Rents are 5% below what Snohomish's 10-year trend predicts — a better deal than its own history suggests.
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These are HUD Fair Market Rents, the payment standard for a Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8). They often differ from the $2,646 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
December. Asking rents in Snohomish usually run 2% below trend in December and 1.6% above it in July, about $95 a month apart at today's median. Based on 5 years of data.
Rent in Snohomish is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in June 2021.
Rent in Snohomish changed +4.2% over the year to September 2026. Across the 97 Washington cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +2.6%.
Rent has risen 2 months in a row, and rose in 8 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($87,250) is $2,181 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 1-bedroom ($2,050); a 2-bedroom is $2,390.
Everett, 11 miles away, rents for 27% less ($1,919/mo), about $8,700 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Snohomish. 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
Snohomish, WA is majority owner-occupied, has a large retiree population, 34.4% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Snohomish, WA has changed in 5 years
Five years ago, renters in Snohomish, WA paid around $2,196 a month. That figure now sits near $2,646, up 20.5% from the 2022 baseline. On the earnings side, the typical household in Snohomish, WA now reports about $87,250, up from $77,308 in 2021. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show Snohomish, WA adding about 148 residents over the five-year window, up 1.5% on net. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 28.1% to 34.4% across the same window. For context, the 2022 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and Snohomish, WA reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Snohomish is $2,646/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,990/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $2,390/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $2,050/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $3,160/mo.
At 36% of local median household income ($87,250/yr), Snohomish ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 4.2% over the past year.
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