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The median home value in Pierce County, WA is $564,102 as of 2026-08-31, up 0.29% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$564,102
Year-over-Year
+0.29%
National Rank
#138 of 3071
Pierce County ranks 9th out of 39 counties in WA by median home price, and is +140.0% above the U.S. national median of $235,072. Within WA, the typical county has a median home value of $433,836, making Pierce County +30.0% above the WA state median.
The typical home value decreased by 1.7%, from $573,681 in May 2026 to $564,102 in Aug 2026.
Monthly Zillow Home Value Index snapshots retained by HomePriceMap. A short history is shown now and grows automatically as each new monthly release arrives.
| Month | Typical home value | Year-over-year change |
|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | $573,681 | -0.3% |
| Jun 2026 | $573,349 | -0.1% |
| Jul 2026 | $572,113 | +0.1% |
| Aug 2026 | $564,102 | +0.3% |
Households here earn a median of $99,564 a year against a typical home value of $564,102 — a price-to-income ratio of 5.7×, past the 5× level generally described as severely unaffordable. That is less affordable than roughly 91% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Pierce County recorded a violent crime rate of 699 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 4,089 per 100,000.
Based on 18 reporting cities covering 485,104 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Pierce County is $564,102. That's up 0.29% from a year earlier. That is about 140.0% above the U.S. national county median of $235,072, and makes Pierce County the 9th most expensive of 39 counties in Washington.
Median household income here is $99,564, so a typical home costs about 5.7× annual household earnings — expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Pierce County recorded 699 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 485,104 residents across 18 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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