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    "slug": "kent-federal-way-wa",
    "name": "Kent / Federal Way",
    "state": "WA",
    "city": "FEDERAL WAY",
    "cbsa": "Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue",
    "zip_codes": [
      "98003",
      "98023",
      "98030",
      "98032"
    ]
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  "report": {
    "yearmonth": "202604",
    "month_label": "April 2026",
    "first_published_at": "2026-04-20T00:52:00.297Z",
    "last_updated_at": "2026-06-02T13:10:11.837Z"
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      "2br": {
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  "days_on_market": {
    "apartment": 34,
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    "single_family": 24
  },
  "ai_summary": [
    {
      "headline": "1BR apartments climb 4.5% MoM to $1,648",
      "body": "In the Kent / Federal Way (98003, 98023, 98030, 98032) rental market, 1-bedroom apartments now command a median rent of $1,648 after a notable month-over-month gain of 4.51%. Year-over-year growth stands at 1.25%, marking a clear upward movement among smaller apartment units within Kent / Federal Way (98003, 98023, 98030, 98032)."
    },
    {
      "headline": "Single-family 3BR exceeds apartment rents by $692",
      "body": "Renters seeking larger homes in Kent / Federal Way (98003, 98023, 98030, 98032) find 3-bedroom single-family rentals priced at $3,075, outpacing 3-bedroom apartments by $692. The single-family segment recorded a 3.27% month-over-month rise, while apartments of the same size reported a 1.67% gain, highlighting stronger pricing in detached units."
    },
    {
      "headline": "2BR condo/townhome rents up 0.86% MoM",
      "body": "Current Kent / Federal Way (98003, 98023, 98030, 98032) rental trends indicate that 2-bedroom condo/townhome units reached $1,918, with a 0.86% month-over-month and 0.18% year-over-year increase. This contrasts with 2-bedroom apartments, which saw YoY rents fall 2.96%, suggesting relative strength in the condo/townhome segment."
    }
  ],
  "summary": {
    "canonical": [
      "As of April 2026, rental prices in Kent / Federal Way, WA range from $1,648 to $4,477 per month depending on property type and bedroom count.",
      "The biggest year-over-year change is in single-family 2BR homes, which saw median rent decline by -11.97%.",
      "For 1BR rentals, single-family homes rent for $2,734, which is considerably higher than apartments at $1,648 and condos/townhomes at $1,692."
    ],
    "qa": [
      {
        "question": "What is the current range of median rents in Kent / Federal Way, WA?",
        "answer": "As of April 2026, median rents in Kent / Federal Way, WA vary from $1,648 for a 1BR apartment to $4,477 for a 4BR condo/townhome."
      },
      {
        "question": "Is there an outlier or unusual number in the Kent / Federal Way, WA rental market for April 2026?",
        "answer": "Single-family 2BR homes have an unusual -11.97% year-over-year decline in rent, dropping to $2,629."
      },
      {
        "question": "For which bedroom count does one property type dramatically outperform the others in Kent / Federal Way, WA?",
        "answer": "Single-family homes in the 1-bedroom category have a median rent of $2,734, substantially higher than apartments at $1,648 and condos/townhomes at $1,692."
      },
      {
        "question": "Which property and bedroom combination had the strongest annual rent increase in Kent / Federal Way, WA, and is this performance widespread or concentrated?",
        "answer": "Single-family 1BR homes experienced the largest year-over-year rent increase at 2.99%, rising to $2,734; other single-family bedroom counts saw changes of 1.50% (3BR), -2.15% (4BR), and -11.97% (2BR), indicating the growth is concentrated in the 1BR segment."
      }
    ]
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