10,495 of the 10,670 lots in University Place (98%) 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 3 lots are outside the urban growth area, where Pierce County's own ADU rules decide.
1,549 of the 10,670 lots in University Place (15%) have septic records on file with the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department. 10,429 lots are inside a Pierce County sewer service area, and 9,854 are within 300 feet of a sewer main on the county's sewer map.
Vacant land in University Place sold for a median of $1,037,631 per acre across 15 sales since November 1, 2023. Homes sold for a median of $655,000 across 1,035 sales. 4 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 10,670 lots in University Place, 249 touch a mapped landslide hazard area, 94 an erosion hazard area, 316 a flood area and 149 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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