How many renters in Silver Firs, WA pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

42.9% (±13.8 points) of renting households in Silver Firs, WA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

40.1% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 27.8% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on .

Paying 30% or more
42.9% (±13.8 points)
Paying 35% or more
40.1% (±13.4 points)
Median share of income
27.8% (±5.5 points)

Rent as a share of income in Silver Firs

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rentSilver FirsSnohomish CountyWashingtonUnited States
Less than 15%14.8% (±14.4 points)8.8%12.4%12.6%
15% to 19.9%11.4% (±8.7 points)12.0%12.3%12.2%
20% to 24.9%14.9% (±13.5 points)12.6%13.3%12.6%
25% to 29.9%15.9% (±11.0 points)12.9%12.1%11.5%
30% to 34.9%2.8% (±3.3 points)11.8%9.8%9.2%
35% or more40.1% (±13.4 points)41.9%40.1%41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Silver Firs against Snohomish County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Silver FirsSnohomish CountyWashingtonUnited States
Paying 30% or more42.9% (±13.8 points)53.7% (±1.8 points)49.9% (±0.5 points)51.1%
Paying 35% or more40.1% (±13.4 points)41.9% (±1.4 points)40.1% (±0.4 points)41.9%
Median share of income27.8% (±5.5 points)31.5% (±0.6 points)30.0% (±0.2 points)30.6%
Median renter household income$108,380 (±$65,124)$71,600 (±$2,016)$66,868 (±$600)$52,966
Median gross rent$2,881 (±$212)$1,949 (±$22)$1,760 (±$7)$1,413

In Silver Firs, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Snohomish County (53.7%).

It is not measurably different from Washington (49.9%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (51.1%).

In Snohomish County, Silver Firs ranks 38 of 53 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 296 of 467.

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Silver Firs

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Silver Firs
PlaceDistanceRenters paying 30% or more of incomeCompared with this place
Silver Firs—42.9% (±13.8 points)—
Cathcart2.2 mi0.0% (±40.2 points)Lower
Clearview2.4 mi8.0% (±22.5 points)Lower
Mill Creek East2.6 mi42.2% (±12.5 points)Not measurably different
Eastmont2.8 mi67.4% (±27.6 points)Not measurably different
Mill Creek2.8 mi48.0% (±10.1 points)Not measurably different
Martha Lake4.1 mi48.5% (±10.9 points)Not measurably different
Bothell East4.3 mi47.1% (±12.8 points)Not measurably different
Maltby4.7 mi61.7% (±20.2 points)Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Cathcart, WA (0.0%), Clearview, WA (8.0%).

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Snohomish County, place by place

RankPlaceRenters paying 30% or more of income
32Lake Cassidy48.4% (±31.4 points)
33Mill Creek48.0% (±10.1 points)
34Mountlake Terrace47.8% (±8.9 points)
35Bothell East47.1% (±12.8 points)
36Sultan45.4% (±32.8 points)
37Edmonds45.3% (±6.3 points)
38Silver Firs42.9% (±13.8 points)
39Mill Creek East42.2% (±12.5 points)
40 (tie)Bothell West34.3% (±10.5 points)
40 (tie)Lake Goodwin34.3% (±30.5 points)
42Kayak Point31.4% (±64.5 points)
43Woodway30.0% (±113.6 points)
44Woods Creek19.6% (±57.8 points)

Showing 13 of 53 places in Snohomish County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Silver Firs 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).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Silver Firs

Are renters in Silver Firs rent-burdened?

42.9% of renting households in Silver Firs pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Silver Firs spend on rent?

The median renting household in Silver Firs, WA spends 27.8% (±5.5 points) of its household income on gross rent.

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 Silver Firs CDP, Washington (place:64380, in state:53).

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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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.

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