Rents are 9% below what Marysville'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 $2,499 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
January. Asking rents in Marysville usually run 1.7% below trend in January and 1.8% above it in July, about $87 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in Marysville is 0% below its high of $2,500 in July 2026, at $2,499 as of September 2026.
Rent in Marysville changed +2.6% 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 Marysville rose 35.9% while median household income rose 29.2% ($80,453 to $103,974). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in Marysville is 39.8% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 9 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($103,974) is $2,599 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($2,420); a 3-bedroom is $3,195.
Everett, 9 miles away, rents for 23% less ($1,919/mo), about $7,000 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Marysville. 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
Marysville, WA is majority owner-occupied, has a median income above the national average, 24.3% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Marysville, WA has changed in 5 years
Five years ago, renters in Marysville, WA paid around $1,957 a month. That figure now sits near $2,499, up 27.7% from the 2021 baseline. Household income in the area moved from $89,008 to $103,974 across the same window, up 16.8% versus 2021. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show Marysville, WA adding about 3,045 residents over the five-year window, up 4.4% on net. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 20.6% to 24.3% across the same window. Reading these numbers side by side helps frame whether current listings in Marysville, WA look reasonable against where the market sat half a decade ago.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Marysville is $2,499/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $2,020/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $2,420/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $2,075/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $3,195/mo.
At 29% of local median household income ($103,974/yr), Marysville ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 2.6% over the past year.
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