The median home in Tacoma, Washington is valued at $481,127, down 1.1% year over year. Typical monthly rent is $1,753, producing a price-to-rent ratio of 22.9x — well above the national average of 18x. Tacoma is part of the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metropolitan area, which CrashWatch tracks daily with real-time stress scores and crash risk analysis.

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Home Value$481,127

-1.1%

Rent$1,753/mo

AFFORDABILITY

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Income (annual)

Down Payment

$96,225 on $481,127

Out of reach — 47.1% of income

Need $126,086/yr to afford.

PITI$2,942

P/I47.1%

Afford$286K

Gap-$195K

P&I $2,433Tax $393Ins $117

Renting $1,189/mo cheaper ($1,753 rent)6.50% 30yr, 20% down, county tax + WA ins. 28% per HUD.

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Hunts Point$7980K Medina$4383K Yarrow Point$4207K Clyde Hill$4012K Beaux Arts Village$2758K Woodway$2301K Mercer Island$2243K Sammamish$1569K

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