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Best places to live in Greater Tacoma

48 places with 741,683 residents within about 30 km of Tacoma, ranked for 29 household profiles. Local data: official statistics on affordability, green space, education and family, health and elderly, jobs and economy, lifestyle and amenities, mobility and connectivity and safety and community (local or regional figures, sources on every place page) plus population and geography.

A greater area here means every municipality whose nearest big-city core is Tacoma, within a radius that grows with the size of the city (20 to 60 km). It is a practical commuting belt, not an official region.

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For young families

  1. 1Lakeland South
    Washington, 11,574 residents    58
  2. 2University Place
    Washington, 32,842 residents    57
  3. 3South Hill (Washington)
    Washington, 52,431 residents    57
  4. 4Spanaway
    Washington, 27,227 residents    56
  5. 5Frederickson
    Washington, 18,719 residents    55
  6. 6Steilacoom
    Washington, 6,211 residents    54
  7. 7Artondale
    Washington, 12,653 residents    54
  8. 8Graham (Washington)
    Washington, 23,491 residents    53
  9. 9Elk Plain
    Washington, 14,205 residents    53
  10. 10Summit View
    Washington, 7,236 residents    52

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For retired couples

  1. 1Lakeland South
    Washington, 11,574 residents    73
  2. 2South Hill (Washington)
    Washington, 52,431 residents    71
  3. 3Spanaway
    Washington, 27,227 residents    71
  4. 4Artondale
    Washington, 12,653 residents    71
  5. 5Steilacoom
    Washington, 6,211 residents    71
  6. 6University Place
    Washington, 32,842 residents    71
  7. 7Frederickson
    Washington, 18,719 residents    70
  8. 8Rosedale (Washington)
    Washington, 4,044 residents    69
  9. 9Graham (Washington)
    Washington, 23,491 residents    69
  10. 10Elk Plain
    Washington, 14,205 residents    69

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For remote workers

  1. 1South Hill (Washington)
    Washington, 52,431 residents    61
  2. 2Spanaway
    Washington, 27,227 residents    61
  3. 3University Place
    Washington, 32,842 residents    61
  4. 4Frederickson
    Washington, 18,719 residents    61
  5. 5Lakeland South
    Washington, 11,574 residents    60
  6. 6Graham (Washington)
    Washington, 23,491 residents    60
  7. 7Artondale
    Washington, 12,653 residents    59
  8. 8Elk Plain
    Washington, 14,205 residents    59
  9. 9Lakewood (Washington)
    Washington, 59,829 residents    58
  10. 10Steilacoom
    Washington, 6,211 residents    58

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For commuters

  1. 1Tacoma
    Washington, 222,906 residents    77
  2. 2University Place
    Washington, 32,842 residents    75
  3. 3Lakewood (Washington)
    Washington, 59,829 residents    74
  4. 4Parkland (Washington)
    Washington, 35,803 residents    71
  5. 5Fircrest
    Washington, 6,687 residents    70
  6. 6Lakeland South
    Washington, 11,574 residents    70
  7. 7Fife
    Washington, 9,970 residents    68
  8. 8Spanaway
    Washington, 27,227 residents    68
  9. 9South Hill (Washington)
    Washington, 52,431 residents    68
  10. 10Midland (Washington)
    Washington, 8,962 residents    68

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For single professionals

  1. 1Tacoma
    Washington, 222,906 residents    64
  2. 2Lakeland South
    Washington, 11,574 residents    60
  3. 3University Place
    Washington, 32,842 residents    58
  4. 4Pacific (Washington)
    Washington, 7,123 residents    58
  5. 5Lakewood (Washington)
    Washington, 59,829 residents    56
  6. 6South Hill (Washington)
    Washington, 52,431 residents    54
  7. 7Milton (Washington)
    Washington, 8,697 residents    53
  8. 8Parkland (Washington)
    Washington, 35,803 residents    53
  9. 9Fife
    Washington, 9,970 residents    53
  10. 10Fircrest
    Washington, 6,687 residents    52

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1University Place
    Washington, 32,842 residents    33
  2. 2South Hill (Washington)
    Washington, 52,431 residents    32
  3. 3Parkland (Washington)
    Washington, 35,803 residents    32
  4. 4Spanaway
    Washington, 27,227 residents    32
  5. 5Frederickson
    Washington, 18,719 residents    31
  6. 6Tacoma
    Washington, 222,906 residents    30
  7. 7Midland (Washington)
    Washington, 8,962 residents    30
  8. 8Tanglewilde-Thompson Place
    Washington, 5,892 residents    30
  9. 9Summit (Washington)
    Washington, 7,985 residents    30
  10. 10Puyallup
    Washington, 39,659 residents    29

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Towns in Greater Tacoma