Spokane · State cap + city rules
9.683%
Spokane uses Washington's statewide cap: 9.683% for increases taking effect in 2026 and 10% in 2027. Spokane requires 180 days' written notice for increases above 3% (120 days for 3% or less).
9.683% for increases between January 1 and December 31, 2026. Commerce has published 10% for calendar 2027.
Recent changes
From June 1, 2026, a notice of a residential rent increase in Spokane must contain a notice of eviction prevention resources under SMC 10.57.220 (Ordinance C36875). The city's 180-day minimum notice still applies.
Official source: City of Spokane: Spokane Municipal Code § 10.57.160 (minimum notice to increase rent) ↗
§ 1 · The formula
7% + Seattle CPI-U (June to June), max 10%
7% plus the June 12-month change in CPI-U for Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue (BLS series CUURS49DSA0), or 10%, whichever is less. For 2026, Commerce used June 2024 = 354.824 and June 2025 = 364.344.
Law: Washington rent stabilization (RCW 59.18.700–.710); Spokane Municipal Code § 10.57.160 (notice).
§ 2 · Coverage
§ 3 · Timing
Notice: At least 120 days' written notice for an increase of 3% or less and 180 days for more than 3% (Spokane Municipal Code § 10.57.160). Since June 1, 2026 the notice must include eviction-prevention resources.
Next change: The 10% cap for 2027 takes effect January 1, 2027. The 2028 figure follows the June 2027 CPI, published in mid-July 2027.
§ 2a · Local rules
Spokane requires 120 days' written notice for increases of 3% or less and 180 days for larger ones (30 days for income-based subsidized tenancies).
Source: “One hundred twenty days’ written notice for rent increases equal to or less than three percent”
Starting June 1, 2026, a rent-increase notice must include a notice of eviction-prevention resources.
Source: “Commencing June 1, 2026, the notice of residential rent increase shall contain a notice of eviction prevention resources pursuant to SMC 10.57.220.”
Cost of living here
Official figures only, each for the area named. Prices are for the wider metro area; rents and incomes are for the city itself.
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA metro area · BEA 2024
Regional Price Parities: an index where the US average price level for all items = 100. Housing is BEA’s “Services: Housing” line (US = 100.6).
Spokane, WA HUD Metro FMR Area · HUD FY2027
| Studio | $1,116 |
|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | $1,173 |
| 2 bedrooms | $1,494 |
| 3 bedrooms | $2,047 |
| 4 bedrooms | $2,497 |
Monthly gross rent (rent plus utilities). HUD: FMRs are “estimates of 40th percentile gross rents for standard quality units”.
Spokane city, Washington · ACS 2020–2024 5-year
Gross rent includes utilities. The rent-to-income figure is for renter households (Census table B25071).
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§ 4 · Sources
“One hundred eighty days’ written notice for rent increases greater than three percent.”
“between 1/1/2026 and 12/31/2026 is 9.683%”
“Maximum annual rent increase percent through 12/31/2027: 10%”
“A tenancy in a dwelling unit for which the first certificate of occupancy was issued 12 or less years before the date of the notice of the rent increase.”
“a landlord shall provide a minimum of 90 days' prior written notice of an increase in the amount of rent to each affected tenant”
See something out of date? The methodology page explains how we check figures.
§ 5 · Questions
Spokane uses Washington's statewide cap: 9.683% for increases taking effect in 2026 and 10% in 2027. Spokane requires 180 days' written notice for increases above 3% (120 days for 3% or less).
7% plus the June 12-month change in CPI-U for Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue (BLS series CUURS49DSA0), or 10%, whichever is less. For 2026, Commerce used June 2024 = 354.824 and June 2025 = 364.344.
Units whose first certificate of occupancy was issued 12 years or less before the notice. Units owned by public housing authorities, public development authorities and qualifying nonprofits with regulated rents. Qualifying low-income and tax-credit (LIHTC) housing.
The 10% cap for 2027 takes effect January 1, 2027. The 2028 figure follows the June 2027 CPI, published in mid-July 2027.
From City of Spokane: “Spokane Municipal Code § 10.57.160 (minimum notice to increase rent)”, which we last checked on October 18, 2026. Always confirm with the agency before relying on it.
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