
Move to Tacoma Blog
Resources for researching the impact of the Asarco Plant in Tacoma, WA
By Marguerite Martin Recently we received a message on the MovetoTacoma.com contact for wondering why the site doesn’t have any info about the arsenic and lead pollution from the Asarco Plant and ongoing clean up efforts. I realized that while I’m not an environmental...
Video: Ed Troyer Speaks About Policing on an Adult Civics Happy Panel in 2017
Pierce County Sheriff Ed Troyer is facing calls to resign after a Seattle Times article exposed an incident where he made an emergency call to 911 saying that someone was trying to kill him. He later retracted that statement. Since that story broke a recording of a 911 Dispatch...
What Do You Think About Your Pierce County Neighborhood? (We Wanna Know!)
Every year, we survey our neighbors throughout Pierce County to see what they’re loving (or not loving) about their cities and neighborhoods. What’s your favorite place to get takeout during COVID-19? Where is the BEST coffee shop in your neighborhood? Tell us! We w...
Pierce County Median Home Price Nears $500k
Every month we run the stats and track the median home price for Pierce County. This month, Pierce County’s median home sale price is $445,000. If that seems like a high number, you’re correct. Prices in Pierce County increased by 15% since this time last year when ...
What’s going on with Tacoma’s housing market in 2020?
MovetoTacoma.com creator Marguerite Martin recently sat down with her niece and fellow Tacoma agent Keryn to talk about what’s happening with the real estate market in Tacoma right now in 2020. While a lot of folks (including us!) have been publishing median home price st...
We Asked Tacomans What They Like & Dislike About Tacoma. Here’s What They Said
Recently we conducted a (non-scientific!) survey of Tacoma residents; we posted the survey on our Facebook and Twitter and anyone could respond. A couple of the questions we asked included: “What do you LIKE about Tacoma right now?” and “What do you DISLIKE about Tacoma r...
Moving to Tacoma FAQ
Nothing drives me nuts like the google results for common searches people make when they start exploring the possibility of moving to Tacoma. There are all these trashy out of area clickbaity websites answering questions about our community with outdated information or just pla...
“Opportunity Atlas” tool allows Tacomans to see economic disparities between neighborhoods
UPDATE: After publishing this post we were contacted by someone at The City of Tacoma to let us know about The Tacoma Equity Map. Make sure to check out this local resource by clicking here! For years the Tacoma Pierce County Health Department has been sounding the alarm that h...
Podcasts for your next road trip out of Tacoma
It’s summertime in the pacific northwest! For most of us Tacomans that means we’re in a ridiculously good mood all the time for no reason (unless the temperature dares to go above 80 degrees or drops below 72 degrees). Planning to enjoy the summer by hopping in th...
How to Move to Tacoma
I’ve been a Tacoma real estate agent since 2005, and I’ve been running the MovetoTacoma.com website since 2015. If there’s one thing I do a LOT it’s answer questions and help folks who are planning their moves to Tacoma. While the places people move to T...