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Tacoma, WA Local Area Information

Real Estate Market Stats

Zillow Home Value Index: $149,100

Zillow Home Value Index

Owners vs. Renters

Home Size in Square Feet

Year Built

Local National
Zillow Home Value Index $149,100 $146,200
Median Single Family Home Value $149,800 $146,400
Median Condo Value $138,500 $145,200
Median 2-Bedroom Home Value $117,800 $109,800
Median 3-Bedroom Home Value $155,400 $140,900
Median 4-Bedroom Home Value $184,100 $231,000
Percent Homes Decreasing 82.4% 55.8%
Percent Listing Price Reduction 34.3% 28.9%
Median List Price Per Sq Ft $109 $92
Median List Price $150,000 $185,000
Median Sale Price $164,000 $176,500
Homes Recently Sold 307 267,974
Property Tax $2,470 $2,105
Turnover (Sold Within Last Yr.) 4.6% 3.3%
Median Value Per Sq Ft $111 $106
1-Yr. Change -11% -3.1%
Homes For Sale By Owner 17 50,250
New Construction 9 44,680
Foreclosures 403 523,872


Neighborhoods in Tacoma, WA

Real Estate Market Activity

Recently sold Tacoma homes

Sold 05/09/2012 for $690,000
3 beds, 2.5 baths, 3,450 sq ft

Sold 05/04/2012 for $440,000
5 beds, 2.5 baths, 3,185 sq ft

Sold 05/01/2012 for $25,000
0 beds, 0.0 baths, 4,000 sq ft

Sold 04/30/2012 for $141,000
4 beds, 2.0 baths, 1,260 sq ft

Sold 04/30/2012 for $230,000
2 beds, 1.5 baths, 1,557 sq ft

Sold 04/30/2012 for $170,000
3 beds, 2.0 baths, 1,960 sq ft

Sold 04/30/2012 for $139,950
3 beds, 1.5 baths, 1,348 sq ft

Sold 04/30/2012 for $90,000
3 beds, 2.5 baths, 1,874 sq ft

Sold 04/30/2012 for $119,000
2 beds, 1.8 baths, 991 sq ft

Sold 04/30/2012 for $175,000
4 beds, 2.25 baths, 2,114 sq ft



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Schools

Angelo Giaudrone Middle School

4902 South Alaska St | (253) 571-5811

Arlington Elementary School

3002 South 72ND St | (253) 571-1863

Baker Middle School

8320 South I St | (253) 571-2100

Birney Elementary School

1202 South 76TH St | (253) 571-2060

Blix Elementary School

1302 East 38TH St | (253) 571-1380

Boze Elementary School

1140 East 65TH St | (253) 571-2062

Brookdale Elementary School

611 132ND St South | (253) 535-9885

Browns Point Elementary School

1526 51ST St NE | (253) 571-1408

Bryant School

717 South Grant Ave | (253) 571-1383

Carter Lake Elementary School

3415 Lincoln Blvd SW | (253) 583-5210

Central Avenue Elementary School

4505 104TH St East | (253) 535-9886

Chester H Thompson Elementary School

15605 B St East | (253) 683-5800

Christensen Elementary School

10232 Barnes Lane | (253) 535-9887

Clover Creek Elementary School

16715 36TH Ave East | (253) 683-7800

Collins Elementary School

4608 128TH St East | (253) 535-9888

Columbia Junior High School

2901 54TH Ave East | (253) 517-1600

Comm Based Trans Program

601 South 8th St | (253) 571-1040

Crescent Heights Elementary School

4110 Nassau Ave NE | (253) 571-1520

Day Reporting School

5501 6th Ave | (253) 798-7990

Delong Elementary School

4901 South 14 St St | (253) 571-2330

Downing Elementary School

2502 North Orchard St | (253) 571-2253

Edison Elementary School

5830 South Pine St | (253) 571-1848

Elmhurst Elementary School

420 133RD St East | (253) 535-9889

Fawcett Elementary School

126 East 60TH St | (253) 571-2064

Fern Hill Elementary School

8442 South Park Ave | (253) 571-2095

Fife High School

5616 20TH St East | (253) 284-1100

Foss High School

2112 South Tyler St | (253) 571-2300

Franklin Elementary School

1402 South Lawrence St | (253) 571-1400

Franklin-Pierce High School

11002 18TH Ave East | (253) 535-9880

Gates Secondary School

813 132ND St South | (253) 535-9882

Geiger Elementary School

621 South Jackson Ave | (253) 571-2340

Grant Elementary School

1018 North Prospect St | (253) 571-1402

Gray Middle School

3109 South 60TH St | (253) 571-1860

Harvard Elementary School

1709 85TH St East | (253) 535-9890

Helen B. Stafford Elementary School

1615 South 92ND St | (253) 931-4927

Home Based School

601 South 8th | (253) 571-1000

Hunt Middle School

6501 South 10TH St | (253) 571-2335

James Sales Elementary School

11213 Sheridan Ave South | (253) 535-9891

Jason Lee School

602 North Sprague Ave | (253) 571-1395

Jefferson Elementary School

6501 North 23RD St | (253) 571-2261

Larchmont Elementary School

8601 East B St | (253) 571-2092

Learning Opportunity Center

5802 20TH St East | (253) 284-1000

Lincoln School

701 South 37TH St | (253) 571-2000

Lister Elementary School

2106 East 44TH St | (253) 571-2066

Lowell Elementary School

810 North 13TH St | (253) 571-1392

Lyon Elementary School

101 East 46TH St | (253) 571-2090

Manitou Park Elementary School

4330 South 66TH St | (253) 571-1852

Mann Elementary School

1002 South 52ND St | (253) 571-2068

Mason Middle School

3901 North 28TH St | (253) 571-2256

McCarver Elementary School

2111 South J St | (253) 571-1390

McKinley Elementary School

3702 East McKinley Ave | (253) 571-2070

Meeker Middle School

4402 Nassau Ave NE | (253) 571-1377

Morris Ford Middle School

1602 104TH St East | (253) 535-9883

Mt Tahoma High School

6229 South Tyler St | (253) 571-3800

Naches Trail Elementary School

15305 Waller Rd East | (253) 683-8700

Northeast Tacoma Elementary School

5412 29TH St NE | (253) 571-1388

Oakland Alternative High School

3319 South Adams St | (253) 571-1387

Park Avenue Center

6701 South Park Ave | (253) 571-1924

Pearl Street Center

815 South Pearl St | (253) 571-1037

Perry G Keithley Middle School

12324 12TH Ave South | (253) 535-9884

Point Defiance Elementary School

4330 North Visscher St | (253) 571-2265

Reed Elementary School

1802 South 36TH St | (253) 571-2072

Roosevelt Elementary School

3550 East Roosevelt Ave | (253) 571-1410

Sheridan Elementary School

5317 East McKinley Ave | (253) 571-2076

Sherman Elementary School

4415 North 38TH St | (253) 571-2255

Skyline Elementary School

2301 North Mildred St | (253) 571-2270

Spanaway Junior High School

15701 B St East | (253) 683-5400

Stadium High School

111 North East St | (253) 571-1325

Stanley Elementary School

1712 South 17TH St | (253) 571-1376

Stewart Middle School

5010 Pacific Ave | (253) 571-2085

Tacoma School of the Arts

1950 Pacific Ave | (253) 571-7900

Truman Middle School

5801 North 35TH St | (253) 571-2245

Wainwright Elementary School

130 Alameda Ave | (253) 571-2325

Waller Road Elementary School

6312 Waller Rd East | (253) 841-8745

Washington High School

12420 Ainsworth Ave South | (253) 535-9881

Washington-Hoyt Elementary School

3701 North 26TH St | (253) 571-2250

Whitman Elementary School

1120 South 39TH St | (253) 571-2077

Whittier Elementary School

777 Elm Tree Lane | (253) 571-2320

Wilson High School

1202 North Orchard St | (253) 571-2200

Visitation Catholic School

3306 S 58TH St | (253) 474-6424
PK, K-8 |
WA Private Schools

St Patrick School

1112 N G St | (253) 272-2297
PK, K-8 |
WA Private Schools

St Charles Borromeo School

7112 S 12TH St | (253) 565-1096
PK, K-8 |
WA Private Schools

Holy Rosary School

504 S 30TH St | (253) 272-7012
PK, K-8 |
WA Private Schools

Bellarmine Preparatory School

2300 S Washington St | (253) 752-7701

Parkland Lutheran Church & School

120 123RD St S | (253) 537-1901
PK, K-8 |
WA Private Schools

Concordia Lutheran School

202 E 56TH St | (253) 475-9513
PK, K-8 |
WA Private Schools

Faith Lutheran School

113 S 96TH St | (253) 537-2696
PK, K-8 |
WA Private Schools

Tacoma Baptist Schools

2052 S 64TH St | (253) 475-7226
PK, K-12 |
WA Private Schools

Life Christian School

1717 S Union Ave | (253) 756-2468
PK, K-12 |
WA Private Schools

Heritage Christian School

5412 67TH Ave W | (253) 564-6276

First Presbyterian Church School

20 Tacoma Ave S | (253) 272-7145
PK, K-5 |
WA Private Schools

Tacoma Waldorf School

3315 S 19TH St | (253) 383-8711
PK, K-3 |
WA Private Schools

Puget Sound Christian School

1740 S 84TH St | (253) 537-6870
PK, K-5 |
WA Private Schools

The Seabury School

1801 53RD St NE | (253) 952-3111
PK, K-6 |
WA Private Schools

Christian Brotherhood Academy

2136 Martin Luther King Jr Way | (253) 573-1899
PK, K-4 |
WA Private Schools

The United Interdenominational Holiness Academy of

1119 127TH St E | (206) 355-4539
PK, K-7 |
WA Private Schools

Covenant High School

620 S Shirley St | (253) 759-9570

Grace Christian Academy

106 S 28TH St | (253) 627-6888

Mount Rainier Lutheran High School

7306 Waller Rd E | (253) 284-4433

Arcadia Learning Center

6312 N 30TH St | (253) 752-6463
PK, K-2 |
WA Private Schools

Northwest School of Innovative Learning

1321 Martin Luther King Jr Way | (253) 272-8111

Charles Wright Academy

7723 Chambers Crk Rd W | (253) 620-8300
PK, K-12 |
WA Private Schools

The Hope School

7212 S Puget Sound Ave | (253) 671-4217

Alternative Spcl Needs Div Occ High School

601 South 8th St | (253) 571-1010

Tcc Fresh Start High School

601 South 8th St | (253) 571-1033

Remann Hall Juvenile Detention Center

5501 6th Ave | (253) 798-7900

Midland Elementary School

2300 105TH St East | (253) 535-9898

Tacoma Technical High School

1101 South Yakima Ave | (253) 680-7229

First Creek Middle School

1801 EAST 56TH ST | (253) 571-1010

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Walk Score


Terra Organics


based on 29 reviews – read reviews
Categories: Grocery, Farmers Market
PO Box 5966, Tacoma

Point Defiance Park


based on 72 reviews – read reviews
Categories: Parks
5400 N Pearl St, Tacoma

1022 South


based on 70 reviews – read reviews
Categories: Lounges
1022 S J St, Tacoma

Marzano


based on 66 reviews – read reviews
Categories: Italian
516 Garfield St S, Tacoma

Dave’s Meat & Produce


based on 24 reviews – read reviews
Categories: Grocery, Meat Shops, Caterers
1312 N I St, Tacoma

Marrow Kitchen & Bar


based on 42 reviews – read reviews
Categories: Bars
2717 6th Ave, Tacoma

Gibson’s Frozen Yogurt Shoppe


based on 49 reviews – read reviews
Categories: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt, Juice Bars & Smoothies
8 N Tacoma Ave, Tacoma

Mad Hat Tea Company


based on 31 reviews – read reviews
Categories: Coffee & Tea
1130 Commerce St, Tacoma

The Fish House Cafe


based on 45 reviews – read reviews
Categories: Seafood
1814 S K St, Tacoma

El Zocalo Tortas and Bakery


based on 19 reviews – read reviews
Categories: Bakeries, Mexican, Sandwiches
701 S 38th St, Tacoma

Parkway Tavern


based on 94 reviews – read reviews
Categories: Pubs
313 N I St, Tacoma

Tacoma Boys


based on 58 reviews – read reviews
Categories: Grocery
5602 6th Ave, Tacoma

Celebrity Cake Studio


based on 32 reviews – read reviews
Categories: Bakeries
314 E 26th St, Tacoma

Quickie Too


based on 88 reviews – read reviews
Categories: Vegan
1324 Martin Luther King Jr Way, Tacoma

Tacoma Wine Merchants


based on 9 reviews – read reviews
Categories: Beer, Wine & Spirits
21 N Tacoma Ave, Tacoma

Frugals


based on 41 reviews – read reviews
Categories: Breakfast & Brunch, Burgers, American (Traditional)
10727 Pacific Ave S, Tacoma

Pao’s Donut & Coffee Shop


based on 29 reviews – read reviews
Categories: Donuts, Coffee & Tea
6919 6th Ave, Tacoma

Gari of Sushi


based on 66 reviews – read reviews
Categories: Sushi Bars, Japanese
1209 S 38th St, Tacoma

Greenspot Tea & Art Gallery


based on 11 reviews – read reviews
Categories: Tea Rooms
3318 Bridgeport Way, Tacoma

Expand Yoga


based on 20 reviews – read reviews
Categories: Yoga
1015 Pacific Ave, 2nd Fl, Tacoma

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Colleges

Colleges near Tacoma, WA

Public

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Public 4 year colleges

Pierce College at Fort Steilacoom

9401 Farwest Dr SW, Lakewood, WA
(253) 964-6500
College Type: 2-Year
Highest Degree: Associate’s
Students Enrolled: 5,000 – 9,999
Distance: 1.49

Clover Park Technical College

4500 Steilacoom Blvd SW, Lakewood, WA
(253) 589-5800
College Type: 2-Year
Highest Degree: Associate’s
Students Enrolled: 5,000 – 9,999
Distance: 3.75

Tacoma Community College

6501 S 19th St, Tacoma, WA
(253) 566-5000
College Type: 2-Year
Highest Degree: Associate’s
Students Enrolled: 5,000 – 9,999
Distance: 6.93

Bates Technical College

1101 S Yakima Ave, Tacoma, WA
(253) 680-7000
College Type: 2-Year
Highest Degree: Associate’s
Students Enrolled: 5,000 – 9,999
Distance: 9.00

South Puget Sound Community College

2011 Mottman Rd SW, Olympia, WA
(360) 596-5241
College Type: 2-Year
Highest Degree: Associate’s
Students Enrolled: 5,000 – 9,999
Distance: 19.26

Highline Community College

2400 S 240th St, Des Moines, WA
(206) 878-3710
College Type: 2-Year
Highest Degree: Associate’s
Students Enrolled: 5,000 – 9,999
Distance: 20.47

Green River Community College

12401 SE 320th St, Auburn, WA
(253) 833-9111
College Type: 2-Year
Highest Degree: Associate’s
Students Enrolled: 5,000 – 9,999
Distance: 21.58

Renton Technical College

3000 NE Fourth St, Renton, WA
(425) 235-2352
College Type: 2-Year
Highest Degree: Associate’s
Students Enrolled: 1,000 – 4,999
Distance: 31.70

Seattle Community College – North Campus

9600 College Way North, Seattle, WA
(206) 527-3600
College Type: 2-Year
Highest Degree: Associate’s
Students Enrolled: 5,000 – 9,999
Distance: 39.42

Shoreline Community College

16101 Greenwood Ave N, Shoreline, WA
(206) 546-4101
College Type: 2-Year
Highest Degree: Associate’s
Students Enrolled: 5,000 – 9,999
Distance: 42.39

BJ’s Beauty and Barber College

5239 S Tacoma Way, Tacoma, WA
(253) 473-4320
College Type: 2-Year
Highest Degree: Non-degree Granting
Students Enrolled: Under 1,000
Distance: 5.60

Seattle Midwifery School

4000 NE 41st St, Building D, Suite 3, Seattle, WA
(206) 322-8834 x103
College Type: 2-Year
Highest Degree: Non-degree Granting
Students Enrolled: Under 1,000
Distance: 37.47

Evergreen Beauty & Barber College

14045 NE 20th St, Bellevue, WA
(425) 643-0270
College Type: 2-Year
Highest Degree: Non-degree Granting
Students Enrolled: Under 1,000
Distance: 38.22

Pacific Lutheran University

1010 122nd St So, Tacoma, WA
(253) 531-6900
College Type: 4-Year
Highest Degree: Master’s
Students Enrolled: 1,000 – 4,999
Distance: 6.16

University of Puget Sound

1500 N Warner, Tacoma, WA
(253) 879-3100
College Type: 4-Year
Highest Degree: Doctoral – Professional
Students Enrolled: 1,000 – 4,999
Distance: 8.83

Faith Evangelical Seminary

3504 N Pearl St, Tacoma, WA
(253) 752-2020 x29
College Type: 4-Year
Highest Degree: Doctoral – Research
Students Enrolled: Under 1,000
Distance: 9.22

Northwest Baptist Seminary

4301 N Stevens, Tacoma, WA
(253) 759-6104
College Type: 4-Year
Highest Degree: Doctoral – Other
Students Enrolled: Under 1,000
Distance: 10.04

Saint Martin’s University

5300 Pacific Ave SE, Lacey, WA
(360) 491-4700
College Type: 4-Year
Highest Degree: Master’s
Students Enrolled: 1,000 – 4,999
Distance: 14.00

ITT Technical Institute – Seattle

12720 Gateway Dr Ste 100, Seattle, WA
(206) 244-3300
College Type: 4-Year
Highest Degree: Bachelor’s
Students Enrolled: Under 1,000
Distance: 27.04

The Art Institute of Seattle

2323 Elliott Ave, Seattle, WA
(206) 448-0900
College Type: 4-Year
Highest Degree: Bachelor’s
Students Enrolled: 1,000 – 4,999
Distance: 33.46

Mars Hill Graduate School

2501 Elliott Avenue, Seattle, WA
(206) 876-6100
College Type: 4-Year
Highest Degree: Master’s
Students Enrolled: Under 1,000
Distance: 33.51

Seattle University

900 Broadway, Seattle, WA
(206) 296-6000
College Type: 4-Year
Highest Degree: Doctoral – Research & Professional
Students Enrolled: 5,000 – 9,999
Distance: 33.75

Cornish College of the Arts

1000 Lenora Street, Seattle, WA
(206) 726-5016
College Type: 4-Year
Highest Degree: Bachelor’s
Students Enrolled: Under 1,000
Distance: 34.01

Seattle Pacific University

3307 3rd Ave W, Seattle, WA
(206) 281-2000
College Type: 4-Year
Highest Degree: Doctoral – Research
Students Enrolled: 1,000 – 4,999
Distance: 35.77

City University of Seattle

11900 NE First Street, Bellevue, WA
(425) 637-1010 x3563
College Type: 4-Year
Highest Degree: Master’s
Students Enrolled: 1,000 – 4,999
Distance: 36.49

Seattle Institute of Oriental Medicine

916 NE 65th St., Seattle, WA
(206) 517-4541
College Type: 4-Year
Highest Degree: Master’s
Students Enrolled: Under 1,000
Distance: 38.08

Trinity Lutheran College

2802 Wetmore Ave., Everett, WA
(425) 249-4800
College Type: 4-Year
Highest Degree: Bachelor’s
Students Enrolled: Under 1,000
Distance: 38.20

Northwest University

5520 108th Ave NE, Kirkland, WA
(425) 822-8266
College Type: 4-Year
Highest Degree: Doctoral – Professional
Students Enrolled: 1,000 – 4,999
Distance: 39.10

DigiPen Institute of Technology

5001-150th Ave NE, Redmond, WA
(425) 558-0299
College Type: 4-Year
Highest Degree: Master’s
Students Enrolled: Under 1,000
Distance: 40.05

Bastyr University

14500 Juanita Drive NE, Kenmore, WA
(425) 425-3110
College Type: 4-Year
Highest Degree: Doctoral – Professional
Students Enrolled: Under 1,000
Distance: 42.92

Cascade Beauty College

435 E Main St, Auburn, WA
(253) 288-3757
College Type: Less Than 2-Year
Highest Degree: Non-degree Granting
Students Enrolled: Under 1,000
Distance: 19.45

Everest College – Renton

981 Powell Avenue, Sw, Suite 200, Renton, WA
(425) 255-3281
College Type: Less Than 2-Year
Highest Degree: Non-degree Granting
Students Enrolled: Under 1,000
Distance: 27.07

Everest College – Bremerton

155 Washington Ave. Ste. 200, Bremerton, WA
(360) 473-1120
College Type: Less Than 2-Year
Highest Degree: Non-degree Granting
Students Enrolled: Under 1,000
Distance: 28.64

Cortiva Institute – Seattle

425 Pontius Ave N Ste 100, Seattle, WA
(206) 282-1233
College Type: Less Than 2-Year
Highest Degree: Non-degree Granting
Students Enrolled: Under 1,000
Distance: 34.37

Divers Institute of Technology

4315 11th Ave NW, Seattle, WA
(206) 783-5542
College Type: Less Than 2-Year
Highest Degree: Non-degree Granting
Students Enrolled: Under 1,000
Distance: 36.34

Greenwood Academy of Hair

8501 Greenwood Ave N, Seattle, WA
(206) 782-0220 x5
College Type: Less Than 2-Year
Highest Degree: Non-degree Granting
Students Enrolled: Under 1,000
Distance: 38.57

Everest College – Seattle

2111 N. Northgate Way, Suite 218, Seattle, WA
(206) 440-3090
College Type: Less Than 2-Year
Highest Degree: Non-degree Granting
Students Enrolled: Under 1,000
Distance: 40.04

Gene Juarez Academy of Beauty

10715 8th Ave NE, Seattle, WA
(206) 368-0210 x3710
College Type: Less Than 2-Year
Highest Degree: Non-degree Granting
Students Enrolled: Under 1,000
Distance: 40.11

The Evergreen State College

2700 Evergreen Pkwy NW, Olympia, WA
(360) 867-6000
College Type: 4-Year
Highest Degree: Master’s
Students Enrolled: 1,000 – 4,999
Distance: 20.41

Seattle Community College – South Campus

6000 16th Ave SW, Seattle, WA
(206) 764-5300
College Type: 4-Year
Highest Degree: Bachelor’s
Students Enrolled: 5,000 – 9,999
Distance: 29.19

Olympic College

1600 Chester Ave, Bremerton, WA
(360) 792-6050
College Type: 4-Year
Highest Degree: Bachelor’s
Students Enrolled: 5,000 – 9,999
Distance: 29.51

Seattle Community College – Central Campus

1701 Broadway Avenue, Seattle, WA
(206) 587-3800
College Type: 4-Year
Highest Degree: Bachelor’s
Students Enrolled: 5,000 – 9,999
Distance: 34.16

Bellevue Community College

3000 Landerholm Cir SE, Bellevue, WA
(425) 564-1000
College Type: 4-Year
Highest Degree: Bachelor’s
Students Enrolled: 10,000 – 19,999
Distance: 36.05

University of Washington – Seattle Campus

1400 NE Campus Parkway, Seattle, WA
(206) 543-2100
College Type: 4-Year
Highest Degree: Doctoral – Research & Professional
Students Enrolled: 20,000 & Above
Distance: 36.87

Lake Washington Institute of Technology

11605 132nd Ave NE, Kirkland, WA
(425) 739-8100
College Type: 4-Year
Highest Degree: Bachelor’s
Students Enrolled: 1,000 – 4,999
Distance: 42.62

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