Housing mix
Federal Way, WA housing supply, ownership, and rent
What the latest ACS housing mix can and cannot tell buyers and renters comparing options in Federal Way, WA.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
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The published evidence provides the starting point: Federal Way, WA's current ACS housing baseline includes 37,479 total housing units, 35,717 occupied units, and 1,762 vacant units. Those counts can still help a borrower establish the scale of the measured housing base before comparing tenure, rent, current listings, property condition, and financing. The figures describe stock across the survey period; they do not say that 1,762 homes were listed for sale or available to rent at one moment. For borrower planning, reading 37,479 total units with 35,717 occupied and 1,762 vacant units keeps the release internally grounded while leaving live availability to current listing and property evidence.
Federal Way, WA's ACS median gross rent is $1,797, while renter-occupied units account for 44.7% of occupied housing and owner-occupied units account for 55.3%. In practical terms, the $1,797 median includes rent and certain utilities for the measured rental stock; it does not reveal a lease offer comparable to a home under consideration.