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Puyallup is a small city of 42,746 people in Pierce County, Washington. It's about 30 miles from Olympia, WA and 31 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $552k and rent runs about $2k a month.
42,746people
$552kTypical home
$1,812/moRent
77° / 48°Summer / winter
6"Snow
169Sunny days
164Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 42,746
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,976 people per sq mi
- 31 mi to Seattle, WA
- 30 mi to Olympia, WA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $552k (≈$3,480/mo)
- Median rent $1,812/mo
- Median household income $98k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 48°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
- 164 days a year with rain or snow
- 6" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (297 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,612 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 30% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to TIW airport
- 19 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 59% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 59 ft
- 9 mi to the ocean
- 105 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 41 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 44 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,308 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 116 bars within 25 mi
- 540 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 57 museums within 25 mi
- 21 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 8 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