Rental market report · October 2026
Bellevue rental market report, October 2026
Single-family rents, rent by bedroom, what is on the NWMLS today, the HUD anchor and the rules that set this month's renewal letters, for owners of a rental house in Bellevue.
The median single-family rent in Bellevue is $4,100 a month in October 2026, up 2.5% from October 2025. Across every rental type the median is $2,698 (down 2.6% from October 2025), and a listing takes a median 10 days to lease. On the NWMLS, 43 Bellevue rentals were active on October 15, 2026, 26 of them houses asking a median $6,300. HUD's FY2027 Fair Market Rent for a 3-bedroom in Bellevue's ZIP codes runs $3,850 to $4,980, and the 2026 cap on a renewal is 9.683%.
Median rent
$2,698
all rental types, October 2026, licensed data
Single-family median
$4,100
165 house listings, licensed data
Active single-family rentals
26
of 43 Bellevue rentals on the NWMLS, October 15, 2026
Days on market
10
median, licensed data
Rent by bedroom
What each size rents for in Bellevue.
| Size | Median rent (October 2026) | Active on the NWMLS | NWMLS asking median | HUD FY2027 SAFMR (ZIP median) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,891 (53 listings) | 0 | — | $2,680 |
| 1 bedroom | $2,375 (100 listings) | 5 | $2,500 | $2,800 |
| 2 bedrooms | $2,583 (153 listings) | 4 | fewer than 5 active | $3,270 |
| 3 bedrooms | $3,500 (65 listings) | 10 | $5,600 | $4,260 |
| 4 bedrooms | $4,500 (66 listings) | 16 | $6,100 | $5,070 |
| 5+ bedrooms | $6,995 (15 listings) | 8 | $6,848 | — |
Licensed medians are listing-weighted across the city's 5 report ZIP codes. NWMLS figures are the brokerage-listed rentals active on October 15, 2026; no median is shown from fewer than 5 listings.
Twelve months
Where Bellevue rent moved since October 2025.
| Month | Median rent | Single-family median |
|---|---|---|
| October 2025 | $2,770 | $4,000 |
| November 2025 | $2,795 | $3,995 |
| December 2025 | $2,725 | $4,167 |
| January 2026 | $2,695 | $3,900 |
| February 2026 | $2,595 | $4,000 |
| March 2026 | $2,575 | $4,400 |
| April 2026 | $2,650 | $4,495 |
| May 2026 | $2,800 | $4,575 |
| June 2026 | $2,801 | $3,950 |
| July 2026 | $2,700 | $4,500 |
| August 2026 | $2,723 | $4,350 |
| September 2026 | $2,750 | $4,595 |
| October 2026 | $2,698 | $4,100 |
By ZIP code
The 5 ZIP codes behind the Bellevue numbers.
| ZIP | Median rent | Single-family median | Listings | HUD 2-bed SAFMR | HUD 3-bed SAFMR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98004 | $2,698 | $4,950 | 173 | $3,820 | $4,980 |
| 98005 | $2,400 | $4,100 | 59 | $2,950 | $3,850 |
| 98006 | $3,200 | $4,100 | 94 | $3,560 | $4,640 |
| 98007 | $2,363 | $3,995 | 96 | $3,030 | $3,950 |
| 98008 | $3,950 | $3,995 | 41 | $3,270 | $4,260 |
If you own one house here
What this month means for a Bellevue landlord.
- Pricing a vacancy. Start from $4,100, this month's single-family median, then move for bedrooms, condition and parking: the bedroom table above is the band a Bellevue applicant will compare you against, and 26 houses are competing on the NWMLS today.
- The cap. A renewal on a $4,100 rent can rise at most $397 a month in 2026 (9.683%), with 90 days' written notice in Bellevue; a new tenancy is not capped, so a vacancy is the one moment the rent resets to market.
- Placement timing. At a median 10 days on market, a home listed 24 days before the move-out date leases without a vacant month; the cost of a mispriced listing is the days it adds, not the dollars it asks.
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Homes for rent now
The 5 newest Bellevue rental listings on the NWMLS.
Active rentals as listed by their brokerages, newest first, refreshed hourly. Asking rent, bedrooms and the listing office are shown as reported to the Northwest Multiple Listing Service.
$7,500/mo
MLS# 259513810660 NE 9th Place
Bellevue, WA 98004
Listing courtesy of Lori Gill & Assoc. Prop Mgmt
$3,950/mo
MLS# 2593448188 Bellevue Way NE #708
Bellevue, WA 98004
Listing courtesy of YuenCo
$3,300/mo
MLS# 2593809321 Bellevue Way SE #202
Bellevue, WA 98004
Listing courtesy of The Cascade Team
$4,500/mo
MLS# 259395516410 SE 56th Place
Bellevue, WA 98006
Listing courtesy of Lori Gill & Assoc. Prop Mgmt
$3,900/mo
MLS# 259399214226 NE 2nd Place #65
Bellevue, WA 98007
Listing courtesy of Lori Gill & Assoc. Prop Mgmt
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FAQ
Bellevue rents — questions owners ask first.
What is the average rent in Bellevue in October 2026?
Across every rental type, the median rent in Bellevue is $2,698 a month in October 2026 (average $3,292), from licensed rent data covering 463 listings in 5 residential ZIP codes, down 2.6% from October 2025. By bedroom: studio $1,891, 1 bedroom $2,375, 2 bedrooms $2,583, 3 bedrooms $3,500, 4 bedrooms $4,500, 5+ bedrooms $6,995.
How much does a single-family house rent for in Bellevue?
The median single-family rent in Bellevue is $4,100 a month in October 2026, across 165 house listings in the licensed data. On the NWMLS, the 26 houses active on October 15, 2026 ask a median of $6,300. HUD's FY2027 Small Area Fair Market Rent for a 3-bedroom in Bellevue's ZIP codes runs $3,850 to $4,980.
How many homes are for rent in Bellevue right now?
43 Bellevue rentals were active on the Northwest Multiple Listing Service on October 15, 2026: 26 houses, 11 condominiums and 3 townhouses (5 1-bedroom, 4 2-bedroom, 10 3-bedroom, 16 4-bedroom, 8 5+-bedroom). The NWMLS carries the brokerage-listed share of the market; apartment communities and owner-listed homes on rental portals are not in that count, which is why the licensed rent series above covers more listings.
How much can a Bellevue landlord raise the rent in 2026?
9.683% on a covered tenancy for 2026 (RCW 59.18.700, published by the Washington State Department of Commerce), with no increase in the first 12 months of a tenancy. On a $4,100 rent that is at most $397 more a month. Bellevue follows the state floor: 90 days' written notice on the state form (RCW 59.18.140). A new tenancy is not capped, so the asking rent on a vacancy is set by the market figures in this report.
What is the HUD Fair Market Rent for Bellevue?
HUD sets Small Area Fair Market Rents by ZIP code for the Seattle-Bellevue metro. For FY2027 (effective October 1, 2026), Bellevue's 5 report ZIP codes run $2,950 to $3,820 for a 2-bedroom and $3,850 to $4,980 for a 3-bedroom; the metro-wide FMR is $2,549 (2-bedroom) and $3,324 (3-bedroom). FMRs are 40th-percentile gross rents used for Housing Choice Vouchers, a floor-of-market anchor rather than a target for a single-family house.
Other cities
This month in the other five reports.
- Seattle rental market report$3,150 median single-family rent
- Kirkland rental market report$3,850 median single-family rent
- Redmond rental market report$4,100 median single-family rent
- Issaquah rental market report$3,950 median single-family rent
- Sammamish rental market report$4,145 median single-family rent
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