43,819 of the 48,970 lots in Puyallup (89%) 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 2,813 lots are outside the urban growth area, where Pierce County's own ADU rules decide.
10,094 of the 48,970 lots in Puyallup (21%) have septic records on file with the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department. 36,343 lots are inside a Pierce County sewer service area, and 22,807 are within 300 feet of a county sewer main.
Vacant land in Puyallup sold for a median of $304,594 per acre across 70 sales since October 1, 2023. Homes sold for a median of $575,000 across 5,192 sales. 3,086 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 48,970 lots in Puyallup, 11,023 touch a mapped landslide hazard area, 3,540 an erosion hazard area, 3,162 a flood area and 2,067 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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