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Housing

The Housing Element addresses Marysville's need to grow from 26,923 housing units in 2023 to 39,976 units by 2044, with emphasis on affordability across all income levels as required by HB 1220. It outlines four Housing Action Plan strategies—expanding housing diversity, creating housing stability, supporting affordable housing development, and addressing homelessness—and incorporates new state mandates including middle housing (HB 1110) and ADU flexibility (HB 1337). Policies address anti-displacement, manufactured home park preservation, MFTE incentives, and coordination with regional affordable housing partners.

Housing Housing Social Economy Governance

“Only 2 of 29 Housing policies (7%) include a concrete, measurable commitment.” Real Record SAY vs DO analysis · Marysville Comprehensive Plan

About this analysis

Real Record applies the SAY vs DO accountability framework to every chapter of every Washington comprehensive plan we publish. Each policy in the chapter is read individually and scored into one of four buckets:

  • Measurable — the policy names a specific target, deadline, dollar amount, or action that can be verified later.
  • Strong — binding action language (“shall,” “will adopt,” “require”) without a measurable threshold.
  • Aspirational — encouraging or supportive language (“encourage,” “support,” “consider”) with no enforcement.
  • Monitor only — policies that commit to tracking or reporting but not to action.

The accountability score shown in the sidebar is the share of policies in the chapter that landed in the “Measurable” bucket. A score of 0–19 (red) indicates most policies use aspirational language without concrete accountability; 20–49 (orange) is mixed; 50 or higher (green) means the chapter is dominated by measurable commitments.

The underlying text comes from the official adopted comprehensive plan published by the Marysville planning department. Scoring is performed by Real Record analysts using a structured rubric; the raw policy text and bucket assignments are archived in the Real Record civic data warehouse.

Read the full methodology, sources, and rubric at Real Record · About.

What the Plan Promises
Formal targets adopted in the Marysville Comprehensive Plan.
39,976 total housing units by 2044, 4,760 additional rental units for 0-50% AMI households, 881 additional emergency housing beds, 622 new units per year
Goals (5 total)
  • HS 1: Ensure that all City residents have the opportunity to obtain safe, sanitary and affordable housing.
  • HS 2: Create quality places and livable neighborhoods for all residents.
  • HS 3: Respect the scale and form of established residential neighborhoods.
  • HS 4: Work with the other elements of the Comprehensive Plan to understand and enhance the relationship of housing to them.
  • HS 5: Encourage land use practices, development standards, and building permit requirements that minimize, or if possible reduce, housing production costs.
Stronger Policy Language (11 policies in this chapter)
  • HS 1.1: Maintain an adequate supply of appropriately zoned residential land in the City.
  • HS 1.8: The City will coordinate and partner with agencies and nonprofits, such as the Housing Authority of Snohomish County, Housing Hope, Habitat for Humanity, and others...
  • HS 5.2: Consult the City's Housing Needs Assessment and Housing Action Plan to evaluate the effectiveness and relevance of housing policies and strategies for achieving housing targets and affordability goals.
Show all 11 stronger policies
The four examples above are a representative sample. The remaining 7 stronger policies are catalogued in the Real Record civic data warehouse and indexed by policy number against the adopted plan text. See how policies are scored →
Aspirational / Monitoring Language (16 policies in this chapter)
  • HS 1.9: Support inter-jurisdictional cooperative efforts to foster the development and preservation of an adequate supply of affordable housing.
  • HS 1.11: Encourage the preservation, renovation, and production of housing within the region that is affordable to all populations including for households earning less than 50% of AMI.
  • HS 2.2: Encourage the development of middle and upper middle income housing to ensure a healthier and more diverse mix of housing choices within the community.
  • HS 3.4: Encourage the integration of a variety of dwelling types and intensities in residential neighborhoods.
  • HS 4.4: Promote jobs to housing balance by providing housing choices that are accessible and attainable to workers.
Show all 16 aspirational / monitoring policies
The four examples above are a representative sample. The remaining 12 policies in this bucket use language like “encourage,” “support,” “consider,” or “monitor” — phrasing that does not create an enforceable commitment. See how policies are scored →

SAY vs DISCUSS: Did this come up in meetings?

Real Record has not yet indexed any Marysville briefings tagged to this chapter’s topics. Browse all Marysville council and planning briefings to see related discussions in context.

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SAY vs DO: Where the Money Goes

Departments related to Housing in Marysville — what the city actually funds, year over year.

Budget analysis for this chapter is in progress. Real Record has mapped 5 Marysville departments to this chapter, but the FY2006 / FY2025 line-item totals are not yet loaded into our civic data warehouse. In the meantime, browse the city-wide budget comparison on the index page.