Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 46/100
D
Median home value$477,400
Seattle $717,500
Median rent$2,386/mo
Seattle $2,000/mo
Cost-burdened households33%
Seattle 35%
Frederickson
Pierce County25,383 residentsBethel School District
46
D
Suburbgrade score
58th of 59 Seattle suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by commute & transport.
46
Seattle median 59
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Frederickson is like to live in, by category
Bars show Frederickson against Seattle. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 51/100
D+
Within-state proficiency49th pct
Seattle median 70th pct
Student–teacher ratio18.9
Seattle median 18.4
Graduation rate87%
Seattle median 88%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 62/100
C
Housing cost index91
Seattle 100
Eff. tax rate0.85%
Seattle 0.77%
Local sales tax9.60%
Seattle median 10.30%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 18/100
F
Mean commute35.7 min
Seattle 29.2 min
Under 30 minutes38%
Seattle 55%
Transit stops / sq mi0.0
Seattle median 8.8 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 47/100
D
Restaurants & cafés21
Seattle median 84 · within 2 miles
Groceries1
Seattle median 6 · within 2 miles
Parks141
Seattle median 95 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 49/100
D+
Median household income$109,500
Seattle $115,177
Unemployment5.7%
Seattle 4.8%
Professional occupations35%
Seattle 52%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Frederickson on commute & transport
Frederickson's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbCommuteOverall
SeaTac24 mi from FredericksonC 50 D+ University Place12 mi from FredericksonC 60 C Tacoma12 mi from FredericksonC 55 C− Lakewood9 mi from FredericksonD+ 49 D+ Kent22 mi from FredericksonD 55 C− Auburn16 mi from FredericksonD 53 C− Mean commute: ACS 2020–24 · Commuting under 30 minutes: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Frederickson
Is Frederickson, WA a good place to live?
Frederickson scores 46 out of 100, 58th of 59 Seattle suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on commute & transport. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Frederickson expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades C. The median home is $477,400, 33% below the Seattle median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.85%. $2,386/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Frederickson?
Schools grade D+. The districts serving Frederickson sit at the 49th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 87% graduation rate and a 18.9 student–teacher ratio. Frederickson is served by Bethel School District. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Frederickson?
The mean commute is 35.7 min, with 38% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 9.7% working from home. Transit density is 0.0 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Frederickson?
Within two miles there are 1 groceries, 21 restaurants and cafés and 141 parks, which grades D on amenities.
Are the homes in Frederickson old or new?
The median home in Frederickson was built in 2003 — newer than the Seattle median of 1985. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 84% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.