Rents are 10% below what Everett's 10-year trend predicts — a better deal than its own history suggests.
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Bedroom figures are derived from HUD Fair Market Rents and scaled to match Everett's market median, because the published HUD values all ran above it. They are gross rents that include essential utilities (electricity, water, gas, sewer, trash).
12-month history
Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
January. Asking rents in Everett usually run 1.3% below trend in January and 1.4% above it in August, about $52 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in Everett is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2015.
Rent in Everett changed +2.3% over the year to September 2026. Across the 97 Washington cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +2.6%.
From 2019 to 2024, rent in Everett rose 32.7% while median household income rose 37.4% ($60,759 to $83,512). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in Everett is 33% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 6 months in a row, and rose in 10 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($83,512) is $2,088 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 1-bedroom ($2,055); a 2-bedroom is $2,395.
The priciest of 4 ZIP codes in Everett, 98203 ($2,187/mo), costs 21% more than the cheapest, 98201 ($1,811/mo).
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Everett. The seasonal pattern compares Zillow’s seasonally adjusted and unadjusted series. 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
Everett, WA is roughly split between renters and owners, 28.8% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Everett, WA has changed in 5 years
Rent in Everett, WA has increased 27.3% since 2021, going from about $1,508 per month to roughly $1,919 today. Median household income grew from $71,357 to $83,512 between 2021 and 2024, a 17.0% shift. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 10.3 percentage points, which means renters are spending a larger slice of each paycheck on housing than they did in 2021. Headcount in the area went from 110,438 to 111,845 between 2021 and 2024, a 1.3% change. Educational attainment has shifted as well, with the share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher climbed from 26.1% to 28.8%. Taken together, the five-year picture in Everett, WA reflects how housing costs and the people paying them have evolved through a stretch that included a pandemic, a hot rental market, and a recent cooling phase.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Everett is $1,919/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,470/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,762/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,512/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,328/mo.
At 28% of local median household income ($83,512/yr), Everett ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 2.4% over the past year.
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