29,564 of the 48,999 lots in Puyallup (60%) 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 3,661 lots are outside the urban growth area, where Pierce County's own ADU rules decide.
10,094 of the 48,999 lots in Puyallup (21%) have septic records on file with the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department. 29,746 lots are inside a Pierce County sewer service area, and 23,719 are within 300 feet of a sewer main on the county's sewer map.
Vacant land in Puyallup sold for a median of $287,394 per acre across 71 sales since November 1, 2023. Homes sold for a median of $574,950 across 5,297 sales. 3,101 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.
Of the 48,999 lots in Puyallup, 11,032 touch a mapped landslide hazard area, 3,542 an erosion hazard area, 1,819 a flood area and 2,071 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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