How much do homeowners pay a month in Picnic Point, WA?

Name: Homeowner costs in Picnic Point, WA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Homeowners with a mortgage in Picnic Point, WA pay a median of $2,907 (±$146) a month in selected owner costs (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Owners without a mortgage pay $967 (±$24).

67.5% of owned homes carry a mortgage.

In Picnic Point, the median monthly cost with a mortgage went from $2,348 in 2015–2019 to $2,907 in 2020–2024 (+23.8%).

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.

With a mortgage: $2,907 (±$146)
Without a mortgage: $967 (±$24)
Owned with a mortgage: 67.5%

Monthly owner costs in Picnic Point

Median selected monthly owner costs, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Picnic Point	Snohomish County	Washington	United States
With a mortgage	$2,907 (±$146)	$2,748 (±$23)	$2,445 (±$8)	$1,963
Without a mortgage	$967 (±$24)	$864 (±$13)	$773 (±$4)	$638
Owned homes with a mortgage	67.5% (±7.4 points)	71.9% (±0.7 points)	66.1% (±0.3 points)	60.6%
Median real estate taxes (a year)	$6,349 (±$213)	$5,364 (±$64)	$4,556 (±$16)	$3,119

Selected monthly owner costs are the mortgage payment, property taxes, insurance, utilities, fuels and any condominium or mobile-home fees.

In Picnic Point, the median cost with a mortgage is higher than in Snohomish County ($2,748).

It is also higher than in Washington ($2,445).

It is higher than the national figure ($1,963).

In Snohomish County, Picnic Point ranks 25 of 55 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median monthly cost with a mortgage.

Statewide, it ranks 80 of 463.

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

How owner costs in Picnic Point have changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median owner cost with a mortgage	$2,348 (±$76)	$2,907 (±$146)	+23.8%	No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes	$4,551 (±$240)	$6,349 (±$213)	+39.5%	Up after inflation
Median home value	$485,700 (±$22,963)	$833,800 (±$30,062)	+71.7%	Up after inflation

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 monthly cost with a mortgage in places near Picnic Point

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Picnic Point
Place	Distance	Median monthly cost with a mortgage	Compared with this place
Picnic Point	—	$2,907 (±$146)	—
Meadowdale	1.3 mi	$2,920 (±$222)	Not measurably different
North Lynnwood	2.2 mi	$2,461 (±$147)	Lower
Mukilteo	2.5 mi	$2,883 (±$152)	Not measurably different
Lake Stickney	2.6 mi	$2,813 (±$382)	Not measurably different
Lynnwood	3.3 mi	$2,644 (±$120)	Lower
Larch Way	3.5 mi	$3,095 (±$357)	Not measurably different
Martha Lake	4.1 mi	$3,128 (±$249)	Not measurably different
Mill Creek	4.6 mi	$3,306 (±$296)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: North Lynnwood, WA ($2,461), Lynnwood, WA ($2,644).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Mill Creek, WA ($3,306).

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

Median monthly cost with a mortgage across Snohomish County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median monthly cost with a mortgage
19	Machias	$3,005 (±$1,460)
20	Monroe North	$2,988 (±$255)
21	Silver Firs	$2,985 (±$142)
22	Fobes Hill	$2,970 (±$481)
23	Eastmont	$2,944 (±$87)
24	Meadowdale	$2,920 (±$222)
25	Picnic Point	$2,907 (±$146)
26	Mukilteo	$2,883 (±$152)
27	Brier	$2,830 (±$169)
28	Lake Stickney	$2,813 (±$382)
29	Bryant	$2,804 (±$366)
30	Arlington Heights	$2,718 (±$321)
31	Lake Stevens	$2,700 (±$82)

Showing 13 of 55 places in Snohomish County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Picnic Point 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 Picnic Point

What is the average mortgage payment in Picnic Point?

The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Picnic Point, WA is $2,907 (±$146) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.

How much does it cost to own a paid-off home in Picnic Point?

Owners without a mortgage in Picnic Point pay a median of $967 (±$24) a month in taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.

Has the cost of owning a home in Picnic Point gone up?

In Picnic Point, the median monthly cost with a mortgage went from $2,348 in 2015–2019 to $2,907 in 2020–2024 (+23.8%).

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

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) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Picnic Point CDP, Washington (place:54213, in state:53).

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

The 2015–2019 figures are B25088_002E, B25088_002M, B25103_001E, B25103_001M, B25077_001E, B25077_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0101E, DP04_0101M, DP04_0109E, DP04_0109M, DP04_0091PE, DP04_0091PM, B25103_001E, B25103_001M

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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.