release evidence
What actually changed
This comparison exists because at least one underlying source period advanced. Rebuilding the same data never creates a new observation.
Published score held steady35→35
0 ptsThe published component scores did not move in this release.
Weights were unchanged at metro-2026-07-v2-omb2023, so the movement comes from refreshed evidence and percentile ranks.
The named source periods advanced, but the measured values on this page held steady.
Composite breakdown
What each component measures
Weights are published, not hidden, and the arithmetic is shown. Five components, each measured as a national percentile across all tracked metros.
Published arithmeticComponent × weight = points
35| Signal | Score | Weight | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Job growth | 63 | 30% | 18.90 |
| Rent trend | 23 | 25% | 5.75 |
| Affordability | 11 | 15% | 1.65 |
| Supply pressure | 47 | 15% | 7.05 |
| Climate risk | 14 | 15% | 2.10 |
| Published score | 35 | ||
Port Angeles, WA scoreRank #469
35Job growth63/100
LAUS job growth of 0.31% -> employment is expanding, but only slightly.
Rent trend23/100
Rent growth of 1.49% and a 4.56% gross yield -> rent momentum is positive, but the income return is modest before expenses.
Affordability11/100
Price-to-income of 7.12 and rent-to-income of 32.5% -> both buyer and tenant affordability warrant scrutiny.
Supply pressure47/100
306 permits, a permit rate of 3.93, and 3.1 months of supply -> active construction and relatively tight resale inventory coexist.
Climate risk14/100
Earthquake is the dominant hazard and the annual loss ratio is 0.2501% -> buyers need hazard-specific property and insurance diligence.
The numbers
What this market costs and what it earns
Every derived ratio below recomputes from the same source record used by the article and score.
ZHVI Median Price
$501k
YoY ▼ 0.7%
ZORI Median Rent
$1,906
YoY ▲ 1.49%
Gross Rental Yield
4.6%
Rent × 12 ÷ price
$1,906 × 12 ÷ $501,027
Job Growth (YoY)
▲ 0.3%
LAUS payrolls
Job signal 63/100
Median Household Income
$70k
Census ACS 5-year
Rent Burden
32.5%
Annual rent ÷ household income
Price-to-Income
7.1x
Median value ÷ household income
HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent
$1,266
Market rent 150.5% of FMR
Historical affordability context
Compare aligned 2019 and 2024 asking-rent and nominal household-income endpoints across the direct-overlap metro set.
Independent rent evidence
One market, several legitimate rent benchmarks
These releases observe different homes and different moments. RentMarker keeps them separate: ZORI remains the scoring baseline, while the other sources test how sensitive the market story is to bedroom mix and measurement method.
Monthly benchmark4 of 4 reported values
Zero-based scale$1,906Primary RentMarker baseline
2026-06-30
All homes and bedroom counts
A smoothed metro rent index for observed rentals; it is the primary rent used by RentMarker scores and career ratios.
View source release ↗$966−$940 vs ZORI
FY2026 FMR
One-bedroom standard
An administrative gross-rent benchmark used by HUD programs; it is neither a listing median nor a prediction of one lease.
View source release ↗$1,266−$640 vs ZORI
FY2026 FMR
Two-bedroom standard
An administrative gross-rent benchmark used by HUD programs; it is neither a listing median nor a prediction of one lease.
View source release ↗$1,152−$754 vs ZORI
ACS 2024 5-year
Occupied rental units paying rent
A five-year survey estimate of contract rent plus applicable tenant-paid utilities; it is not a current asking-rent index.
View source release ↗Take the next step
Keep Port Angeles as context, then replace market-wide evidence with the candidate property's facts.
Supply pipeline
What is being built, and for whom
Permits are the 12-to-24 month early warning. The total matters less than the mix: apartments compete with a rental the day they open.
National supply context
Compare this authorization pipeline with asking-rent growth, jobs and for-sale liquidity across the evidence-complete metro set.
Building permits by structure type
units per year · latest year annualised
256 units authorised in 2026, 0% of them in 5+ unit buildings. This is a single-family building cycle, so the competition is other houses, not new apartments. ✓ recomputed from series
Who is arriving, and who is buying
Demand, and the competition for it
Tax filings say how many households moved and what they earn; mortgage disclosures say how many local purchases went to someone who will not live there. Moves between counties inside this metro are netted out of both flow figures.
Net Household Move
+355
2,119 in vs 1,764 out (IRS SOI)
▲ 16.8% of arriving households
Mover Income Gap
+$27,461
Arriving $95,653 vs leaving $68,192
Average AGI per tax return (IRS SOI)
Investor Purchase Share
5.7%
48 of 844 originated purchase loans
CFPB HMDA 2024
Dominant Hazard
earthquake
0.250% building value annual loss ratio
FEMA NRI · risk type: other
Compare yield and FEMA exposure →Households arrive mainly from: King County · Pierce County · Jefferson County · Snohomish County · Kitsap County
✓ 2,119 in − 1,764 out = 355 netDirect market links
Where tax-return households moved from and to
These are the largest flows where both counties map to a RentMarker market area. They are a documented subset of the all-US IRS totals above.
Leading inbound markets
- Seattle, WA424 arriving
- Bremerton, WA84 arriving
- Los Angeles, CA66 arriving
Leading outbound markets
- Seattle, WA296 leaving
- Bremerton, WA99 leaving
- Olympia, WA50 leaving
The other side
What would make this a bad buy
Generated from the same figures with the instruction to argue against the score, and published unedited. A page that only agrees with itself is an advertisement.
Three ways the case breaks
- A $501,027 median value paired with a 4.56% gross yield may leave insufficient return after operating and financing costs.
- Rent at 32.5% of household income and a 7.12 price-to-income ratio indicate affordability pressure.
- Earthquake is the dominant hazard, while hazard-specific insurance costs and coverage terms are not published.
Inside this micro area
Move from the market-area average to local evidence
Use the available county and city pages to add local price, rent, housing, migration and hazard context to the market-area view.
County records
Statistical peers
Market areas that behave like Port Angeles
Nearest neighbours on price level, income, yield and job growth — not on geography. Every market page gets a different peer set, which is the point.
| Market area | Score | Price | Rent | Yield | Job Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Angeles, WA (Target) | 35 | $501k | $1,906 | 4.6% | ▲ 0.3% |
| Ukiah, CA | 34 | $504k | $1,862 | 4.4% | ▲ 0.4% |
| Morehead City, NC | 34 | $478k | $1,842 | 4.6% | ▼ 0.0% |
| Montrose, CO | 55 | $500k | $2,093 | 5.0% | ▲ 0.7% |
| Ellensburg, WA | 42 | $499k | $1,777 | 4.3% | ▲ 0.8% |
Provenance
Where every figure came from
“Checked nightly” means every source is re-pulled and re-verified each night. It does not mean every source moves nightly — the release column tells you how fresh each number can possibly be.
| Dataset Source | Method | Release Period | Pulled Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Census ACS 5-year — household income and gross rent | direct | ACS 2024 5-year | 2026-08-05 |
| Census ACS 5-year — historical household income | direct | ACS 2019 and 2024 5-year | 2026-08-05 |
| Census ACS 5-year — population | direct | ACS 2024 5-year | 2026-07-26 |
| Apartment List Rent Estimates — recent-lease rent index | direct | Apartment List 2026-07 | 2026-08-08 |
| Apartment List Time on Market — listing liquidity | direct | Apartment List 2026-07 | 2026-08-08 |
| Apartment List Vacancy Index — rental vacancy | direct | Apartment List 2026-07 | 2026-08-08 |
| BEA County Personal Income — income and population | direct | 2024 County Personal Income (released 2026-02-05); history 1969-2024 | 2026-08-03 |
| BEA Regional Price Parities — metropolitan price levels | direct | 2024 Regional Price Parities (released 2026-02-19); history 2008-2024 | 2026-08-03 |
| BLS CES — payroll employment | direct | CES SM current | 2026-07-26 |
| BLS LAUS — resident employment | direct | LAUS current | 2026-07-26 |
| BLS OEWS — occupation employment and wages | direct | May 2025 OEWS estimates (released 2026-05-15) | 2026-08-03 |
| BLS QCEW — county employment and wages | direct | annual county employment and wages 2021-2025; latest 2025 vs 2024 | 2026-08-02 |
| OMB/BLS delineation — metro geography | direct | OMB July 2023 delineation | 2026-07-30 |
| Census Building Permits Survey — permitted units | direct | BPS through 2026 | 2026-07-26 |
| Census ACS 5-year — city population, households and housing | direct | ACS 2024 5-year | 2026-07-29 |
| Census ACS 5-year — county housing value, tenure and stock | direct | ACS 2024 5-year | 2026-07-30 |
| Census ACS 5-year — cities and communities | direct | ACS 2024 5-year | 2026-07-30 |
| Census ACS five-year — ZCTA housing and income | direct | ACS 2024 5-year ZCTA | 2026-08-08 |
| FEMA National Risk Index — hazard loss ratios | modelled | NRI counties (FEMA ArcGIS) | 2026-07-26 |
| FHFA House Price Index — annual county appreciation | direct | annual county HPI history 1975-2025; latest 2025 | 2026-08-02 |
| HMDA / CFPB — purchases by occupancy type | direct | HMDA 2024 purchase originations | 2026-07-26 |
| HUD CHAS — renter burden by HAMFI income band | direct | HUD CHAS 2018-2022 ACS 5-year (released 2025-12-23) | 2026-08-03 |
| HUD Fair Market Rents — Section 8 standard | direct | FY2026 FMR | 2026-07-26 |
| HUD USPS crosswalk and Small Area FMRs — ZIP rent fallback | direct | ZIP-CBSA 2025Q4 + SAFMR FY2026 | 2026-07-26 |
| HUD-USPS ZIP-to-county residential-address crosswalk | direct | HUD-USPS 2026Q1 | 2026-08-09 |
| IRS SOI — county migration and mover income | direct | SOI migration 2022-2023 | 2026-07-26 |
| Freddie Mac PMMS — mortgage rates | direct | week of 2026-07-30 | 2026-08-06 |
| Census ACS 5-year — effective property tax | direct | ACS 2024 5-year | 2026-08-06 |
| Realtor.com Economic Research — county listing inventory | direct | county inventory 2026-06 | 2026-07-28 |
| Realtor.com Rental Report — top-50 asking rents | direct | top-50 rental asking rents 2026-05 | 2026-08-05 |
| Redfin Data Center — inventory, days on market, and price cuts | direct | metro tracker through 2026-05-01 | 2026-07-26 |
| Redfin Data Center — ZIP resale activity and supply | direct | ZIP rolling 3 months through 2026-06-30; updated 2026-07-03 | 2026-08-12 |
| USDA ERS — Rural-Urban Continuum Codes | direct | USDA ERS 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes | 2026-08-02 |
| Zillow ZHVI and ZORI — county values and rents | direct | county ZHVI/ZORI 2026-06 | 2026-07-26 |
| Zillow ZHVI — metro home values | direct | Metro_zhvi_uc_sfrcondo_tier_0.33_0.67_sm_sa_month.csv | 2026-07-26 |
| Zillow ZHVI — city home values | direct | zillow_zhvi_city.csv | 2026-07-29 |
| Zillow ZORI — metro market rents | direct | Metro_zori_uc_sfrcondomfr_sm_sa_month.csv | 2026-07-26 |
| Zillow ZORI — city market rents | direct | zillow_zori_city.csv | 2026-07-29 |
| Zillow ZORI - metro market rents, not seasonally adjusted | direct | Metro_zori_uc_sfrcondomfr_sm_month.csv | 2026-08-15 |
| Zillow ZORI — ZIP market rents | direct | ZORI ZIP 2026-06 | 2026-08-08 |