South Renton

Renton, WA

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South Renton - Renton, WA

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South Renton extends from Downtown Renton to I-405, providing easy access to the entire region. Your South Renton apartment will place you in a pedestrian-friendly neighborhood filled with shops and restaurants, especially along Rainier Avenue. Here, you'll find Fred Meyer, restaurants like Jimmy Mac's Roadhouse and Pabla Indian Cuisine, and smaller stores like McLendon Hardware and Game Stop. Catch up with friends over coffee at Liberty Café or Common Ground Coffee.

Expect to find your neighbors at community garage sales, neighborhood cleanups, and the annual State of the City breakfast. The Carco Theater presents plays and concerts, as well as intriguing movies. When you want to get outside, the Cedar River hiking trail and park let you soak up all the beauty this southern portion of Lake Washington can offer.

Rent Trends

As of March 2025, the average apartment rent in South Renton is $1,539 for a studio, $1,657 for one bedroom, and $2,014 for two bedrooms. Apartment rent in South Renton has decreased by -1.7% in the past year.

  • Studio

  • 568 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,539/month

    Average Rent

  • 1 BR

  • 713 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,657/month

    Average Rent

  • 2 BR

  • 961 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $2,014/month

    Average Rent

Transportation

75

Very Walkable

out of 100 WalkScore® Rating

If you enjoy walking, you’ll enjoy renting in this area! It’s a very walkable neighborhood.

56

Good Transit

out of 100 TransitScore® Rating

The area around this property has good transit with many nearby transportation options.

58

Bikeable

out of 100 BikeScore® Rating

While there’s some bike infrastructure in this area, you’ll still need a car for many errands.

Points of Interest

Parks and Recreation

  • Riverview Park
  • Lakeridge Park
  • Kubota Gardens
  • Highline SeaTac Botanical Garden
  • Pritchard Island Beach

Airports

  • Seattle-Tacoma International
  • Seattle Paine Field 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 February 2025.