Affordable Housing In Snohomish
Snohomish County, Washington

3 Low Income Apartment Communities In Snohomish

Housing Authorities that serve Snohomish

Housing Authority	Programs
Everett Housing Authority	Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV); Public Housing
Housing Authority of Snohomish County	Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV); Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV)

Guide To Affordable Housing in Snohomish, Washington

There are 3 low income housing apartment communities offering 98 affordable apartments for rent in Snohomish, Washington.

Income Based Apartments in Snohomish, Washington

Snohomish features 88 income based apartments. Tenants of income based apartments typically pay no more than 30% of their income towards rent and utilities.

Low Rent Apartments in Snohomish, Washington

There are 10 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Snohomish.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Snohomish, Washington

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Snohomish landlords $1,100 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in Snohomish.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Snohomish, Washington for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,889 and $2,309.

2020 Snohomish, Washington Fair Market Rents and Housing Choice Voucher Payment Standards

Fair Market Rents can be used to better understand the average housing costs of an area. Fair Market Rents are used by HUD to establish payment and rent standards for federal rental assistance programs like the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program.

	Studio	One BR	Two BR	Three BR	Four BR
Fair Market Rent	$1,627	$1,741	$2,099	$2,993	$3,524
Payment Standard Range	$1,464 to $1,790	$1,567 to $1,915	$1,889 to $2,309	$2,694 to $3,292	$3,172 to $3,876

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.

Snohomish, WA Affordable Housing Snapshot

Total Affordable Apartment Properties	3
Total Low Income Apartments	98
Total Housing Units with Rental Assistance	88
Percentage of Housing Units Occupied By Renters	44.74%
Average Renter Household Size	2.20
Average Household Size	2.44
Median Household Income	$55,648 ±$4,742
Median Rent	$939 ±$52
Percentage Of Renters Overburdened	38.8% ± 8.47pp
Total Population	9,437

Population and Household Demographics

Snohomish is a City in Snohomish County, Washington with a population of 9,437. There are 3,733 households in the city with an average household size of 2.44 persons. 44.74% of households in Snohomish are renters.

Income and Rent Overburden in Snohomish

The median gross income for households in Snohomish is $55,648 a year, or $4,637 a month. The median rent for the city is $939 a month.

Households who pay more than thirty percent of their gross income are considered to be Rent Overburdened. In Snohomish, a household making less than $3,130 a month would be considered overburdened when renting an apartment at or above the median rent. 38.8% of households who rent are overburdened in Snohomish.¹

Area Median Income In Snohomish

Affordable housing program eligibility is always determined by one's income. Each household's income is compared to the incomes of all other households in the area. This is accomplished through a statistic established by the government called the Area Median Income, most often referred to as AMI. The AMI is calculated and published each year by HUD.

HUD often uses an area larger than a city to determine the AMI because HUD anticipates those searching for housing will look beyond individual cities during their housing search. For Snohomish, the AMI is calculated from all households within Snohomish County.

In Snohomish, HUD calculates the Area Median Income for a family of four as $108,600

Most affordable housing programs determine eligibility based on the percent of AMI a given household's income is. Among the programs that determine eligibility based on the AMI are Section 8, HOME, LIHTC, Section 515, 202 and 811.

Rental Assistance in Snohomish

Rental assistance is a type of housing subsidy that pays for a portion of a renter’s monthly housing costs, including rent and tenant paid utilities. This housing assistance can come in the form of Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers, project-based Section 8 contracts, public housing, USDA Rental Assistance (in Section 515 properties) as well as HUD Section 202 and 811 properties for elderly and disabled households.

Income Qualifications for HUD Rental Assistance in Snohomish

Income	1 Person	2 Person	3 Person	4 Person	5 Person	6 Person	7 Person	8 Person
30% of Median	$23,250	$26,600	$29,900	$33,200	$35,900	$38,550	$41,200	$43,850
50% of Median	$38,750	$44,300	$49,850	$55,350	$59,800	$64,250	$68,650	$73,100
80% of Median	$61,800	$70,600	$79,450	$88,250	$95,350	$102,400	$109,450	$116,500