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Here's a look at December home prices in the 16 of 17 areas around Pierce County as broken down each month by the Northwest Multiple Listing Service. (No homes sold last month in Anderson Island.)
Countywide, prices were flat and so too were prices in several areas within the county, including Gig Harbor, Parkland and Puyallup. But there were also some big fluctuations. Check out North Tacoma, Graham, the Bonney Lake area and Browns Point.
One thing to keep in mind: This is a year-over-year snapshot of one month. So while 103 homes sold in the Bonney Lake area in December, just 24 sold in the Graham area.
| Area | Price | Year-over-year change |
| Gig Harbor | $359,500 | -.01% |
| Bonney Lake | $303,500 | -10.3% |
| Spanaway | $254,500 | -3.7% |
| North Tacoma | $258,975 | -11.8% |
| Lakewood | $245,000 | +2.5% |
| DuPont | $290,000 | +3.6% |
| South Tacoma | $200,000 | -1.2% |
| Southeast Tacoma | $192,450 | -8.4% |
| Parkland | $225,000 | +0.05% |
| Fife | $304,750 | +6.6% |
| Puyallup | $270,000 | -0.07% |
| Central Tacoma | $245,000 | +12.4% |
| Browns Point | $377,450 | +14.6% |
| University Place | $334,875 | +5.1% |
| Roy | $245,000 | -7.5% |
| Graham | $346,475 | +33.8% |
