The Pierce County median home price increased to $375,000 in 2019. For a deep dive into the numbers and what that means for housing affordability in Pierce County, check out our post, “The average Pierce County home price is $375,000, up 9% from last year.”
While $375,000 represents the median sales price for Pierce County, what kind of house you can buy for $375,000 in Tacoma varies a LOT by neighborhood. Our sister site Get Real Tacoma made a list of the most affordable neighborhoods in Tacoma last year. They were (in order of affordability) South Tacoma, the South End, Fern Hill, Parkland, and East Tacoma.
Here are some examples of homes that have sold this year for close to median Tacoma’s five most affordable neighborhoods:
What you get for the median home price in the South Tacoma Neighborhood:
- Size: 3 Bedroom / 1.75 Bath / 1942 sq ft
- Sales Price: $360,000
- Features: Swimming pool
- Click here to check out the complete South Tacoma listing.
What you get for the median home price in the South End Tacoma Neighborhood:
- Size: 4 bed / 2.5 bath / 1,621 sq ft
- Sales Price: $384,950
- Features: New construction
- Click here to check out the complete South End Tacoma listing.
What you get for the median home price in the Fern Hill Tacoma Neighborhood:
- Size: 4 bed / 2.5 / 1583 sq ft
- Sales Price: $356,500
- Features: New Construction
- Click here to take a closer look at this Fern Hill Tacoma home.
What you get for the median home price in the Parkland Neighborhood:
- Size: 4 bed / 2.5 bath / 1889 sq ft
- Sales Price: $359,950
- Features: New Construction
- Click here to take a closer look at this Parkland home.
What you get for the median home price in the East Tacoma Neighborhood:
- Size: 3 bed / 1.75 bath / 1872 sq ft
- Sales Price: $370,000
- Features: Remodeled, Two car garage, an additional detached 2 car garage, RV parking.
- Click here to check out the complete East Tacoma listing.
Remember, $375,000 is the MEDIAN price for Pierce County Homes that were sold last year. Median means “in the middle.” This means exactly half of homes sold are above this price and exactly half are below. You can still find homes in Tacoma for less than $375,000, but you will have more competition for those homes.
- For examples of what you get for the money in cities across Pierce County check out our “What you get for the money in cities across Pierce County” here.
- For examples of what you get for the money in Tacoma’s most expensive neighborhoods, click here.
- Read our post about Pierce County’s Median home price here.
- Interested in a house for sale right now? This house in North Slope Historic District is for sale for exactly $375,000!
