Area data
Tacoma, WA — ZIP 98433
Population: 22,493 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index
- 588.1 (+2.2% YoY)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Above Average)
- 107.0 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 13.1¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $17.60/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Schools
- Total schools
- 5
- Elementary schools
- 5
- Middle schools
- 0
- High schools
- 0
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively High
- Top hazards
- avalanche, coldWave, earthquake, heatWave, iceStorm
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 50.5 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 44
- Days with Good air quality
- 265
- Days with Unhealthy air quality
- 1
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 3
- Nearest national park
- Klondike Gold Rush - Seattle Unit National Historical Park (34 mi)
- Nearest airport
- McChord Air Force Base (TCM) (1 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- McChord Air Force Base (TCM) (1 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 35
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.4 / 5
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 136
- Solar radiation rating
- Poor (3.4 kWh/m²/day)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,991
- Mean commute to work
- 11 min
- Households with broadband internet
- 86.9%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 272,091
- Average weekly wage
- $1,222
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Administrative Services
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 1,729
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