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While the Pierce County median home price dipped 2.5 percent last month, a look at 16 areas around the county reveals a range of ups and downs, according to what was released Wednesday by the Northwest Multiple Listing Service.
Pay special attention to the Eatonville area, which enjoyed the largest year-over-year appreciation, and Central Tacoma and Lakewood, where depreciation was in the double digits. Remember, though, this is a one-month snapshot. None of these three areas saw more than 35 homes sell in January.
Here’s how January prices shook out compared to the same month in 2007. (I excluded Anderson Island, because it had just one home sale last month.)
| Area | Price | Year-over-year change |
| Gig Harbor | $339,250 | -0.2% |
| Bonney Lake | $305,657 | -1.4% |
| North Tacoma | $285,750 | -7.8% |
| DuPont | $322,000 | +3.9% |
| South Tacoma | $185,000 | -10.8% |
| Southeast Tacoma | $173,725 | -17.3% |
| Parkland | $215,950 | -7.7% |
| Fife | $289,950 | -1.4% |
| Puyallup | $255,000 | -8.3% |
| Central Tacoma | $191,500 | -21.9% |
| Browns Point | $314,000 | -8.2% |
| University Place | $281,000 | -8.7% |
| Spanaway | $249,000 | -3.7% |
| Eatonville | $290,236 | +19.7% |
| Lakewood | $217,350 | -14.9% |
| Roy | $349,750 | +11.4% |
