Cost of living in Edmonds, Washington
Edmonds, Washington has about 42,735 people. Typical rent is $1,903 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $122,449 a year. Both figures are Census 2020–2024 medians, not a listing or your pay. This site does not approve or deny benefits. A missing figure stays blank. We do not guess it.
Ranked #95 in Washington on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,903 a month.
Edmonds is a city in Washington. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $122,449 a year.
- People
- 42,735
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,903
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $122,449
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $890,100
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $2,549
- Seattle-Bellevue, WA HUD Metro FMR Area
- Gas
- $5.478
- Washington, week of October 12, 2026
Edmonds, Washington has about 42,735 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $890,100.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Snohomish County is $2,549 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Edmonds. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area, prices sit at 111.1 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.
Washington does not tax wages. A typical combined sales tax is 9.5% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Edmonds's exact store tax.
In July 2026, a typical Washington home paid 14.71¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Edmonds's bill.
For the week of October 12, 2026, EIA's all-grades gasoline price in Washington was $5.478 a gallon. At 12,000 miles a year and 25 mpg, the index counts that as $2,629.44 a year. Those miles are our standard, not a Census figure, and every town in Washington shares this price.
Among 355 places we list in Washington with a rent figure, 109 have higher typical rent than Edmonds.
Nearby places
- Esperance
Typical rent $2,463
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- Lynnwood
Typical rent $1,742
Compare with Edmonds - Mountlake Terrace
Typical rent $2,004
Compare with Edmonds - Meadowdale
Typical rent $3,038
Compare with Edmonds - Shoreline
Typical rent $1,985
Compare with Edmonds - Brier
Typical rent $2,318
- Alderwood Manor
Typical rent $1,919
EBT nearby
USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.
Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
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Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.