Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 36/100
F
Median home value$551,800
Seattle $717,500
Median rent$1,812/mo
Seattle $2,000/mo
Cost-burdened households36%
Seattle 35%
Puyallup
Pierce County42,746 residentsPuyallup School District
56
C−
Suburbgrade score
36th of 59 Seattle suburbs. Strong on amenities and cost of living, held back by housing & affordability.
56
Seattle median 59
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Puyallup is like to live in, by category
Bars show Puyallup against Seattle. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 61/100
C
Within-state proficiency68th pct
Seattle median 70th pct
Student–teacher ratio19.1
Seattle median 18.4
Graduation rate88%
Seattle median 88%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 73/100
B
Housing cost index88
Seattle 100
Eff. tax rate0.87%
Seattle 0.77%
Local sales tax10.30%
Seattle median 10.30%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 44/100
D
Mean commute31.4 min
Seattle 29.2 min
Under 30 minutes54%
Seattle 55%
Transit stops / sq mi8.8
Seattle median 8.8 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 85/100
A−
Restaurants & cafés130
Seattle median 84 · within 2 miles
Groceries7
Seattle median 6 · within 2 miles
Parks125
Seattle median 95 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 45/100
D
Median household income$97,826
Seattle $115,177
Unemployment6.0%
Seattle 4.8%
Professional occupations39%
Seattle 52%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Puyallup on housing & affordability
Puyallup's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Artondale19 mi from PuyallupC+ 54 C− Maple Valley18 mi from PuyallupC 60 C Bonney Lake6 mi from PuyallupC− 58 C Fairwood20 mi from PuyallupC− 54 C− Covington16 mi from PuyallupC− 56 C− Graham10 mi from PuyallupD+ 45 D Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Puyallup
Is Puyallup, WA a good place to live?
Puyallup scores 56 out of 100, 36th of 59 Seattle suburbs. It is strongest on amenities and weakest on housing & affordability. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Puyallup expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B. The median home is $551,800, 23% below the Seattle median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.87%. $1,812/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Puyallup?
Schools grade C. The districts serving Puyallup sit at the 68th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 88% graduation rate and a 19.1 student–teacher ratio. Puyallup is served by Puyallup School District. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Puyallup?
The mean commute is 31.4 min, with 54% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 13% working from home. Transit density is 8.8 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Puyallup?
Within two miles there are 7 groceries, 130 restaurants and cafés and 125 parks, which grades A− on amenities.
Are the homes in Puyallup old or new?
The median home in Puyallup was built in 1987 — close to 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.