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Garbage Disposal Repair in Washington

Across the 70 Washington towns we route calls in, 58% of housing units are detached houses and 35% are in multi-unit buildings. That split decides who owns the machine under the sink, which decides who pays for it.

The quick answer

Washington runs 58% detached houses, 35% multi-unit and 3% manufactured across the 70 towns covered here. In a house the disposal is usually the occupant's; in a rented apartment it is usually the landlord's.

Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25024.

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How Washington is built

Housing type	Share of housing units
Detached houses	58%
Attached houses	5%
Multi-unit buildings	35%
Manufactured and mobile homes	3%

Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25024 (units in structure), 2023 release. Universe: 1,888,334 housing units including vacant ones, across the areas we cover.

The state does not divide evenly: 42 Washington towns lead on detached houses, 16 Washington towns lead on single-family housing, 9 Washington towns lead on a mix of building types, 2 Washington towns lead on multi-unit buildings, 1 Washington towns lead on manufactured homes. That is why the town pages below carry their own figure rather than inheriting this one.

The largest towns we route

Town	Detached	Multi-unit	Housing units
Seattle	42%	52%	485,001
Vancouver	62%	29%	145,495
Tacoma	62%	32%	139,829
Everett	48%	42%	71,492
Bellevue	49%	46%	67,602
Renton	58%	34%	63,659
Kent	59%	32%	60,865
Bellingham	54%	39%	59,203

Checking a plumber in Washington

Washington licenses are issued by the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, which publishes a public search you can use before work begins.

Towns we route in Washington

Amboy 76% detached · 0% multi-unit
Anacortes 81% detached · 12% multi-unit
Auburn 60% detached · 27% multi-unit
Battle Ground 82% detached · 11% multi-unit
Bellevue 49% detached · 46% multi-unit
Bellingham 54% detached · 39% multi-unit
Black Diamond 91% detached · 3% multi-unit
Bonney Lake 84% detached · 5% multi-unit
Bothell 61% detached · 29% multi-unit
Bow 92% detached · under 1% multi-unit
Brush Prairie 90% detached · 2% multi-unit
Camano Island 91% detached · 1% multi-unit
Camas 81% detached · 10% multi-unit
Carnation 87% detached · 3% multi-unit
Clinton 91% detached · 2% multi-unit
Coupeville 88% detached · 6% multi-unit
Duvall 85% detached · 4% multi-unit
Eastsound 87% detached · 5% multi-unit
Edmonds 66% detached · 29% multi-unit
Everett 48% detached · 42% multi-unit
Everson 77% detached · 8% multi-unit
Fall City 90% detached · 2% multi-unit
Federal Way 49% detached · 42% multi-unit
Ferndale 75% detached · 15% multi-unit
Fife 45% detached · 46% multi-unit
Freeland 87% detached · 4% multi-unit
Friday Harbor 82% detached · 8% multi-unit
Gig Harbor 79% detached · 15% multi-unit
Greenbank 92% detached · 0% multi-unit
Issaquah 50% detached · 38% multi-unit
Kenmore 63% detached · 28% multi-unit
Kent 59% detached · 32% multi-unit
Kirkland 55% detached · 40% multi-unit
La Center 78% detached · 3% multi-unit
Lake Stevens 84% detached · 8% multi-unit
Lakewood 36% detached · 52% multi-unit
Langley 86% detached · 5% multi-unit
Lopez Island 92% detached · 1% multi-unit
Lynden 71% detached · 18% multi-unit
Lynnwood 52% detached · 39% multi-unit
Maple Valley 87% detached · 8% multi-unit
Marysville 73% detached · 16% multi-unit
Medina 99% detached · under 1% multi-unit
Mercer Island 66% detached · 33% multi-unit
Milton 51% detached · 39% multi-unit
Monroe 78% detached · 12% multi-unit
Mount Vernon 70% detached · 21% multi-unit
Mountlake Terrace 49% detached · 43% multi-unit
Mukilteo 61% detached · 34% multi-unit
North Bend 83% detached · 10% multi-unit
Olga 93% detached · 1% multi-unit
Orcas 98% detached · 1% multi-unit
Pacific 57% detached · 31% multi-unit
Puyallup 67% detached · 22% multi-unit
Ravensdale 91% detached · 0% multi-unit
Redmond 48% detached · 43% multi-unit
Renton 58% detached · 34% multi-unit
Ridgefield 81% detached · 6% multi-unit
Sammamish 87% detached · 9% multi-unit
Seattle 42% detached · 52% multi-unit
Snohomish 84% detached · 8% multi-unit
Snoqualmie 84% detached · 7% multi-unit
Sumner 55% detached · 30% multi-unit
Tacoma 62% detached · 32% multi-unit
University Place 56% detached · 38% multi-unit
Vancouver 62% detached · 29% multi-unit
Washougal 76% detached · 11% multi-unit
Woodinville 78% detached · 17% multi-unit
Woodland 71% detached · 13% multi-unit
Yacolt 87% detached · 0% multi-unit

Pushed the reset button already?Then it is worth a contractor rather than another ten minutes with a hex key. Tell us what it is doing — silent, humming, leaking or smelling — and we will route you. Free to you, always. Anything wanting a plumber can be said on the call.

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