2,428 of the 3,564 lots in Fife (68%) are zoned for houses inside an urban growth area. On those lots, Washington's HB 1337 requires the city or county to allow at least two accessory dwelling units (ADUs). Another 98 lots are outside the urban growth area, where Pierce County's own ADU rules decide.
323 of the 3,564 lots in Fife (9%) have septic records on file with the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department. 468 lots are inside a Pierce County sewer service area, and 404 are within 300 feet of a sewer main on the county's sewer map.
Vacant land in Fife sold for a median of $327,022 per acre across 13 sales since November 1, 2023. Homes sold for a median of $535,000 across 237 sales. 19 new homes were permitted on its unincorporated lots since November 1, 2021. The city issues its own permits, which are not in our data yet.
Of the 3,564 lots in Fife, 353 touch a mapped landslide hazard area, 99 an erosion hazard area, 434 a flood area and 65 an inventoried wetland, on Pierce County's maps.
From the Pierce County Assessor-Treasurer, the county's zoning, sewer, hazard and growth-area maps, and the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department. Records as of November 7, 2026.
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