Housing data for Prairie Ridge, WA
Prairie Ridge, WA has an estimated 12,074 residents and 4,494 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is an unincorporated community in Pierce County.
11.7% of households rent.
The median gross rent is $1,965 a month.
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 12,074 (±1,275)
- Housing units
- 4,494 (±335)
- Households that rent
- 11.7%
- Median gross rent
- $1,965
- Residents since 2015–2019
- +0.7%
What stands out in Prairie Ridge
Homes in buildings of 5 or more units: 0.2% (±1.3 points) in Prairie Ridge, lower than in Pierce County (18.2%).
Households that rent: 11.7% (±3.9 points) in Prairie Ridge, lower than in Pierce County (35.3%).
Homes built before 1980: 18.5% (±4.6 points) in Prairie Ridge, lower than in Pierce County (42.4%).
Households without a vehicle: 2.0% (±1.7 points) in Prairie Ridge, lower than in Pierce County (5.4%).
- Types of homes in Prairie Ridge
- Renters and owners in Prairie Ridge
- Age of homes in Prairie Ridge
- Commute and cars in Prairie Ridge
Housing in Prairie Ridge at a glance
- Median rent: $1,965 median gross rent a month
- Rent by bedrooms: $1,782 median gross rent, 2 bedrooms
- Rent burden: 56.8% of renters pay 30% or more of income
- Renters and owners: 11.7% of households rent
- Income and affordability: $114,356 median household income
- Home values: $462,000 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $2,194 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $3,825 median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 0.2% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 86.2% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
- Age of homes: 18.5% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 62.0% heat with electricity
- Commute and cars: 36.4 minutes average trip to work
- Growth: +0.7% residents since 2015–2019
- How long people stay: 22.3% moved in since 2020
- Crowding and facilities: 2.5% of homes have more than 1 person per room
Prairie Ridge against Pierce County, its state and the nation
| Prairie Ridge | Pierce County | Washington | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 12,074 (±1,275) | 930,319 (exact) | 7,816,116 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 4,494 (±335) | 369,709 (±177) | 3,306,620 (±517) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 11.7% (±3.9 points) | 35.3% (±0.6 points) | 36.2% (±0.3 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | $1,965 (±$456) | $1,806 (±$18) | $1,760 (±$7) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $114,356 (±$8,347) | $99,564 (±$1,209) | $98,141 (±$414) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $462,000 (±$16,658) | $526,600 (±$5,524) | $564,600 (±$1,940) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $3,825 (±$400) | $4,770 (±$47) | $4,556 (±$16) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 18.5% (±4.6 points) | 42.4% (±0.9 points) | 43.4% (±0.3 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 36.4 minutes (±3.0) | 31.3 minutes (±0.4) | 26.6 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 98.1% (±1.3 points) | 94.6% (±0.3 points) | 93.6% (±0.1 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 36.3 years (±1.8) | 37.0 years (±0.1) | 38.3 years (±0.1) | 38.9 years |
Prairie Ridge covers 4.2 square miles of land, about 2,861 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Prairie Ridge has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 11,994 (±773) | 12,074 (±1,275) | +0.7% | Not a measurable change |
| Housing units | 4,233 (±202) | 4,494 (±335) | +6.2% | Not a measurable change |
| Median gross rent | $1,356 (±$143) | $1,965 (±$456) | +44.9% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median home value | $273,000 (±$14,403) | $462,000 (±$16,658) | +69.2% | Up after inflation |
| Median household income | $85,536 (±$7,242) | $114,356 (±$8,347) | +33.7% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $1,737 (±$81) | $2,194 (±$198) | +26.3% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $2,887 (±$223) | $3,825 (±$400) | +32.5% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Households that rent | 14.0% (±2.9 points) | 11.7% (±3.9 points) | −2.3 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
| Rental vacancy rate | 0.0% (±5.9 points) | 0.0% (±7.6 points) | 0.0 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.
Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.
The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.
Crime reported to police in Pierce County
Prairie Ridge has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Pierce County as a whole.
In 2025, the police departments that report for Pierce County recorded 411 violent and 2,060 property crimes per 100,000 residents.
A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.
ZIP codes in Prairie Ridge
| ZIP code | Share of the ZIP’s land in this place | Residents | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98385 | 27% | 457 | — | $504,400 | $152,500 |
A ZIP code is a mail route rather than a boundary, so the Census Bureau publishes figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas built from census blocks; the share column says how much of each one’s land lies in this place.
Places near Prairie Ridge
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie Heights | 1.5 mi | $1,828 | $500,200 | 3.9% |
| South Prairie | 2.1 mi | — | $444,000 | 7.1% |
| Tehaleh | 2.7 mi | $3,365 | $741,700 | 7.3% |
| Crocker | 3.7 mi | — | $419,400 | 1.8% |
| Bonney Lake | 4.0 mi | $2,256 | $607,900 | 21.2% |
| Alderton | 4.5 mi | $1,633 | $431,500 | 20.8% |
| McMillin | 4.7 mi | $2,192 | $611,400 | 9.9% |
| Orting | 4.7 mi | $2,284 | $493,100 | 16.5% |
Places in Washington most like Prairie Ridge
| Place | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elk Plain | $2,172 | $473,500 | $107,313 | 15.8% |
| Manchester | $1,740 | $478,200 | $126,371 | 13.9% |
| Orting | $2,284 | $493,100 | $132,877 | 16.5% |
| Key Center | $1,705 | $613,200 | $105,781 | 12.3% |
| Prairie Heights | $1,828 | $500,200 | $130,640 | 3.9% |
| Granite Falls | $1,825 | $562,700 | $105,136 | 16.1% |
Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across Washington.
HUD Fair Market Rent for Prairie Ridge, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,491 | $1,682 | $2,064 | $2,849 | $3,219 |
HUD income limits for Prairie Ridge, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $26,750 | $44,600 | $71,300 |
| 2 people | $30,600 | $50,950 | $81,500 |
| 3 people | $34,400 | $57,300 | $91,700 |
| 4 people | $38,200 | $63,650 | $101,850 |
| 5 people | $41,300 | $68,750 | $110,000 |
| 6 people | $44,360 | $73,850 | $118,150 |
| 7 people | $50,040 | $78,950 | $126,300 |
| 8 people | $55,720 | $84,050 | $134,450 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Tacoma, WA HUD Metro FMR Area, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $127,300.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
Prairie Ridge is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.
Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.
Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.
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Questions about Prairie Ridge
What is the average rent in Prairie Ridge, WA?
The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Prairie Ridge is $1,965 (±$456) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.
How much is a two-bedroom apartment in Prairie Ridge?
The median gross rent for a two-bedroom home in Prairie Ridge, WA is $1,782 (±$298) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Are renters in Prairie Ridge rent-burdened?
56.8% of renting households in Prairie Ridge pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many renters are there in Prairie Ridge?
Prairie Ridge has an estimated 507 (±178) renting households, 11.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the median household income in Prairie Ridge?
The median household income in Prairie Ridge is $114,356 (±$8,347) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in Prairie Ridge, WA?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $462,000 (±$16,658) for owner-occupied homes in Prairie Ridge (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Is Prairie Ridge growing?
In Prairie Ridge, the number of residents went from 11,994 in 2015–2019 to 12,074 in 2020–2024 (+0.7%), not a measurable change.
What ZIP codes are in Prairie Ridge?
The ZIP code that covers Prairie Ridge is 98385.
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Prairie Ridge CDP, Washington
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Prairie Ridge CDP, Washington
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Prairie Ridge CDP, Washington
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Prairie Ridge CDP, Washington
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Prairie Ridge CDP, Washington
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Prairie Ridge CDP, Washington
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Prairie Ridge CDP, Washington
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Tacoma, WA HUD Metro FMR Area
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Tacoma, WA HUD Metro FMR Area
- US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Prairie Ridge CDP, Washington (place:56170, in state:53).
Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).
The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.
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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M
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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.
Figures last updated on .