Experts tackle the 'all of us problem' of housing in Snohomish County

EVERETT — What’s the solution to the housing crisis? Building more housing.

It sounds simple, but getting to that point — and at the scale required to fix a problem that’s been worsening for more than a decade — is a big ask.

On Tuesday, a panel of experts discussed how to do just that, in a virtual presentation hosted by Economic Alliance Snohomish County.

Right now, most of the numbers in Snohomish County don’t tell a positive story. Based on occupational median incomes, more than two-thirds of workers in the county don’t earn enough on their own to rent the average apartment without being rent-burdened, or spending more than a third of income on housing. The average apartment in Snohomish County costs $2,114 per month, according to the Alliance for Housing Affordability, a local housing research group. Between 2013 and 2023, rents went up 71%, after adjusting for inflation.

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