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Area Guide

Downtown Auburn Auburn, WA

Historic charm abounds between Seattle and Tacoma

Historic Growing Walkable

Downtown Auburn combines the historic with the modern, featuring much of the area’s original architecture while continuing renovations. With a classic Main Street USA appeal, Downtown Auburn hosts a variety of diverse eateries, specialty shops, entertainment venues, and family-friendly events.

Residents enjoy close proximity to scenic parks like Auburn Environmental Park and Les Grove Park, which holds the popular Auburn International Farmers Market from early June to late September every year. The Outlet Collection offers discounts from plenty of national retailers just southwest of downtown as well. Quick access to a Sounder Commuter Rail Station as well as I-5 makes getting around from Downtown Auburn simple.

Rent Trends

As of June 2026, the average apartment rent in Downtown Auburn is $1,558 for a studio, $1,568 for one bedroom, $1,711 for two bedrooms, and $1,433 for three bedrooms. Apartment rent in Downtown Auburn has increased by 2.4% in the past year.

  • Studio

  • 453 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,558/month

    Average Rent

  • 1 BR

  • 565 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,568/month

    Average Rent

  • 2 BR

  • 827 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,711/month

    Average Rent

  • 3 BR

  • 840 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,433/month

    Average Rent

Getting Around

Moderately Walkable

Walkability

60 / 100

Some Public Transit

Transit

50 / 100

Very Drivable

Drivability

80 / 100

Fairly Bikeable

Bikeability

50 / 100

Daily Essentials

Supermarket Within a 15 Minute Walk

Groceries

70 / 100

Fair Restaurant Variety Nearby

Restaurants

50 / 100

Good Café Variety Nearby

Cafes

60 / 100

Fair Variety of Shops Nearby

Shopping

50 / 100

Recreation

Very Large Amount of Park Space Nearby

Parks

80 / 100

Fair Wellness Amenity Variety Nearby

Wellness

40 / 100

Local Vibe

Mostly Calm Atmosphere

Vibrancy

30 / 100

Limited Nightlife Variety Nearby

Nightlife

30 / 100

Very Noisy

Quiet Score

20 / 100

Points of Interest

Parks and Recreation

  • Auburndale Park
  • Game Farm Wilderness Park
  • Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden
  • Lake Tapps Park
  • Confluence Trail

Airports

  • Seattle-Tacoma International

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Methodology

† Our analysis of utilities, groceries, transportation, healthcare, home prices, and other goods and services is sourced from the Cost of Living Index, a respected benchmark published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) that provides a thorough overview of living expenses across different regions.

Rent data is provided by CoStar Group’s Market Trend reports. As the industry leader in commercial real estate information, analytics, and news, CoStar conducts extensive research to produce and maintain a comprehensive database of commercial real estate information. We combine this data with public record to provide the most up-to-date rental information available.

Consumer goods, services, and home prices are sourced from the Cost of Living Index published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER). The data on this page is updated quarterly. It was last published in June 2026.

Demographic information comes from Neustar and combines detailed address data with U.S. Census and American Community Survey statistics to produce reliable local estimates.