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City in Washington, United States
42,973Population
14.3 sq miArea
46 ftElevation

Puyallup ( pew-AL-əp; Lushootseed: st̕iləqʷac lit. "strawberry plant") is a city in Pierce County, Washington, United States. It is on the Puyallup River about 10 miles (16 km) southeast of Tacoma and 35 miles (56 km) south of Seattle. The city had a population of 42,973 at the 2020 census. The city's name comes from the Puyallup tribe of Native Americans and means "the generous people" in Lushootseed. Puyallup is home to the Washington State Fair, the state's largest annual fair. The name of the city is also used in mailing addresses for adjacent unincorporated areas, such as the larger-populated South Hill.

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ZIP code98371, 98372, 98373
Area code253
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Housing in Puyallup

$565K≈ same as a year ago Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Puyallup home is worth about $565,000, about the same as a year ago, close to the Washington typical home.

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Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market22
Sale-to-list100%
Sold in May39
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Safety in Puyallup

D

Safety Grade D

Puyallup reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 91% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000
Puyallup 2.9
Washington 2.9
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Puyallup 26.4
Washington 20.2
U.S. 15.5
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B+

School Grade B+

The public schools Puyallup’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 68% of Washington’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

DistrictPuyallup School DistrictSchools20

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