Apartments for Rent in Mead, WA

Prices and availability in Mead, WA were last updated on 24 Aug 2026.

The best apartment in Mead, WA is: Shenandoah Forest Park.

The average rent in Mead, WA is $1,254.

In Mead, 8% of the residents are renting compared to 92% owning a home, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Large-scale apartment buildings with more than 50 units represent none of Mead's rentals, 41% are small-scale complexes with under 50 units, and 30% are single-family rentals.

The average age of rental buildings in Mead is 31 years old, with 38% being newer apartment buildings completed since 2000. The average height of apartment buildings in the city is 3 stories, of which all are garden-style apartment communities, none are mid-sized buildings, and none are high-rises. These characteristics describe large-scale apartment communities of 50 apartments or more.

Rental apartments in Mead come in a range of sizes and floorplans. Studio apartments represent 0.9% of units for rent, ideal for singles, renters on a budget and people who value central locations more than space. Rentals with 1-bedroom floorplans make up 30% of the total apartments in the city, while 2-bedroom floorplans represent around 58% of all rentals in Mead. The rest are larger floorplans with 3 bedrooms or more, typically preferred by families, larger households or roommates sharing space.