Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 28/100
F
Median home value$489,000
Seattle $717,500
Median rent$1,898/mo
Seattle $2,000/mo
Cost-burdened households44%
Seattle 35%
Tukwila
King County21,451 residents3 school districts
49
D+
Suburbgrade score
53rd of 59 Seattle suburbs. Strongest on amenities, held back by housing & affordability.
49
Seattle median 59
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Tukwila is like to live in, by category
Bars show Tukwila against Seattle. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 36/100
F
Within-state proficiency29th pct
Seattle median 70th pct
Student–teacher ratio18.6
Seattle median 18.4
Graduation rate78%
Seattle median 88%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 62/100
C
Housing cost index92
Seattle 100
Eff. tax rate0.91%
Seattle 0.77%
Local sales tax10.40%
Seattle median 10.30%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 64/100
C+
Mean commute24.6 min
Seattle 29.2 min
Under 30 minutes63%
Seattle 55%
Transit stops / sq mi15
Seattle median 8.8 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 80/100
B+
Restaurants & cafés152
Seattle median 84 · within 2 miles
Groceries5
Seattle median 6 · within 2 miles
Parks74
Seattle median 95 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 40/100
D−
Median household income$78,381
Seattle $115,177
Unemployment6.4%
Seattle 4.8%
Professional occupations33%
Seattle 52%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Tukwila on housing & affordability
Tukwila's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Sammamish14 mi from TukwilaB+ 70 B− Cottage Lake21 mi from TukwilaB+ 65 C+ Mercer Island6 mi from TukwilaB 75 B Snoqualmie20 mi from TukwilaB 69 B− Union Hill-Novelty Hill18 mi from TukwilaB 64 C+ Bellevue10 mi from TukwilaC+ 74 B Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Tukwila
Is Tukwila, WA a good place to live?
Tukwila scores 49 out of 100, 53rd 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 Tukwila expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades C. The median home is $489,000, 32% below the Seattle median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.91%. $1,898/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Tukwila?
Schools grade F. The districts serving Tukwila sit at the 29th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 78% graduation rate and a 18.6 student–teacher ratio. Tukwila is served by Tukwila School District, Renton School District and Seattle School District No. 1. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Tukwila?
The mean commute is 24.6 min, with 63% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 13% working from home. Transit density is 15 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Tukwila?
Within two miles there are 5 groceries, 152 restaurants and cafés and 74 parks, which grades B+ on amenities.
Are the homes in Tukwila old or new?
The median home in Tukwila was built in 1981 — 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. 39% 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.