Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 24/100
F
Median home value$423,000
Seattle $717,500
Median rent$1,663/mo
Seattle $2,000/mo
Cost-burdened households45%
Seattle 35%
Parkland
Pierce County38,742 residents2 school districts
47
D
Suburbgrade score
56th of 59 Seattle suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by housing & affordability.
47
Seattle median 59
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Parkland is like to live in, by category
Bars show Parkland against Seattle. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 42/100
D−
Within-state proficiency26th pct
Seattle median 70th pct
Student–teacher ratio18.2
Seattle median 18.4
Graduation rate88%
Seattle median 88%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 73/100
B
Housing cost index78
Seattle 100
Eff. tax rate0.83%
Seattle 0.77%
Local sales tax9.60%
Seattle median 10.30%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 46/100
D
Mean commute30.5 min
Seattle 29.2 min
Under 30 minutes62%
Seattle 55%
Transit stops / sq mi9.2
Seattle median 8.8 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 69/100
B−
Restaurants & cafés54
Seattle median 84 · within 2 miles
Groceries5
Seattle median 6 · within 2 miles
Parks42
Seattle median 95 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 35/100
F
Median household income$72,239
Seattle $115,177
Unemployment6.1%
Seattle 4.8%
Professional occupations26%
Seattle 52%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Parkland on housing & affordability
Parkland's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Artondale15 mi from ParklandC+ 54 C− Maple Valley24 mi from ParklandC 60 C Bonney Lake14 mi from ParklandC− 58 C Covington22 mi from ParklandC− 56 C− Graham11 mi from ParklandD+ 45 D Lakeland North15 mi from ParklandD+ 53 C− Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Parkland
Is Parkland, WA a good place to live?
Parkland scores 47 out of 100, 56th of 59 Seattle suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on housing & affordability. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Parkland expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B. The median home is $423,000, 41% below the Seattle median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.83%. $1,663/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Parkland?
Schools grade D−. The districts serving Parkland sit at the 26th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 88% graduation rate and a 18.2 student–teacher ratio. Parkland is served by Franklin Pierce School District and Bethel School District. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Parkland?
The mean commute is 30.5 min, with 62% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 7.2% working from home. Transit density is 9.2 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Parkland?
Within two miles there are 5 groceries, 54 restaurants and cafés and 42 parks, which grades B− on amenities.
Are the homes in Parkland old or new?
The median home in Parkland was built in 1979 — older 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. 59% 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.