FIPS 53061 · population 844,430 · part of Seattle, WA
The latest county-level Zillow ZORI is $2,232 per month in 2026-06. It is a typical asking-rent index across rental types—not an arithmetic average, signed lease or quote for one property.
| Bedrooms | HUD monthly FMR | Geography | Measurement boundary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $2,074 | Snohomish County, WA | HUD administrative benchmark; compare with same-bedroom listings, never treat it as observed asking rent. |
| 1 bedroom | $2,146 | Snohomish County, WA | HUD administrative benchmark; compare with same-bedroom listings, never treat it as observed asking rent. |
| 2 bedrooms | $2,501 | Snohomish County, WA | HUD administrative benchmark; compare with same-bedroom listings, never treat it as observed asking rent. |
| 3 bedrooms | $3,272 | Snohomish County, WA | HUD administrative benchmark; compare with same-bedroom listings, never treat it as observed asking rent. |
| 4 bedrooms | $3,847 | Snohomish County, WA | HUD administrative benchmark; compare with same-bedroom listings, never treat it as observed asking rent. |
Zillow asking rent, ACS gross rent and HUD FMR describe different housing universes. They remain separate and no metro, city or neighboring-county value replaces missing county evidence.Zillow pulled 2026-07-26 · HUD pulled 2026-07-26
Everything here joins on the county FIPS code, so each figure comes from the agency that publishes it with no name matching in between.
Zillow estimates a current home value. FHFA tracks repeat mortgage transactions. Their growth rates should be read side by side, not averaged.
Survey source: Census ACS 5-year — county housing value, tenure and stock · ACS 2024 5-year · pulled 2026-07-30. These values describe different housing universes and are not combined into gross yield.
Workplace source: BLS QCEW — county employment and wages · annual county employment and wages 2021-2025; latest 2025 vs 2024 · pulled 2026-08-02. QCEW counts covered jobs located in the county, not employed residents or the metro score’s CES/LAUS series.
BEA per-capita personal income divides all personal income by the county population. It is broader than wages, but it is not household income or a measure of what renters can afford.
HUD CHAS separates renter households by income relative to local HAMFI. Moderate burden means housing costs above 30% through 50% of income; severe burden means more than 50%.
These Apartment List observations match the exact county Census code 53061. They are kept separate from Zillow asking rent, Census occupied-home rent and wider metro measures.
Monthly overall-rent index; missing observations are not filled from another geography.
County tension is a softer Zillow value reading against positive, older FHFA index evidence; modest gross yield and earthquake exposure raise the diligence bar. Investors who can verify seismic costs, rents and expenses should investigate, while buyers relying on broad momentum or low carrying costs should be cautious. Zillow’s median county home value was $753,837 in 2026-06, down 1.94% year over year. FHFA’s 2025 annual repeat-transaction HPI rose 1.33%. It is an index, not a home value; its different vintage and method cannot be merged with Zillow into one growth rate.
Measured median asking rent was $2,232 per month, and the published gross yield was 3.55% before costs. HUD’s two-bedroom FMR of $2,501 is a payment standard, not a market-rent estimate, so it cannot replace measured rent or support a different yield. The effective property-tax rate was 0.77%, a carrying-cost input alongside unreported insurance, maintenance, vacancy and financing. The record supports gross, not net, return analysis; no full operating-expense evidence supports a net-yield or debt-service conclusion.
Realtor.com’s 2026-06 MLS listing-market evidence shows active listings increased 31.09% and 22.14% of listings had price reductions. These are visible supply and seller-concession signals, not closed-sale prices or proof of buyer demand. Non-occupant purchase mortgages were 820 of 9,494 purchases, or 8.64%, showing investor participation but leaving buyer type, cash activity and property mix unresolved. Net tax-return migration was 1,450, and incoming movers’ average AGI exceeded outgoing movers’ by a calculated $5,332; this is household-movement evidence, not tenant demand. The 2025 QCEW reports annual covered jobs at county workplaces, with Manufacturing the largest disclosed private supersector; it is neither resident employment nor an unemployment measure.
Earthquake is the dominant hazard, while modeled climate loss is 0.19% of building value per year; that ratio is not a dollar-loss forecast and does not disclose an individual asset’s insured loss. County evidence cannot establish neighborhood liquidity, building vulnerability or rent durability. No property-level seismic engineering, insurance premiums and deductibles, condition, lease roll, vacancy, actual sale comparables or full operating expenses are published. Those gaps prevent net cash-flow, replacement-cost and exit-price underwriting; property-specific review is needed to address them.
This view uses 12 direct Zillow ZIP markets matched to Census ZCTAs. Each ZIP is assigned by its largest HUD residential county share; this is not an exhaustive county inventory.
Within the selected direct-evidence ZIP/ZCTA set, the immediate decision is which current asking-rent tier fits a household's budget, rather than treating the county as a single market. Zillow ZORI, a typical observed asking-rent index, ranges in June 2026 from $1,862 in ZIP 98204 to $3,028 in ZIP 98270—a $1,166 spread—with a $2,141.50 median across the shown areas. The county ZORI is $2,232 and grew 1.69% year over year, but selected-area changes range from a 0.21% decline to a 4.38% gain. The practical comparison is therefore not simply lowest versus highest rent: compare the current asking-rent tier, its recent direction, and the budget standard appropriate to the actual unit sought.
Each source answers a different question. Zillow's range above describes current typical asking rents, while the ACS five-year ZCTA survey reports median gross rent, a survey estimate rather than a current asking-rent quote. In the shown set, ACS median gross rent ranges from $1,556 to $2,373, compared with a county ACS median of $1,949. HUD's FY2026 two-bedroom Fair Market Rent is instead an administrative standard: $2,501 throughout the displayed areas. ZORI is 74.45% to 121.07% of that standard, so a ZIP's relation to HUD is a screening comparison—not evidence that an asking-rent index represents a two-bedroom unit or that a household will pay either measure. Keep the Zillow, ACS, and HUD values side by side rather than averaging or substituting one for another.
Affordability and supply indicators complicate a price-only ranking. Among shown ZCTAs, the ACS share of renters spending at least thirty percent of income on rent runs from 42.10% to 58.79%, versus 53.66% countywide. This burden statistic is a survey outcome for renter households, not a calculation based on ZORI or FMR. ACS vacancy estimates range from 2.14% to 9.69%, while the county value is 4.62%. A lower vacancy estimate can coexist with a higher asking-rent index, and a higher estimate does not establish the availability, condition, lease terms, or bedroom mix of a specific unit. Households weighing the lower ZORI end against a particular unit should test both the advertised all-in price and the local burden/vacancy context, without treating either ACS estimate as a live listing count.
Coverage and geography set the limits of this comparison. The display contains 12 of 19 eligible direct-ZORI ZIP/ZCTA matches, selected by renter-household ordering rather than as an exhaustive inventory, and they cover 77,094 renter households. Census ZCTAs are statistical areas, not the same as USPS delivery ZIPs. ZIPs that cross county lines are displayed in Snohomish County when its HUD residential-address share is largest; every listed share is at least 99.79%. Consequently, the figures support ZIP-level screening, not boundary-precise conclusions. Before deciding on a property, verify the address and delivery ZIP, unit bedroom count, advertised base rent, utilities and recurring fees, availability date, lease term, income qualification, and whether the relevant program uses the applicable HUD bedroom-specific standard. Compare those unit facts with Zillow's typical index, not as a forecast or a promised rent.
19 ZIP profiles passed the county gate; the 12 with the most renter households are shown.
| ZIP / ZCTA | Zillow asking rent | ACS gross rent | HUD 2BR | Burden 30%+ | Vacancy | Income screen | HUD county share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98204 | $1,862 | $1,794 | $2,501 | 57.6% | 4.9% | $74k | 100.0% |
| 98012 → | $2,640 | $2,373 | $2,501 | 45.2% | 2.7% | $106k | 100.0% |
| 98087 | $2,277 | $2,127 | $2,501 | 57.0% | 5.4% | $91k | 100.0% |
| 98201 | $1,996 | $1,556 | $2,501 | 52.7% | 9.7% | $80k | 100.0% |
| 98036 | $1,998 | $1,779 | $2,501 | 58.8% | 4.6% | $80k | 100.0% |
| 98208 | $1,980 | $1,968 | $2,501 | 57.8% | 2.5% | $79k | 100.0% |
| 98270 | $3,028 | $1,918 | $2,501 | 50.1% | 2.1% | $121k | 100.0% |
| 98203 | $2,081 | $1,823 | $2,501 | 43.9% | 7.4% | $83k | 100.0% |
| 98037 | $2,202 | $1,871 | $2,501 | 52.8% | 2.8% | $88k | 100.0% |
| 98043 | $2,078 | $2,004 | $2,501 | 46.8% | 3.5% | $83k | 99.8% |
| 98026 | $2,494 | $1,957 | $2,501 | 42.1% | 2.8% | $100k | 100.0% |
| 98258 | $2,956 | $2,199 | $2,501 | 51.4% | 3.7% | $118k | 100.0% |
Open a five-digit report for asking rent, affordability, rent history and resale liquidity. Each row keeps its ZIP/ZCTA measurement scope.
| ZIP report | City label | Zillow rent | 1Y change | ACS burden 30%+ | Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZIP 98012 rental reportSnohomish County | Bothell, WA | $2,640 | ▲ 1.5% | 45.2% | 77,041 |
| ZIP 98203 rental reportSnohomish County | Everett, WA | $2,081 | ▲ 1.5% | 43.9% | 35,517 |
| ZIP 98201 rental reportSnohomish County | Everett, WA | $1,996 | ▲ 4.4% | 52.7% | 31,895 |
| ZIP 98208 rental reportSnohomish County | Everett, WA | $1,980 | ▲ 0.4% | 57.8% | 60,915 |
| ZIP 98204 rental reportSnohomish County | Everett, WA | $1,862 | ▲ 0.9% | 57.6% | 45,130 |
Zillow ZORI is an asking-rent index. ACS burden and population describe the Census ZCTA; missing observations remain n/a.
Census-recognized incorporated places and CDPs that intersect this county. The list does not pretend to include every neighborhood or informal community.
Population is the total place-wide ACS estimate, not an allocated county share. A place crossing a county line is labelled explicitly. Source: Census ACS 5-year — cities and communities · ACS 2024 5-year · pulled 2026-07-30.
0.191% of building value expected lost per year
$5,364 median annual bill
23,331 in · 21,881 out
$99,673 arriving · $94,341 leaving
820 of 9,494 mortgages
Listing price is an asking price, not a closed sale. Quality-flagged county rows are withheld instead of displayed.
A metro is an average of these. Which side of a county line a property sits on can change the tax bill, the hazard profile and the tenant pool.
| County | Population | Price | Rent | Yield | Hazard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snohomish County | 844,430 | $754k | $2,232 | 3.5% | earthquake |
| King County | 2,287,171 | $858k | $2,330 | 3.3% | earthquake |
| Pierce County | 930,319 | $573k | $1,962 | 4.1% | earthquake |
Measured median asking rent is $2,232 per month. The $2,501 two-bedroom HUD FMR is a payment standard, not an asking-rent estimate.
Zillow’s county median home value was down 1.94% year over year in 2026-06, while FHFA’s 2025 annual repeat-transaction HPI was up 1.33%.
Earthquake is the dominant hazard, and modeled climate loss is 0.19% of building value per year.