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About Puyallup
City in Washington, United StatesPuyallup ( 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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Housing in Puyallup
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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Safety in Puyallup
Safety Grade D
Puyallup reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 91% report less.
Schools in Puyallup
All Puyallup schools →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.
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