What is the median rent in Darrington, WA?

Name: Median rent in Darrington, WA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Darrington, WA is $879 (±$91) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 177 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Darrington, the median gross rent went from $937 in 2015–2019 to $879 in 2020–2024 (−6.2%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it fell after inflation as well.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $879 (±$91)
Rented homes: 177 (±120)
$2,000 or more: 7.9%
Since 2015–2019: −6.2%

How much rent costs in Darrington

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Darrington	Snohomish County	Washington	United States
Less than $500	11.9% (±16.7 points)	4.0%	4.6%	6.3%
$500 to $999	61.6% (±29.2 points)	5.5%	10.4%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	18.6% (±18.1 points)	12.5%	21.4%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	0.0% (±20.1 points)	31.1%	26.2%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	7.9% (±11.0 points)	24.8%	18.7%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±20.1 points)	11.6%	9.1%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±20.1 points)	10.5%	9.5%	6.8%

The most common range is $500 to $999, paid by 61.6% of renting households.

7.9% of rented homes in Darrington cost $2,000 or more a month.

Darrington against Snohomish County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Darrington	Snohomish County	Washington	United States
Median gross rent	$879 (±$91)	$1,949 (±$22)	$1,760 (±$7)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	177 (±120)	98,025 (±1,944)	1,070,508 (±7,137)	42,849,984

In Darrington, median gross rent is lower than in Snohomish County ($1,949).

It is also lower than in Washington ($1,760).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,413).

In Snohomish County, Darrington ranks 45 of 45 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 378 of 417.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How rent in Darrington has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median gross rent	$937 (±$148)	$879 (±$91)	−6.2%	Down after inflation
Households that rent	39.7% (±9.9 points)	31.3% (±16.4 points)	−8.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	3.3% (±5.4 points)	0.0% (±20.1 points)	−3.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median gross rent in places near Darrington

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Darrington
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Darrington	—	$879 (±$91)	—
Canyon Creek	20 mi	$1,821 (±$150)	Higher
Concrete	20 mi	$1,073 (±$415)	Not measurably different
Granite Falls	20 mi	$1,825 (±$203)	Higher
Lochsloy	24 mi	$1,250 (±$306)	Higher
Sisco Heights	25 mi	$1,701 (±$162)	Higher
Arlington	25 mi	$1,905 (±$115)	Higher
Lake Cassidy	26 mi	$1,734 (±$607)	Higher
Three Lakes	27 mi	$1,730 (±$295)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Canyon Creek, WA ($1,821), Granite Falls, WA ($1,825), Lochsloy, WA ($1,250).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median gross rent across Snohomish County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
39	Sultan	$1,729 (±$153)
40	Sisco Heights	$1,701 (±$162)
41	Snohomish	$1,654 (±$314)
42	Fobes Hill	$1,401 (±$248)
43	Lake Goodwin	$1,316 (±$430)
44	Lochsloy	$1,250 (±$306)
45	Darrington	$879 (±$91)

Showing 7 of 45 places in Snohomish County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Darrington

What is the average rent in Darrington, WA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Darrington is $879 (±$91) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How much has rent gone up in Darrington?

In Darrington, the median gross rent went from $937 in 2015–2019 to $879 in 2020–2024 (−6.2%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it fell after inflation as well.

How many rentals in Darrington cost more than $2,000 a month?

7.9% of rented homes in Darrington have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 11.9% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Darrington higher than in Snohomish County?

In Darrington, median gross rent is lower than in Snohomish County ($1,949).

It is also lower than in Washington ($1,760).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,413).

Is this the rent for an apartment listed today?

No: these are rents households reported paying across 2020–2024, not asking rents for vacant homes, which usually run higher.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Darrington town, Washington (place:16690, in state:53).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25064_001E, B25064_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0126E, DP04_0126M, DP04_0127PE, DP04_0127PM, DP04_0128PE, DP04_0128PM, DP04_0129PE, DP04_0129PM, DP04_0130PE, DP04_0130PM, DP04_0131PE, DP04_0131PM, DP04_0132PE, DP04_0132PM, DP04_0133PE, DP04_0133PM

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.