Rents are 2% below what Edgewood's 10-year trend predicts — a better deal than its own history suggests.
Rent by unit size
These are HUD Fair Market Rents, the payment standard for a Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8). They often differ from the $2,169 market median above, and that is expected: FMR is the 40th percentile of standard-quality units and counts gross rent, so it includes essential utilities such as electricity, water, gas, sewer, and trash. The market median is asking rent, which usually excludes utilities. HUD sets FMR once a year; market rent here updates monthly.
Source: HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents. Read the methodology →
12-month history
Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
Rent in Edgewood is 1.1% below its high of $2,194 in January 2026, at $2,169 as of September 2026.
Rent in Edgewood changed +0.6% over the year to September 2026. Across the 97 Washington cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +2.6%.
Rent rose in 7 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($116,132) is $2,903 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 3-bedroom ($2,857); a 4-bedroom is $3,501.
Pacific, 3 miles away, rents for 11% less ($1,926/mo), about $2,900 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Edgewood. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
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Who lives here
Edgewood, WA is majority owner-occupied, has a median income above the national average, 33.6% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Edgewood, WA has changed in 5 years
Since 2023, the typical rent in Edgewood, WA has climbed from $1,979 to $2,169, a 9.6% change over five years. On the earnings side, the typical household in Edgewood, WA now reports about $116,132, up from $108,492 in 2021. The population has grown by 7.4% since 2021, moving from about 12,132 residents to roughly 13,032. Renters now make up 32% of households, compared with 26.6% five years ago. College-educated residents now make up 33.6% of adults here, versus 29.3% in 2021. For context, the 2023 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and Edgewood, WA reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Edgewood is $2,169/mo as of October 2026. a 2-bedroom runs $2,071/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,733/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,857/mo.
At 22% of local median household income ($116,132/yr), Edgewood ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 0.6% over the past year.
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At $2,169/mo, rent takes ~22% of Edgewood's median household income ($116,132/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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