What is the median rent in Lake Stickney, WA?

Name: Median rent in Lake Stickney, WA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Lake Stickney, WA is $1,806 (±$73) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 2,827 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Lake Stickney, the median gross rent went from $1,492 in 2015–2019 to $1,806 in 2020–2024 (+21.0%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,806 (±$73)
Rented homes: 2,827 (±348)
$2,000 or more: 35.1%
Since 2015–2019: +21.0%

How much rent costs in Lake Stickney

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Lake Stickney	Snohomish County	Washington	United States
Less than $500	5.7% (±3.7 points)	4.0%	4.6%	6.3%
$500 to $999	10.1% (±5.1 points)	5.5%	10.4%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	10.6% (±4.5 points)	12.5%	21.4%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	38.6% (±9.5 points)	31.1%	26.2%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	19.4% (±7.0 points)	24.8%	18.7%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	6.9% (±3.8 points)	11.6%	9.1%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	8.8% (±4.5 points)	10.5%	9.5%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,500 to $1,999, paid by 38.6% of renting households.

35.1% of rented homes in Lake Stickney cost $2,000 or more a month.

Lake Stickney against Snohomish County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Lake Stickney	Snohomish County	Washington	United States
Median gross rent	$1,806 (±$73)	$1,949 (±$22)	$1,760 (±$7)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	2,827 (±348)	98,025 (±1,944)	1,070,508 (±7,137)	42,849,984

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

It is not measurably different from Washington ($1,760).

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

In Snohomish County, Lake Stickney ranks 32 of 45 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 141 of 417.

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

How rent in Lake Stickney 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	$1,492 (±$158)	$1,806 (±$73)	+21.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	47.3% (±5.3 points)	47.0% (±5.4 points)	−0.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	0.7% (±1.1 points)	2.4% (±2.4 points)	+1.7 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 Lake Stickney

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Lake Stickney
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Lake Stickney	—	$1,806 (±$73)	—
North Lynnwood	1.9 mi	$2,145 (±$73)	Higher
Mill Creek	2.1 mi	$2,249 (±$88)	Higher
Larch Way	2.3 mi	$2,002 (±$233)	Not measurably different
Martha Lake	2.3 mi	$2,185 (±$91)	Higher
Picnic Point	2.6 mi	$2,319 (±$227)	Higher
Meadowdale	3.4 mi	$3,038 (±$511)	Higher
Mukilteo	3.4 mi	$2,166 (±$144)	Higher
Eastmont	3.6 mi	$2,443 (±$306)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: North Lynnwood, WA ($2,145), Mill Creek, WA ($2,249), Martha Lake, WA ($2,185).

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
26	Alderwood Manor	$1,919 (±$103)
27	Arlington	$1,905 (±$115)
28	Edmonds	$1,903 (±$59)
29	Gold Bar	$1,843 (±$330)
30	Granite Falls	$1,825 (±$203)
31	Canyon Creek	$1,821 (±$150)
32	Lake Stickney	$1,806 (±$73)
33	Stanwood	$1,766 (±$182)
34	Chain Lake	$1,755 (±$452)
35	Lynnwood	$1,742 (±$68)
36	Everett	$1,740 (±$33)
37	Lake Cassidy	$1,734 (±$607)
38	Three Lakes	$1,730 (±$295)

Showing 13 of 45 places in Snohomish County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Lake Stickney is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

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 Lake Stickney

What is the average rent in Lake Stickney, WA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Lake Stickney is $1,806 (±$73) 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 Lake Stickney?

In Lake Stickney, the median gross rent went from $1,492 in 2015–2019 to $1,806 in 2020–2024 (+21.0%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

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

35.1% of rented homes in Lake Stickney have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 5.7% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Lake Stickney higher than in Snohomish County?

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

It is not measurably different from Washington ($1,760).

It is higher 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 Lake Stickney CDP, Washington (place:37917, 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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