Pierce County, Washington — cities by momentum

All states·Washington·Pierce County

23 cities tracked, ranked by composite momentum.

23
Cities tracked
650,959
Combined population
$578,000
Median home (county)
11
Rising / Hot

Pierce County, Washington has 23 tracked cities with a combined population of 650,959. The median home value across these cities is $578,000.

The highest-momentum city in the county is Gig Harbor, with a composite score of 68 (Rising) — median home $826,020, +0.1% year over year.

The most affordable city tracked here is Parkland at $472,736.

Gig Harbor

pop 12,643
68
Rising$826,020 · +0.1%

Buckley

pop 5,641
67
Rising$662,632 · -0.7%

Midland

pop 9,962
66
Rising$492,383 · +0.1%

Spanaway

pop 35,476
65
Rising$514,056 · -0.2%

Clover Creek

pop 7,161
65
Rising$536,580 · +0.3%

Frederickson

pop 24,906
64
Rising$544,412 · +0.5%

Waller

pop 8,189
64
Rising$597,791 · +0.2%

Edgewood

pop 13,496
63
Rising$743,210 · -0.5%

Sumner

pop 10,885
63
Rising$600,663 · +0.3%

Parkland

pop 38,623
63
Rising$472,736 · -0.5%

Summit

pop 8,270
62
Rising$593,675 · -0.6%

Tacoma

pop 228,202
61
Stable$496,966 · -0.9%

Lakewood

pop 62,709
60
Stable$524,351 · -0.6%

Bonney Lake

pop 22,145
60
Stable$684,046 · -0.9%

Graham

pop 32,658
60
Stable$603,315 · -1.0%

Puyallup

pop 42,552
59
Stable$575,466 · -0.7%

Milton

pop 8,833
59
Stable$578,000 · -1.3%

University Place

pop 35,160
58
Stable$662,500 · -1.5%

Fife

pop 11,077
57
Stable$563,415 · -0.9%

DuPont

pop 9,823
57
Stable$561,003 · -0.1%

Orting

pop 8,911
57
Stable$565,782 · -1.2%

Fircrest

pop 6,988
57
Stable$630,788 · -0.9%

Steilacoom

pop 6,649
57
Stable$641,542 · -0.8%

Sources: Zillow ZHVI, Zillow ZORI, US Census place population.

Climate & natural-disaster risk

Winter (Jan)
45° / 35°
avg high / low
Summer (Jul)
77° / 56°
avg high / low
Sunny days/yr
152
~42% of year
Annual precip
38″ rain
10″ snow
Disaster risk (1=very low, 5=very high)
Hurricane
Very low
Tornado
Very low
Wildfire
High
Earthquake
Very high
Flood
Moderate

State-level averages from NOAA Climate Normals (1991-2020) and FEMA National Risk Index. City-level conditions can vary significantly within a state.