ZIP 98155
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
December. Asking rents in ZIP 98155 usually run 0.6% below trend in December and 0.9% above it in August, about $33 a month apart at today's median. Based on 8 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 98155 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2018.
Rent in ZIP 98155 changed +1.9% 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 98155 rose 28.6% while median household income rose 39.9% ($94,054 to $131,540). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in ZIP 98155 is 28% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 3 months in a row, and rose in 7 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($131,540) is $3,289 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 3-bedroom ($3,240); a 4-bedroom is $3,810.
2nd cheapest of 3 ZIP codes in Shoreline.
ZIP 98133, 2 miles away, rents for 12% less ($1,904/mo), about $3,200 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 98155. 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 98155 (Shoreline, WA) is majority owner-occupied, has a median income above the national average, 56.5% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 98155 in Shoreline, WA has changed in 5 years
Rent in ZIP 98155 in Shoreline, WA has climbed 24.3% since 2021, going from about $1,745 per month to roughly $2,169 today. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $109,731 in 2021 to $131,540 more recently. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 4.4 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 36,081 to 36,511 between 2021 and 2024, a 1.2% change. Educational attainment has shifted as well, with the share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher climbed from 54.5% to 56.5%. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the ZIP 98155 in Shoreline, WA market of 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 98155 covers Shoreline, WA. The median rent here is $2,169/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $2,130/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $2,480/mo.
At 20% of local median household income ($131,540/yr), ZIP 98155 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 1.9% over the past year.
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