Mattawa, Washington

Population

Growing. Up 15.5% since 2020.

3,874

people, the 133rd-largest of Washington's cities and towns.

Census Population Estimates, 2025. Rank among Washington's cities and towns computed by the Almanac. Sources: Census Population Estimates

The workday

8 in 10 jobs here go to people who live somewhere else.

80.3%

of 941 jobs located in Mattawa are filled by in-commuters.

Census LEHD LODES, 2023. Sources: Census LEHD LODES

Rent

Median rent is up 105% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.

$1,128

a month. Washington's median is $1,760.

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024 (latest), with earlier 5-year windows. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

The seam

Cross one tract line and median rent doubles.

A $1,162 gap between neighbors, the sharpest rent edge between adjacent tracts in Grant County.

• $851 Tract 111.02
• $2,013 Tract 111.01

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024, adjacent tracts compared by the Almanac. Tract estimates carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

Room to build

The median rent sits inside what local wages can carry.

$897–$1,345

is the monthly rent range local workforce wages support.

• $1,128 median

Supportable rent computed by the Almanac from 2023 source wage data. Median rent: Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Computed by the Almanac, Census ACS 5-year

Building

66% of the housing here was built before 2000.

• 79 homes permitted, 2022–2025
• 63% of those were in multifamily buildings
• 66% of all homes were built before 2000

Census Building Permits Survey, 2022–2025; Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census Building Permits Survey, Census ACS 5-year

Units needed

Closing the gap would add 1% to the 1,054 homes here.

8–12

is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.

Range computed by the Almanac from 2023 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count. Sources: Computed by the Almanac

Home value

A median home costs 81% less than Washington's.

$108,100

median home value in Mattawa.

• $108,100 Mattawa
• $564,600 Washington
• $332,700 U.S.

Census ACS 5-year, 2015-2019. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year