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

Can I build an ADU in Edgewood, WA?

4,929 of the 5,158 lots in Edgewood (96%) 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.

Septic or sewer in Edgewood, WA?

2,310 of the 5,158 lots in Edgewood (45%) have septic records on file with the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department. 16 lots are inside a Pierce County sewer service area, and 110 are within 300 feet of a county sewer main.

Land prices in Edgewood, WA

Vacant land in Edgewood sold for a median of $291,719 per acre across 22 sales since October 1, 2023. Homes sold for a median of $744,000 across 465 sales.

Landslide, flood and wetland areas in Edgewood, WA

Of the 5,158 lots in Edgewood, 6 touch a mapped landslide hazard area, 1 an erosion hazard area, 430 a flood area and 249 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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