Is Fircrest a good place to live?
Fircrest grades B− overall, 121st of 285 graded towns in Washington, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. It is healthier than 84% of U.S. towns and the median household earns $114K. On the other side, FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 74% of U.S. communities, with earthquakes at the top. Fircrest’s trail density is 2.3 miles per square mile, where Washington’s towns sit at 0.8 and U.S. towns at 0.4. Fircrest is more walkable than 90% of U.S. towns.
What makes Fircrest stand out
Where Fircrest beats most towns.
Fircrest has grown 7% since 2010
6,497 counted in 2010 and 7,156 in 2020; an estimated 6,959 in 2025.
Since 2020 the trend has turned: down 2.7%, after 10.1% growth in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Fircrest grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Washington), ordered by how far Fircrest is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Space Needle and 126 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Fircrest. Close and well known come first.
Big draw28 mi LookoutSpace Needle
Big draw27 mi Stadium & arenaLumen Field
Big draw28 mi Stadium & arenaClimate Pledge Arena
4 mi Stadium & arenaTacoma Dome
26 mi Stadium & arenaT-Mobile Park
10 mi Theme parkWild Waves Theme ParkPhoto credits
Space Needle: Another Believer, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lumen Field: "Smart Destinations", GoSeattleCard.com, and Go Seattle Card Blog, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Climate Pledge Arena: Sea Cow, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Tacoma Dome: Broran28, Public domain · T-Mobile Park: MyName (Cacophony), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wild Waves Theme Park: Jessica Spengler from Hove, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0
Moving to Fircrest: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Fircrest, 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Fircrest.
Fircrest has fewer 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns and has seen reported crime fall by about half.
Fircrest has set aside 3.1% of its land for conservation
3.7 miles of trail in 5 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Thelma Gilmur Park | 0.4 mi | 9 |
| 2. Fircrest Park | 0.2 mi | 9 |
| 3. Whittier Park | — | 9 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Fircrest’s schools rank behind 56% of Washington districts
Its public schools are run by the Tacoma School District. One of its 2 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wainwright Intermediate SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 4–8 | Grades 4–8 | 368 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WA on state tests and graduation
For health, Fircrest earns an A−
16% of Fircrest adults get no exercise outside work, below both Washington’s towns (18%) and U.S. towns (25%). 9.1% of adults smoke cigarettes in Fircrest. Fircrest beats the Washington average on 5 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 5.
| Fircrest | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 18% | 25% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 9.1% | 11% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 73% | 71% | 79% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 17% | 19% |
| What stands out | Fircrest | WA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.8% | 8.4% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.9% | 10.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.1% | 7.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Fircrest’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Fircrest for work: only 3% work in town. Jobs based in Fircrest grew to 1,154 in 2023, 103 more than in 2013. The average trip to work in Fircrest is 23 minutes.
| Fircrest | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $114,000 | $98,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 5.7% | 7.9% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.8% | 5% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Earthquakes leads a high hazard risk in Fircrest
Since 1986, 8 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Fircrest.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Fircrest sees more crime per resident than 67% of U.S. towns
Reported crimes fell from 162 to 73 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
Within Washington, it does better than 53% of towns. Fircrest’s property crime rate is 9.1 per 1,000 residents.
| Fircrest | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 9.1 per 1,000 residents | 15.1 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.4 per 1,000 residents | 1.5 | 1.6 |
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Property crime per 1,000 residents
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Fircrest has four seasons and pleasant summers
The Seattle Tacoma Intl Ap weather station, 18 miles away, records that about 4 days a year reach 90°, fewer than in 95% of U.S. towns. July afternoons average 76.7°, cooler than in 97% of U.S. towns; January nights average 35.8°.
Fircrest has mild winters and pleasant summers. About 6 inches of snow falls in a winter.
| Fircrest | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 77°F | 77°F | 85°F |
| January low | 36°F | 35°F | 22°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A typical Fircrest home is worth about $612K
The typical Fircrest home is worth about $612,000, up 0.6% in a year, close to the Washington typical home.
| Fircrest | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,554 a month | $1,740 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 72% | 70% | 73% |
Typical home value
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Fircrest
Colleges nearby
10 within 15 miles of the center of Fircrest
About 8 of every 100 Fircrest residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Washington.
4 miles of trails in Fircrest
3.1% of the town is conserved land, across 5 parks and preserves.
About Fircrest
City in Washington, United States
Fircrest is a city in Pierce County, Washington, United States. The population was 7,156 at the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 1.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 276 ft
- Area code
- 253
Fircrest’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Fircrest.
| Town | WA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fircrest | #121 | B− | C | C | C+ | A− |
| University Place | #103 | B | D | C | A | A− |
| Tacoma | #234 | C− | C− | D− | C+ | B |
Questions about Fircrest
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Fircrest, WA a good place to live?
Fircrest grades B− overall, better than 52% of U.S. towns and #121 of 285 in Washington. It grades A− for health, C for safety and C+ for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Fircrest, WA safe?
Within Washington, it does better than 53% of towns.
Is Fircrest, WA expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.