Milton, WA: ADUs, septic or sewer, land prices and hazard areas

Milton, WA ADU rules: can I build an ADU?

1,974 of the 2,330 lots in Milton (85%) are zoned for houses inside an urban growth area. On those lots, Washington's HB 1337 requires the city or county to allow at least two accessory dwelling units (ADUs). Another 0 lots are outside the urban growth area, where Pierce County's own ADU rules decide.

Milton, WA septic or sewer: septic records and sewer mains

68 of the 2,330 lots in Milton (3%) have septic records on file with the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department. 2,330 lots are inside a Pierce County sewer service area, and 2,310 are within 300 feet of a sewer main on the county's sewer map.

Milton, WA land prices: vacant land and home sales

Vacant land in Milton sold for a median of $381,001 per acre across 5 sales since November 1, 2023. Homes sold for a median of $609,990 across 219 sales. 1 new homes were permitted on its unincorporated lots since November 1, 2021. The city issues its own permits, which are not in our data yet.

Milton, WA flood zones, landslide and wetland areas

Of the 2,330 lots in Milton, 12 touch a mapped landslide hazard area, 9 an erosion hazard area, 123 a flood area and 22 an inventoried wetland, on Pierce County's maps.

From the Pierce County Assessor-Treasurer, the county's zoning, sewer, hazard and growth-area maps, and the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department. Records as of November 8, 2026.

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