2,299 of the 7,845 lots in Buckley (29%) 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 4,779 lots are outside the urban growth area, where Pierce County's own ADU rules decide.
2,591 of the 7,845 lots in Buckley (33%) have septic records on file with the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department. 5,286 lots are inside a Pierce County sewer service area, and 0 are within 300 feet of a county sewer main.
Vacant land in Buckley sold for a median of $221,386 per acre across 28 sales since October 1, 2023. Homes sold for a median of $650,000 across 787 sales. 479 new homes were permitted on its unincorporated lots since October 1, 2021. The city issues its own permits, which are not in our data yet.
Of the 7,845 lots in Buckley, 2,454 touch a mapped landslide hazard area, 553 an erosion hazard area, 757 a flood area and 981 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 October 2, 2026.
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