Internet in Renton, Washington
Fiber is available at 10.5% of the 27,004 homes and businesses the FCC counts in Renton, and wired broadband of at least 100/20 Mbps at 99.4%. 16.6% of locations have a choice of two or more wired providers at that speed; at 82.9% there is only one.1
FCC National Broadband Map, availability as of June 30, 2026 (data revised November 10, 2026), as reported by providers.
Renton in Washington
Renton relies on a single wired network more than any other Washington city of 100,000 or more. Xfinity is the only wired provider offering 100/20 Mbps at 82.8% of its homes and businesses, fiber reaches 10.5%, and three wired choices at that speed are reported at 0.0%1 of locations.
Xfinity everywhere, three carriers and some copper
The FCC's National Broadband Map counts 27,004 homes and businesses inside Renton's city limits as drawn for the 2020 Census. As of June 30, 2026 (file revision November 10, 2026), 4 companies report wired service at some of them, but only Xfinity's network reaches nearly all, at 99.3%. The next three names are mostly wireless: T-Mobile at 78.2%, Verizon at 73.5% and AT&T at 61.0%, of which fiber is 10.5%. CenturyLink's copper telephone lines carry DSL to 45.8%1. Zayo, Astound, Fusion and TPx each report a few dozen locations at most.
| Xfinity | Fiber Cable | 99.3% | 99.3% | 2 Gbps | 82.8% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T-Mobile | Licensed wireless | 78.2% | 30.1% | 100 Mbps | – |
| Verizon | Licensed wireless | 73.5% | 31.7% | 1 Gbps | – |
| AT&T | Fiber Licensed wireless | 61.0% | 16.3% | 8 Gbps | 0.1% |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 45.8% | 6.1% | 140 Mbps | 0.0% |
| Astound | Fiber Cable DSL | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 Gbps | – |
Source: FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2026. Share of the area's broadband serviceable locations where the provider reports service as of June 30, 2026. "Only wired option" is the share of locations where it is the single wired provider at 100/20 Mbps. Provider-reported and challengeable; speeds are advertised maximums, not measured; no prices. Satellite providers (HughesNet, Viasat, Starlink) report service at nearly every location and are left out of the table.
Each share is the part of the city where the company says it provides service or could install it within ten business days. These are provider reports, open to challenge on the FCC map, and the map is where a single address can be checked. Satellite is left out of the coverage and choice figures below, because HughesNet, Viasat and Starlink report it at practically every location.
Fiber: AT&T and almost no one else
Fiber from any provider reaches 10.5% of Renton's locations. Among the 343 cities of 100,000 or more, that share ranks 6th lowest. Across King County the share is 47.6%, and in neighboring Kent, itself low by national standards, 15.9%1.
Source: FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2026. FCC file revision of November 10, 2026. Shares are of broadband serviceable locations (homes and businesses), not people.
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| Area | Fiber available |
|---|---|
| Seattle | 79.9% |
| United States | 62.6% |
| King County | 47.6% |
| Washington | 39.4% |
| Bellevue | 27.4% |
| Kent | 15.9% |
| Renton | 10.5% |
The fiber that exists is close to one network. AT&T reports it at 10.5% of locations and advertises downloads up to 8 Gbps. Xfinity reports fiber at 0.0%. Unlike Kent or Bellevue, Renton has no second fiber company with a neighborhood-sized footprint, so two or more fiber providers overlap at 0.0%1 of locations.
AT&T did not report any service in Renton in June 2022. Lumen, the parent of CenturyLink, told the Securities and Exchange Commission that it closed the sale of its consumer fiber business to AT&T on February 2, 2026, while keeping its copper-based consumer services. In the June 30, 2026 data, CenturyLink reports only DSL in Renton. The fiber share itself has barely moved: 8.5%2 in June 2022, 10.7%3 at the end of 2025 and 10.5% now, a gain of 2.1 percentage points over four years that ranks tied for 41st lowest1 among large cities.
One wire, sometimes two, almost never three
Wired service of 100/20 Mbps or more is reported at 99.4% of locations, so the gap in Renton is not speed but the number of companies offering it. Exactly one wired provider reaches that speed at 82.9% of locations, the 7th highest share in the country among cities of this size, against 48.5% for Washington and 36.6% nationally. Two providers are reported at 16.6%, and three or more at 0.0%, a share that ranks tied for the lowest. On average a location has 1.161 wired providers at 100/20 Mbps.
Source: FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2026. Different wired providers (fiber, cable or DSL; FCC provider IDs) reporting 100 Mbps down and 20 Mbps up or more at the same location. Fixed wireless and satellite are not counted.
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| Area | None | One | Two | Three or more |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Renton | 0.6% | 82.9% | 16.6% | 0.0% |
| King County | 1.9% | 47.3% | 47.3% | 3.6% |
| Washington | 11.5% | 48.5% | 34.0% | 6.0% |
| United States | 7.8% | 36.6% | 44.6% | 11.1% |
The strip below shows where that single-wire share falls among all 343 large cities.
Simi Valley, California 0.9%New Bedford, Massachusetts 99.9%
Source: FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2026. Each dot is a city. FCC file revision of November 10, 2026. Shares are of broadband serviceable locations (homes and businesses), not people.
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| Area | One wired choice |
|---|---|
| New Bedford, Massachusetts | 99.9% |
| Albany, New York | 96.1% |
| Cambridge, Massachusetts | 93.6% |
| Quincy, Massachusetts | 90.1% |
| Anchorage, Alaska | 87.7% |
| Tempe, Arizona | 83.7% |
| Renton, Washington | 82.9% |
| Baltimore, Maryland | 81.7% |
| Corona, California | 78.4% |
| Kent, Washington | 78.3% |
| Rancho Cucamonga, California | 76.7% |
| Rialto, California | 72.2% |
| Ventura, California | 72.1% |
| Bend, Oregon | 72.0% |
| Spokane Valley, Washington | 71.9% |
| Escondido, California | 71.6% |
| Phoenix, Arizona | 71.5% |
| Avondale, Arizona | 71.5% |
| North Las Vegas, Nevada | 71.5% |
| Henderson, Nevada | 70.4% |
| Vacaville, California | 69.8% |
| Chico, California | 69.0% |
| Oceanside, California | 68.9% |
| Tracy, California | 68.7% |
| Fairfield, California | 67.7% |
| Santa Clarita, California | 66.8% |
| Scottsdale, Arizona | 66.2% |
| Jurupa Valley, California | 65.9% |
| Salem, Oregon | 64.9% |
| Visalia, California | 64.9% |
| Bellevue, Washington | 63.9% |
| Detroit, Michigan | 63.9% |
| Joliet, Illinois | 62.9% |
| Worcester, Massachusetts | 62.8% |
| Fontana, California | 62.7% |
| El Monte, California | 61.6% |
| Albuquerque, New Mexico | 61.4% |
| Modesto, California | 60.9% |
| Las Vegas, Nevada | 60.8% |
| Salinas, California | 60.6% |
| Las Cruces, New Mexico | 59.9% |
| Gilbert, Arizona | 59.9% |
| Tucson, Arizona | 59.8% |
| Chandler, Arizona | 59.6% |
| Georgetown, Texas | 59.5% |
| Clovis, California | 59.2% |
| Springfield, Massachusetts | 59.0% |
| Orange, California | 58.9% |
| Boise, Idaho | 57.9% |
| Santa Rosa, California | 57.3% |
| Bakersfield, California | 56.2% |
| Stockton, California | 56.0% |
| Antioch, California | 55.5% |
| Palmdale, California | 55.2% |
| Anaheim, California | 54.7% |
| Fresno, California | 54.4% |
| Billings, Montana | 54.4% |
| Fort Myers, Florida | 53.8% |
| Carlsbad, California | 53.8% |
| Toledo, Ohio | 53.7% |
| Fremont, California | 53.5% |
| Riverside, California | 53.2% |
| Aurora, Illinois | 52.7% |
| McAllen, Texas | 52.2% |
| Peoria, Arizona | 51.5% |
| El Cajon, California | 49.8% |
| Glendale, Arizona | 48.6% |
| Vancouver, Washington | 48.3% |
| Macon, Georgia | 48.3% |
| Glendale, California | 48.1% |
| San Jose, California | 47.6% |
| Eugene, Oregon | 47.4% |
| Vallejo, California | 47.4% |
| Boulder, Colorado | 46.7% |
| Pasadena, California | 46.6% |
| Jackson, Mississippi | 45.8% |
| San Diego, California | 45.6% |
| Irvine, California | 45.6% |
| Rochester, New York | 45.1% |
| Costa Mesa, California | 43.4% |
| Sunnyvale, California | 43.3% |
| Los Angeles, California | 42.0% |
| Edinburg, Texas | 42.0% |
| Athens, Georgia | 41.9% |
| Santa Clara, California | 41.8% |
| St. George, Utah | 41.7% |
| Reno, Nevada | 41.6% |
| Inglewood, California | 41.6% |
| Rockford, Illinois | 41.2% |
| Birmingham, Alabama | 41.1% |
| Akron, Ohio | 40.8% |
| New Orleans, Louisiana | 40.6% |
| Aurora, Colorado | 40.2% |
| College Station, Texas | 39.9% |
| Cleveland, Ohio | 39.5% |
| Santa Ana, California | 39.4% |
| Buffalo, New York | 39.3% |
| Thornton, Colorado | 38.6% |
| Savannah, Georgia | 37.7% |
| Arvada, Colorado | 37.6% |
| Ann Arbor, Michigan | 37.5% |
| Roseville, California | 37.0% |
| Shreveport, Louisiana | 36.8% |
| Oxnard, California | 36.4% |
| El Paso, Texas | 36.1% |
| Springfield, Illinois | 35.2% |
| Memphis, Tennessee | 35.1% |
| Laredo, Texas | 35.0% |
| Burbank, California | 35.0% |
| Dayton, Ohio | 34.8% |
| Davie, Florida | 34.6% |
| Mesa, Arizona | 34.5% |
| Pompano Beach, Florida | 34.1% |
| Sacramento, California | 34.0% |
| Lakeland, Florida | 33.9% |
| Gainesville, Florida | 33.5% |
| Boca Raton, Florida | 33.4% |
| Evansville, Indiana | 33.1% |
| Santa Maria, California | 32.8% |
| Sioux Falls, South Dakota | 32.5% |
| Sparks, Nevada | 32.2% |
| Palm Bay, Florida | 32.1% |
| Orlando, Florida | 31.7% |
| Beaumont, Texas | 31.3% |
| Hayward, California | 31.2% |
| Augusta, Georgia | 30.7% |
| West Palm Beach, Florida | 30.5% |
| Wilmington, North Carolina | 30.5% |
| Paterson, New Jersey | 30.4% |
| Syracuse, New York | 30.4% |
| Goodyear, Arizona | 30.4% |
| Hampton, Virginia | 30.3% |
| Brownsville, Texas | 30.1% |
| Winston-Salem, North Carolina | 30.0% |
| Fort Lauderdale, Florida | 29.0% |
| Suffolk, Virginia | 28.9% |
| Moreno Valley, California | 28.7% |
| Edmond, Oklahoma | 28.7% |
| Elk Grove, California | 28.5% |
| Garden Grove, California | 28.0% |
| St. Louis, Missouri | 28.0% |
| San Francisco, California | 27.9% |
| Huntington Beach, California | 27.8% |
| Chula Vista, California | 27.6% |
| Buckeye, Arizona | 27.2% |
| Torrance, California | 27.1% |
| Yonkers, New York | 26.9% |
| South Bend, Indiana | 26.7% |
| Lakewood, Colorado | 26.4% |
| Jacksonville, Florida | 25.8% |
| San Bernardino, California | 25.8% |
| Columbia, South Carolina | 25.6% |
| New Braunfels, Texas | 25.3% |
| Tulsa, Oklahoma | 25.3% |
| Meridian, Idaho | 25.3% |
| Hartford, Connecticut | 24.8% |
| Nampa, Idaho | 24.4% |
| Madison, Wisconsin | 24.4% |
| Milwaukee, Wisconsin | 24.1% |
| Elizabeth, New Jersey | 24.0% |
| Charleston, South Carolina | 23.6% |
| Little Rock, Arkansas | 23.6% |
| Deltona, Florida | 23.1% |
| Colorado Springs, Colorado | 23.0% |
| Denton, Texas | 22.8% |
| Chicago, Illinois | 22.8% |
| Lewisville, Texas | 22.4% |
| Westminster, Colorado | 22.2% |
| Peoria, Illinois | 22.1% |
| Hollywood, Florida | 22.0% |
| Sandy Springs, Georgia | 22.0% |
| Tallahassee, Florida | 21.9% |
| Indianapolis, Indiana | 21.9% |
| Green Bay, Wisconsin | 21.9% |
| Tuscaloosa, Alabama | 21.6% |
| Spokane, Washington | 21.4% |
| Miami, Florida | 21.4% |
| Baton Rouge, Louisiana | 21.2% |
| Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | 21.1% |
| Cedar Rapids, Iowa | 21.0% |
| Denver, Colorado | 20.8% |
| Atlanta, Georgia | 20.7% |
| Hialeah, Florida | 20.6% |
| Fullerton, California | 20.5% |
| Norman, Oklahoma | 20.4% |
| Newark, New Jersey | 20.1% |
| Lowell, Massachusetts | 19.7% |
| Portland, Oregon | 19.6% |
| Richmond, California | 19.5% |
| Gresham, Oregon | 19.3% |
| Mobile, Alabama | 18.6% |
| West Covina, California | 18.1% |
| Broken Arrow, Oklahoma | 17.8% |
| Alexandria, Virginia | 17.4% |
| Lancaster, California | 17.3% |
| Ontario, California | 17.2% |
| Everett, Washington | 17.0% |
| Seattle, Washington | 17.0% |
| Greensboro, North Carolina | 16.8% |
| Port St. Lucie, Florida | 16.6% |
| Stamford, Connecticut | 16.3% |
| Houston, Texas | 16.2% |
| Austin, Texas | 16.0% |
| North Charleston, South Carolina | 15.8% |
| Surprise, Arizona | 15.7% |
| Waterbury, Connecticut | 15.6% |
| Charlotte, North Carolina | 15.2% |
| Victorville, California | 15.2% |
| Topeka, Kansas | 15.1% |
| Grand Rapids, Michigan | 15.1% |
| Fort Worth, Texas | 14.8% |
| Pueblo, Colorado | 14.7% |
| Fort Collins, Colorado | 14.7% |
| Fayetteville, Arkansas | 14.7% |
| Pomona, California | 14.6% |
| Thousand Oaks, California | 14.5% |
| Virginia Beach, Virginia | 14.3% |
| Yuma, Arizona | 14.2% |
| Pasadena, Texas | 14.2% |
| Dallas, Texas | 14.1% |
| Manchester, New Hampshire | 13.9% |
| Fayetteville, North Carolina | 13.9% |
| Norfolk, Virginia | 13.6% |
| Irving, Texas | 13.6% |
| Pembroke Pines, Florida | 13.5% |
| Long Beach, California | 13.2% |
| Miramar, Florida | 13.0% |
| Chesapeake, Virginia | 13.0% |
| Murfreesboro, Tennessee | 12.9% |
| New Haven, Connecticut | 12.8% |
| Honolulu, Hawaii | 12.8% |
| Nashville, Tennessee | 12.7% |
| New York, New York | 12.6% |
| Omaha, Nebraska | 12.6% |
| Provo, Utah | 12.6% |
| Tyler, Texas | 12.6% |
| Concord, North Carolina | 12.0% |
| Coral Springs, Florida | 12.0% |
| Rochester, Minnesota | 11.7% |
| Louisville, Kentucky | 11.7% |
| Downey, California | 11.7% |
| Fort Wayne, Indiana | 11.6% |
| Lansing, Michigan | 11.4% |
| San Antonio, Texas | 11.0% |
| Grand Prairie, Texas | 10.9% |
| South Fulton, Georgia | 10.9% |
| Centennial, Colorado | 10.8% |
| McKinney, Texas | 10.8% |
| Providence, Rhode Island | 10.7% |
| Cincinnati, Ohio | 10.6% |
| Durham, North Carolina | 10.5% |
| League City, Texas | 10.5% |
| Hesperia, California | 10.3% |
| Daly City, California | 10.1% |
| San Angelo, Texas | 10.1% |
| Brockton, Massachusetts | 9.9% |
| Wichita, Kansas | 9.7% |
| Arlington, Texas | 9.6% |
| Richmond, Virginia | 9.6% |
| Salt Lake City, Utah | 9.6% |
| Midland, Texas | 9.6% |
| Carmel, Indiana | 9.4% |
| Hillsboro, Oregon | 9.2% |
| West Jordan, Utah | 9.0% |
| Killeen, Texas | 9.0% |
| Jersey City, New Jersey | 8.9% |
| Richardson, Texas | 8.9% |
| Lubbock, Texas | 8.9% |
| Tampa, Florida | 8.8% |
| Cape Coral, Florida | 8.4% |
| Tacoma, Washington | 8.4% |
| Boston, Massachusetts | 8.4% |
| St. Paul, Minnesota | 8.1% |
| Columbus, Georgia | 7.9% |
| Bridgeport, Connecticut | 7.9% |
| Plano, Texas | 7.9% |
| Minneapolis, Minnesota | 7.9% |
| Abilene, Texas | 7.8% |
| Berkeley, California | 7.8% |
| Oakland, California | 7.8% |
| Corpus Christi, Texas | 7.7% |
| Odessa, Texas | 7.7% |
| Carrollton, Texas | 7.6% |
| Newport News, Virginia | 7.5% |
| Frisco, Texas | 7.4% |
| Lexington, Kentucky | 7.2% |
| Raleigh, North Carolina | 7.1% |
| Kansas City, Kansas | 7.1% |
| Mesquite, Texas | 7.0% |
| Fishers, Indiana | 7.0% |
| Garland, Texas | 6.7% |
| Springfield, Missouri | 6.7% |
| West Valley City, Utah | 6.6% |
| Columbia, Missouri | 6.5% |
| Menifee, California | 6.4% |
| Des Moines, Iowa | 6.4% |
| Waco, Texas | 6.3% |
| Elgin, Illinois | 6.2% |
| Palm Coast, Florida | 6.1% |
| Murrieta, California | 6.0% |
| Fargo, North Dakota | 5.9% |
| Davenport, Iowa | 5.8% |
| Pearland, Texas | 5.7% |
| Columbus, Ohio | 5.6% |
| High Point, North Carolina | 5.6% |
| Allen, Texas | 5.6% |
| Washington, District of Columbia | 5.5% |
| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | 5.4% |
| Round Rock, Texas | 5.2% |
| Wichita Falls, Texas | 5.1% |
| Lynn, Massachusetts | 5.0% |
| Sterling Heights, Michigan | 4.7% |
| Montgomery, Alabama | 4.7% |
| Temecula, California | 4.6% |
| Conroe, Texas | 4.6% |
| St. Petersburg, Florida | 4.5% |
| Miami Gardens, Florida | 4.5% |
| Kansas City, Missouri | 4.4% |
| Naperville, Illinois | 4.4% |
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 4.4% |
| Cary, North Carolina | 4.2% |
| San Mateo, California | 4.1% |
| Huntsville, Alabama | 4.0% |
| Clearwater, Florida | 4.0% |
| Independence, Missouri | 3.7% |
| Dearborn, Michigan | 3.6% |
| Rio Rancho, New Mexico | 3.6% |
| Concord, California | 3.3% |
| Warren, Michigan | 3.2% |
| Overland Park, Kansas | 3.1% |
| Lee's Summit, Missouri | 3.0% |
| Sugar Land, Texas | 2.9% |
| Amarillo, Texas | 2.7% |
| Greeley, Colorado | 2.5% |
| Allentown, Pennsylvania | 2.3% |
| Lafayette, Louisiana | 2.1% |
| Olathe, Kansas | 1.9% |
| Clarksville, Tennessee | 1.7% |
| Lincoln, Nebraska | 1.7% |
| Chattanooga, Tennessee | 1.6% |
| Longmont, Colorado | 1.3% |
| Knoxville, Tennessee | 1.0% |
| Simi Valley, California | 0.9% |
Where a second wire exists beside Xfinity's cable, it is usually AT&T's fiber, or CenturyLink's DSL where it is fast enough to reach 100/20 Mbps. That second option has grown slowly: locations with two or more wired choices went from 14.5%2 in June 2022 to 16.6% now, and slipped by 0.4 percentage points1 in the six months after December 31, 2025.
Among Washington's large cities, Renton has the highest single-wire share and the lowest fiber share, and it is the only one where the share with three wired choices rounds to zero.
| Renton, Washington | 82.9% | 0.0% | 10.5% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kent, Washington | 78.3% | 2.6% | 15.9% |
| Bellevue, Washington | 63.9% | 0.4% | 27.4% |
| Spokane Valley, Washington | 71.9% | 2.9% | 20.6% |
| Vancouver, Washington | 48.3% | 3.7% | 42.9% |
| Everett, Washington | 17.0% | 0.6% | 83.0% |
| Seattle, Washington | 17.0% | 9.3% | 79.9% |
| Spokane, Washington | 21.4% | 30.6% | 76.9% |
| Tacoma, Washington | 8.4% | 52.7% | 53.1% |
| Washington | 48.5% | 6.0% | 39.4% |
| United States | 36.6% | 11.1% | 62.6% |
Source: FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2026. FCC file revision of November 10, 2026. Shares are of broadband serviceable locations (homes and businesses), not people.
Choice that arrived by radio
The added competition since 2022 came over the air. Counting fixed wireless as well as wires, three or more providers offer 100/20 Mbps at 21.9% of locations, up from 8.1% in June 2022. Licensed fixed wireless at 100/20 Mbps or more, which includes 5G home internet, is reported at 49.2%1, against 35.2%2 four years earlier.
Verizon, which reported a much smaller footprint in Renton in June 2022, now reports service at 73.5% of locations, offers 100/20 Mbps at 31.7% and advertises up to 1 Gbps. T-Mobile reports 78.2% of locations, with 100/20 at 30.1% and a top advertised download of 100 Mbps; AT&T's fixed wireless covers much of the city outside its fiber. Licensed fixed wireless in total is reported at 92.6%1 of locations, slightly less than the 95.6%2 of 2022. A tower sector's capacity is shared, so a listed address is not a promise that the carrier will accept a new account there.
DSL lost almost a third of the city
DSL over telephone lines was reported at 76.6%2 of Renton's locations in June 2022 and at 45.8% as of June 30, 2026, a drop of 30.8 percentage points. What remains is CenturyLink's, advertised at up to 140 Mbps and reaching 100/20 Mbps at 6.1%1 of locations. In those pockets the old telephone network is still one of the two wired choices at that speed.
Source: FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2022; FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of December 31, 2025; FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2026. Shares of broadband serviceable locations in each FCC release (latest revision of each); the small number is the change in percentage points since June 30, 2022. The FCC's count of locations is updated with each release, so shares are compared rather than counts.
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| Measure | June 30, 2022 | December 31, 2025 | June 30, 2026 | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DSL available | 76.6% | 46.8% | 45.8% | −30.8 pts |
| Fiber available | 8.5% | 10.7% | 10.5% | 2.1 pts |
| Three or more terrestrial choices | 8.1% | 17.7% | 21.9% | 13.8 pts |
| Wired 100/100 Mbps | 8.5% | 54.8% | 65.6% | 57.1 pts |
Two speed zones on one cable network
The fastest advertised download divides Renton in two. At 65.3% of locations it is 2 Gbps or more; at 34.1%1 the top tier is between 940 Mbps and 2 Gbps. In June 2022 the split did not exist: 99.1%2 of locations were in the lower band and none in the higher one.
Uploads followed the same line. Gigabit service with uploads of at least 100 Mbps, the FCC's 1,000/100 tier, went from 0.0% of locations in 2022 to 65.3%, and wired 100/100 Mbps service from 8.5%2 to 65.6%. The 1,000/100 share alone rose by 10.8 percentage points between December 31, 2025 and June 30, 2026, the 24th highest increase among large cities in that period. With fiber at only 10.5%1, most of these locations are on Xfinity's cable. For the other third of the city, cable remains a fast-download, slower-upload service. Every speed here is a maximum the provider advertises to the FCC, not a measurement.
Source: FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2026. Maximum advertised download speed (Mbps) of any wired or fixed wireless offer at the location, as reported by providers to the FCC; satellite excluded. Advertised, not measured.
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| Area | Under 25 Mbps or none | 25–99 | 100–249 | 250–499 | 500–939 | 940–1,999 | 2,000 or more |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Renton | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 34.1% | 65.3% |
| Kent | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 31.1% | 68.0% |
| Washington | 4.0% | 3.6% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 0.8% | 27.8% | 60.5% |
| United States | 2.4% | 1.6% | 1.8% | 1.4% | 0.9% | 31.0% | 61.0% |
The few locations left out
Renton has almost no unconnected corners. 106 locations (0.4%) have no terrestrial provider reporting 100/20 Mbps, and 16 count as unserved under the federal BEAD definition, with no wired or licensed fixed wireless service at 25/3 Mbps. Fixed wireless is the only 100/20 service at 50 locations, and 11 location is reported with satellite alone.
Subscriptions, counted by household
The Census Bureau's 2025 American Community Survey measures subscriptions by household, not availability by location. It estimates that 83.4% of Renton households subscribed to cable, fiber or DSL (margin of error ±4.1 percentage points), 10.2% used only a cellular data plan (±3.2 percentage points) and 4.1% had no internet subscription (±2.2 percentage points4). The 2019 survey put wired subscriptions at 85.0% (±2.7 percentage points5); the margins overlap, so the data do not show a real change.
Renton among cities of its size
The comparison below sets Renton beside the US cities closest to it in size, all from the same FCC release.
| Area | Fiber available | Gigabit (1,000/100) | Two or more wired choices | Fiber networks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fishers, Indiana | 92.5% | 99.7% | 92.9% | 8 |
| Yuma, Arizona | 90.9% | 90.0% | 85.6% | 4 |
| West Covina, California | 80.7% | 80.7% | 79.9% | 2 |
| Suffolk, Virginia | 74.9% | 69.7% | 66.8% | 4 |
| Sandy Springs, Georgia | 73.7% | 99.4% | 77.9% | 4 |
| El Monte, California | 33.8% | 34.1% | 34.5% | 3 |
| Chico, California | 30.7% | 54.6% | 30.3% | 4 |
| Renton, Washington | 10.5% | 65.3% | 16.6% | 3 |
Source: FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2026. FCC file revision of November 10, 2026. Shares are of broadband serviceable locations (homes and businesses), not people.
Across King County, which includes Renton, fiber is reported at 47.6% of locations; the Washington page compares it with the rest of the state. Seattle, Renton's neighbor to the north, has fiber at 79.9%1 of its locations.
Questions and answers
What internet providers are available in Renton, Washington?
Xfinity reports service at 99.3% of Renton's locations, almost all of it over cable. T-Mobile (78.2%) and Verizon (73.5%) report fixed wireless home internet. AT&T reports service at 61.0%, with fiber at 10.5% and fixed wireless across most of the rest, and CenturyLink reports DSL at 45.8%1. HughesNet, Viasat and Starlink report satellite service nearly everywhere.
Is fiber internet available in Renton?
At 10.5% of locations as of June 30, 2026, the 6th lowest share among the 343 US cities of 100,000 or more and the lowest of any large Washington city. Nearly all of it is AT&T's (10.5% of locations). Washington's share is 39.4%, the national share 62.6%1.
How many internet providers are there in Renton?
4 wired providers report service somewhere in the city, 6 when fixed wireless is counted, but most cover few or no homes. At a single address the usual number of wired providers offering 100/20 Mbps is one: that is the case at 82.9% of locations, and two at 16.6%1.
Is 5G home internet available in Renton?
Licensed fixed wireless, the FCC category that includes 5G home internet, is reported at 92.6% of locations by 3 carriers: T-Mobile, Verizon and AT&T. At 100/20 Mbps or more it is reported at 49.2%1. The carriers decide address by address whether they can take a new customer.
Checking one address in Renton
The figures on this page describe the whole area. Which providers report service at a single home or apartment is shown only on the FCC's own map: search the address at broadbandmap.fcc.gov. If a provider is listed there but cannot actually connect you within ten business days, or the location is missing or misplaced, the map has a button to file a challenge; providers must respond, and corrections flow into later releases. Prices and plans are not part of the FCC data: each provider must show them on its broadband facts label at the point of sale.
More on internet in Washington
The state picture, county by county: internet in Washington. Other large cities in the state: Seattle, Spokane, Tacoma, Vancouver, Bellevue, Kent, Everett and Spokane Valley. Compare Renton with any other city or state in the comparison tool.
Sources
- FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2026; Availability as of June 30, 2026; released November 10, 2026. broadbandmap.fcc.gov
- FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2022; Availability as of June 30, 2022; released May 10, 2024. broadbandmap.fcc.gov
- FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of December 31, 2025; Availability as of December 31, 2025; released November 3, 2026. broadbandmap.fcc.gov
- Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2025 1-year detailed tables; 2025 (calendar-year sample); released October 29, 2026. api.census.gov
- Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019 1-year detailed tables; 2019. api.census.gov
Margins of error (±) are at the 90% confidence level. A difference is called significant only when it passes the Census Bureau's test at that level. How every figure is built: methodology. Found an error? Write to [email protected]; corrections are listed on the updates page.