ZIP 98011
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
January. Asking rents in ZIP 98011 usually run 1.9% below trend in January and 1.6% above it in July, about $78 a month apart at today's median. Based on 8 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 98011 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in October 2018.
Rent in ZIP 98011 changed +1.1% over the year to September 2026. Across the 193 Washington ZIP codes Zillow tracks, the typical change was +2.5%.
From 2019 to 2024, rent in ZIP 98011 rose 26.7% while median household income rose 34% ($98,268 to $131,667). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in ZIP 98011 is 26.8% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 2 months in a row, and rose in 8 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($131,667) is $3,292 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($2,700); a 3-bedroom is $3,530.
1st cheapest of 3 ZIP codes in Bothell.
ZIP 98125, 5 miles away, rents for 14% less ($1,914/mo), about $3,700 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 98011. 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.
Who lives here
ZIP 98011 (Bothell, WA) is majority owner-occupied, has a median income above the national average, 60.5% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 98011 in Bothell, WA has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in ZIP 98011 in Bothell, WA has shifted from $1,752 to $2,221, up 26.8% since 2021. On the earnings side, the typical household in ZIP 98011 in Bothell, WA now reports about $131,667, up from $107,109 in 2021. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show ZIP 98011 in Bothell, WA adding about 1,567 residents over the five-year window, up 5.7% on net. The renter share has risen from 40.6% to 42.1%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 57.7% to 60.5% across the same window. For context, the 2021 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and ZIP 98011 in Bothell, WA reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 98011 covers Bothell, WA. The median rent here is $2,221/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,758/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $2,046/mo.
At 20% of local median household income ($131,667/yr), ZIP 98011 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 1.1% over the past year.
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