What is the median rent in Mill Creek East, WA?

Name: Median rent in Mill Creek East, WA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Mill Creek East, WA is $3,152 (±$162) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 1,386 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Mill Creek East, the median gross rent went from $2,193 in 2015–2019 to $3,152 in 2020–2024 (+43.7%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $3,152 (±$162)
Rented homes: 1,386 (±283)
$2,000 or more: 93.0%
Since 2015–2019: +43.7%

How much rent costs in Mill Creek East

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Mill Creek East	Snohomish County	Washington	United States
Less than $500	0.0% (±2.8 points)	4.0%	4.6%	6.3%
$500 to $999	0.0% (±2.8 points)	5.5%	10.4%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	0.8% (±1.4 points)	12.5%	21.4%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	6.2% (±4.6 points)	31.1%	26.2%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	18.0% (±8.0 points)	24.8%	18.7%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	17.2% (±8.2 points)	11.6%	9.1%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	57.8% (±9.5 points)	10.5%	9.5%	6.8%

The most common range is $3,000 or more, paid by 57.8% of renting households.

93.0% of rented homes in Mill Creek East cost $2,000 or more a month.

Mill Creek East against Snohomish County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Mill Creek East	Snohomish County	Washington	United States
Median gross rent	$3,152 (±$162)	$1,949 (±$22)	$1,760 (±$7)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	1,386 (±283)	98,025 (±1,944)	1,070,508 (±7,137)	42,849,984

In Mill Creek East, median gross rent is higher than in Snohomish County ($1,949).

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

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

In Snohomish County, Mill Creek East ranks 1 of 45 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 6 of 417.

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

How rent in Mill Creek East 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	$2,193 (±$102)	$3,152 (±$162)	+43.7%	Up after inflation
Households that rent	19.0% (±3.1 points)	17.4% (±3.5 points)	−1.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	0.0% (±2.4 points)	0.5% (±0.8 points)	+0.5 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 Mill Creek East

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Mill Creek East
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Mill Creek East	—	$3,152 (±$162)	—
Clearview	2.0 mi	$2,357 (±$1,257)	Not measurably different
Bothell East	2.1 mi	$2,406 (±$95)	Lower
Martha Lake	2.2 mi	$2,185 (±$91)	Lower
Mill Creek	2.3 mi	$2,249 (±$88)	Lower
Silver Firs	2.6 mi	$2,881 (±$212)	Lower
Larch Way	3.1 mi	$2,002 (±$233)	Lower
Bothell West	3.2 mi	$2,511 (±$171)	Lower
Alderwood Manor	4.0 mi	$1,919 (±$103)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Bothell East, WA ($2,406), Martha Lake, WA ($2,185), Mill Creek, WA ($2,249).

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
1	Mill Creek East	$3,152 (±$162)
2	Cavalero	$3,127 (±$890)
3	Machias	$3,102 (±$2,839)
4	Meadowdale	$3,038 (±$511)
5	Silver Firs	$2,881 (±$212)
6	Bunk Foss	$2,705 (±$255)
7	Woods Creek	$2,603 (±$291)

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

Mill Creek East 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 Mill Creek East

What is the average rent in Mill Creek East, WA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Mill Creek East is $3,152 (±$162) 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 Mill Creek East?

In Mill Creek East, the median gross rent went from $2,193 in 2015–2019 to $3,152 in 2020–2024 (+43.7%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

How many rentals in Mill Creek East cost more than $2,000 a month?

93.0% of rented homes in Mill Creek East have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Mill Creek East higher than in Snohomish County?

In Mill Creek East, median gross rent is higher than in Snohomish County ($1,949).

It is also higher than in 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 Mill Creek East CDP, Washington (place:45870, 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.