The story of this market
The typical home in ZIP 98421 sells for about $500,000, or $327 per square foot.
Prices are up +4.6% from a year ago, so sellers still have some momentum. Homes take about 11 days to sell, which is fast. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,083 a month.
ZIP 98421 — Tacoma
The Tacoma housing market, which includes the 98421 area, is currently a seller's market with low inventory and homes selling quickly. Prices have seen a modest year-over-year increase of 4.6% as of July 2026. Market conditions are driven by regional job growth and the city's role as a value alternative to the Seattle metro area.
Median prices moved up 4.6% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 11 days on market with 2.8 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
0% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 100.1% of asking — demand is running ahead of supply.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 0.0% · poverty 39.1% — a mixed stability profile.
versus the prior ACS vintage
in-migration and out-migration balanced
ZCTA 98421, Pierce County WA
ACS 2024 5-year estimates. Aggregate published statistics for this ZIP — never individual records, and never an attribute of any individual property or resident.
The area is characterized by a working port economy and proximity to major regional employment hubs in Tacoma and the South Sound.
The local economy is anchored by the Port of Tacoma and the broader industrial and logistics sectors of the South Sound region.
Data sourced from historical ZCTA-level census records; current ACS estimates for this specific ZCTA are not published.
Public schools whose reported address is in this area (NCES). Not attendance boundaries — schools that serve residents may sit outside it. Check the district's address locator for assignment.
- Wild Waves Theme and Water Park3.93.5 mi
- Sky Zone Trampoline Park4.114.5 mi
- Tukwila Family Fun Center & Bullwinkle's Restaurant4.315.5 mi
- Round1 Bowling & Arcade414.9 mi
- Round1 Bowling & Arcade - Puyallup3.88.4 mi
- Washington State Fair Event Center4.37 mi
- Tacoma Dome4.12.6 mi
- Topgolf Renton4.118.1 mi
- Wild Waves Theme and Water Park3.93.5 mi
- White River Amphitheatre4.113 mi
- Washington State Fair Event Center4.37 mi
- Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium4.56.9 mi
- Chambers Bay Golf Course4.79.7 mi
- Point Defiance Park4.77.2 mi
- Dash Point State Park4.53.5 mi
- The Museum of Flight4.818.1 mi
- Museum of Glass4.52.5 mi
- LeMay - America’s Car Museum4.72.8 mi
- Children's Museum of Tacoma4.62.6 mi
- Tacoma Art Museum4.62.6 mi
- Chambers Bay Golf Course4.79.7 mi
- Point Defiance Park4.77.2 mi
- Dash Point State Park4.53.5 mi
- Sprinker Recreation Center4.510 mi
- Point Ruston4.76 mi
- Mercer Island Beach Club4.519.8 mi
- Tacoma Yacht Club4.76.6 mi
- Point Defiance Marina4.76.8 mi
- City of Des Moines Marina4.59.9 mi
- Foss Harbor Marina4.62.4 mi
- Chambers Bay Golf Course4.79.7 mi
- Meadow Park Golf Course4.57.6 mi
- Washington National Golf Club4.111.5 mi
- Riverbend Golf Complex4.210 mi
- High Cedars Golf Club4.112.3 mi
- Tacoma Mall4.15 mi
- The Outlet Collection Seattle4.27.1 mi
- South Hill Mall4.18.5 mi
- Kent Station Shopping Center4.411 mi
- WinCo Foods4.35.8 mi
- Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) Parking Garage3.413.1 mi
- King County International Airport - Boeing Field4.519.3 mi
- Kenmore Air - Lake Union4.625.3 mi
- The Club SEA2.712.7 mi
Theme parks, venues, golf, airports, museums, water and shopping across the area from Google Maps, ranked by popularity within the radius shown.
Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.