Seattle suburbs seeing fastest rising rent nationwide And our rental numbers are rising much faster than the national average

Which Seattle-area 'hoods are seeing the most growth, year-over-year, in rent prices? Click through the slideshow to see the top 20 neighborhoods. Which Seattle-area 'hoods are seeing the most growth, year-over-year, in rent prices? Click through the slideshow to see the top 20 neighborhoods. Photo: Zillow Photo: Zillow Image 1 of / 32 Caption Close Seattle suburbs seeing fastest rising rent nationwide 1 / 32 Back to Gallery

Seattle topped another list. Only this time it’s probably not in a good way.

According to a new report from Zillow, rental prices are rising faster in the suburbs than in the city for the first time in four years. In fact – trailed by Los Angeles and Portland, Ore. – the Seattle area tops the list for fastest rising suburban rents.

Nationwide the difference is slight: rents are up 2.5 percent in the suburbs versus the city. But in Seattle, the difference is 8.2 and 6.3 percent in suburb and urban rental pricing, respectively.

While urban rental prices are still higher overall (at $2,452 for a Seattle average), the fact that suburbs outside Seattle are seeing a steep creep in rental pricing doesn’t bode well for building out a metropolis.

With rising costs pushing more and more renters out of the city, the theory has been that renters could find a comfortable home somewhere in the Seattle-area. But with suburban rents now seemingly racing to keep pace with rental costs, where can displaced Seattleites turn to?

On top of all that, Zillow’s research shows that Seattleites are among those most likely to say that they were not confident in their long-term ability to stay in their current home. Which makes sense if ST3 keeps bringing higher costs to suburban locations, and rents keep inflating across the board.

If you look at the slideshow above, the neighborhoods that have seen the most rental growth in 2017 are either in Seattle, Renton or Everett. In fact, almost every neighborhood in the Everett area has ranked in the top 20 for year-over-year growth.

Click through the slideshow above to see where rent is seeing the most growth in the area.