housing costs · Washington
Housing costs in Pierce County
What it costs to live here: rent, home values and the share of income rent takes.
Median gross rent
| Survey period | Value | Margin of error | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–2024 | $1,806 | ± $18 | evidence → |
| 2019–2023 | $1,722 | ± $14 | evidence → |
| 2018–2022 | $1,604 | ± $17 | evidence → |
| 2017–2021 | $1,444 | ± $14 | evidence → |
Median home value
| Survey period | Value | Margin of error | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–2024 | $526,600 | ± $5,524 | evidence → |
| 2019–2023 | $484,400 | ± $3,137 | evidence → |
| 2018–2022 | $444,600 | ± $2,894 | evidence → |
| 2017–2021 | $369,300 | ± $2,906 | evidence → |
Rent as share of income
| Survey period | Value | Margin of error | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–2024 | 31.5 % | ± 0.7 % | evidence → |
| 2019–2023 | 31.0 % | ± 0.7 % | evidence → |
| 2018–2022 | 31.0 % | ± 0.7 % | evidence → |
| 2017–2021 | 30.4 % | ± 0.6 % | evidence → |
In context
Median rent in Pierce County is $1,806, above the Washington median of $1,198 across 39 counties (2020–2024).
American Community Survey, five-year estimates. Each release covers five years, so consecutive releases overlap by four of them — a change from one release to the next is damped, and reading them as annual values understates swings. Margins of error are at 90 % confidence and are wide in sparsely populated counties.