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Median Home Price in University Place, WA

The median home value in University Place, WA is $662,353 as of 2026-07-31, down 0.68% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$662,353

Year-over-Year

-0.68%

Population

35,099

University Place ranks #41 of 118 Washington cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 12.1% above the state's city median of $591,094. It sits in Pierce County, where the county-wide median is $572,113.

Housing affordability in University Place

Median household income in University Place is $99,031, so the typical home value is about 6.7× annual household income. This is a simple price-to-income benchmark rather than a monthly payment estimate; it does not account for mortgage rates, down payments, taxes or insurance.

Household income comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's ACS 5-Year Estimates, table B19013 (how the affordability measure works).

Crime in University Place

University Place police recorded a violent crime rate of 236 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the range for reporting cities. Property crime runs at 1,923 per 100,000.

Reported by the city's own police department to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program (what this covers).

Common questions about University Place

What is the average home price in University Place, WA?

People often call this an average home price, but the figure shown here is Zillow's typical home value (ZHVI), not a simple arithmetic average. In University Place, that value is $662,353. That's down 0.68% from a year earlier. It is about 12.1% above the typical Washington city tracked here.

Is University Place expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in University Place are more expensive than Pierce County as a whole, where the median is $572,113 — a difference of about 15.8%.

Is University Place affordable?

Median household income here is $99,031, so the typical home value is about 6.7× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is University Place a safe place to live?

University Place police reported 236 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 35,099. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.