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For most people who can afford it, yes. DuPont grades B+ overall, ranked 51st of 285 in Washington. It is healthier than 93% of U.S. towns. Its schools rank ahead of 81% of Washington towns and the median household earns $121K. The catch is cost: homes are expensive, about $552K for a typical one and 4.8 times the Seattle metro’s $115K median household income. DuPont’s trail density is 3.1 miles per square mile, above both the Washington town median (0.8) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). DuPont has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them DuPont Village Historic District and Fort Nisqually Site.
Where DuPont beats most towns.
8,199 counted in 2010 and 10,151 in 2020; an estimated 9,778 in 2025.
Since 2020 the trend has turned: down 3.1%, after 23.8% growth in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Washington), ordered by how far DuPont is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 600 in 1920, a low of 354 in 1960, 10,151 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper and 5 maps from 1948 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around DuPont. Close and well known come first.
Big draw38 mi LookoutSpace Needle
Big draw38 mi Stadium & arenaClimate Pledge Arena
Big draw37 mi Stadium & arenaLumen Field
14 mi Stadium & arenaTacoma Dome
37 mi Stadium & arenaT-Mobile Park
37 mi Ancient siteSeattle UndergroundSpace Needle: Another Believer, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Climate Pledge Arena: Sea Cow, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lumen Field: "Smart Destinations", GoSeattleCard.com, and Go Seattle Card Blog, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Tacoma Dome: Broran28, Public domain · T-Mobile Park: MyName (Cacophony), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Seattle Underground: Mark Hursh, CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in DuPont, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in DuPont.
DuPont fares better on crime within Washington than nationally, has cooler summers than nearly all U.S. towns and has less COPD than most of Washington.
18 miles of trail in 13 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is DuPont PowderWorks Park, at 28 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. DuPont PowderWorks Park | 0.9 mi | 28 |
| 2. Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge | 0.5 mi | 22 |
| 3. Hoffman Hill Park | 0.4 mi | 11 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its A− for schools comes with a C− for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $552K.
Its public schools are run by the Steilacoom Hist. School District. One of its 2 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pioneer MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 758 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WA on state tests and graduation
Its widest gap with Washington is COPD: 3.1% of its 7,190 adults have COPD, against 5.1% statewide.
26% of DuPont adults have high blood pressure, against 31% in Washington’s towns and 35% across U.S. towns. 69% of adults had a checkup this year in DuPont. DuPont beats the Washington average on 16 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 4.
| DuPont | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 31% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 69% | 71% | 79% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 13% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 18% | 25% |
| What stands out | DuPont | WA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with COPD | 3.1% | 5.1% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 5.6% | 9% |
| More adults sleeping under 7 hours | 35.9% | 31.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 71% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
July afternoons average 77.1°, cooler than in 97% of U.S. towns; January nights average 35.2°.
DuPont has mild winters and pleasant summers. The July high in DuPont is 77°F. About 4 inches of snow falls in a winter.
| DuPont | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 77°F | 77°F | 85°F |
| January low | 35°F | 35°F | 22°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Jobs based here grew from 2,846 in 2013 to 4,581.
Most working residents leave DuPont for work: only 5% work in town. Since 2013, DuPont has added 1,735 jobs, to 4,581 in 2023. 4.6% of DuPont residents live below the poverty line.
| DuPont | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $121,000 | $98,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 4.6% | 7.9% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 10% | 15% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
At 15.5 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 81% of Washington’s graded towns. Reported crimes fell from 187 to 77 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
DuPont’s property crime rate is 6.7 per 1,000 residents.
| DuPont | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 6.7 per 1,000 residents | 15.1 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.2 per 1,000 residents | 1.5 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
The typical DuPont home is worth about $552,000, up 0.8% in a year, 6% below the Washington typical home.
| DuPont | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,322 a month | $1,737 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 62% | 71% | 73% |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
11 within 15 miles of the center of DuPont
About 7 of every 100 DuPont residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Washington.
5.1% of the town is conserved land, across 13 parks and preserves.
City in Washington, United States
DuPont is a city in Pierce County, Washington, United States. The population was 10,151 at the 2020 census. Originally a company town, the city is named after the DuPont chemical company which operated an explosives manufacturing plant in the area from 1909 to 1975.
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One town shares a border with DuPont.
| Town | WA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DuPont | #51 | B+ | C− | B | A− | A |
| North Fort Lewis | #206 | C | D− | — | C | A− |
North Fort Lewis reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare DuPont with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. DuPont grades B+ overall, better than 71% of U.S. towns and #51 of 285 in Washington. It grades A for health, B for safety and A− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
