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Lakewood is a mid-size city of 62,937 people in Pierce County, Washington. It's about 19 miles from Olympia, WA and 33 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 76°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $461k and rent runs about $2k a month.
62,937people
$461kTypical home
$1,525/moRent
76° / 47°Summer / winter
4"Snow
169Sunny days
168Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 62,937
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,689 people per sq mi
- 33 mi to Seattle, WA
- 19 mi to Olympia, WA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $461k (≈$2,908/mo)
- Median rent $1,525/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 76°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 53°F)
- 169 sunny days a year (62 totally clear)
- 196 cloudy days a year
- 65 of 90 winter days are gray
- 168 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (509 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,663 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 27% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to TIW airport
- 22 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 51% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 266 ft
- 4 mi to the ocean
- 115 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 51 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 47 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,256 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 113 bars within 25 mi
- 559 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 59 museums within 25 mi
- 22 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pierce County: D+11 in 2024
- Washington: D+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- High volcano risk