15,732 of the 17,929 lots in Lakewood (88%) 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.
1,025 of the 17,929 lots in Lakewood (6%) have septic records on file with the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department. 17,799 lots are inside a Pierce County sewer service area, and 17,048 are within 300 feet of a county sewer main.
Vacant land in Lakewood sold for a median of $925,858 per acre across 32 sales since October 1, 2023. Homes sold for a median of $500,000 across 1,836 sales. 69 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 17,929 lots in Lakewood, 582 touch a mapped landslide hazard area, 617 an erosion hazard area, 1,491 a flood area and 913 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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