Home’s best subject grade is an A for schools; its weakest is a D for walkability. Home’s average trip to work is 50 minutes, where Washington’s towns sit at 27 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. On walkability, just 18 of Washington’s 396 towns do worse. FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 81% of U.S. communities, with earthquakes at the top. Home has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Home School and David Dadisman House. Home has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

StrongestASchoolsWeakestDWalkability DHazard risk

A growing town

Home has grown 12% from 2010 to 2020

1,377 counted in 2010 and 1,543 in 2020.

1,3772010

1,5432020

U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts

How Home grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Washington), ordered by how far Home is from typical.

How grading works

WalkabilityEPA walkability 4.9 of 20; 0% of households have no car; 0% of workers walk, bike or ride transitDOpen →SchoolsBeat 88% of Washington districts on tests and graduationAOpen →Hazard riskearthquakes tops the listDOpen →Jobs & income$65K median household incomeCOpen →HealthLess healthy than 54% of U.S. towns; St. Anthony Hospital 10.3 miles awayB⁻Open →Cost of livingTypical home $404K, 3.5 years of the Seattle metro’s $115K median household incomeB⁻Open →

Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.

Outdoors1 mile of trail; 5% conserved landB⁻Open →History2 places on the National RegisterCOpen →

Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.

Climate–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 40.6–Open →

How TownRatings grades towns →

Home School · National Register of Historic Places

Home’s story

126 years in pictures

The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 1915.

2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.

1900Home is settled

Explore the history →

Nearby attractions

Space Needle and 126 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Home. Close and well known come first.

All 150 attractions →

Big draw32 mi LookoutSpace Needle

Big draw32 mi Stadium & arenaClimate Pledge Arena

Big draw31 mi Stadium & arenaLumen Field

Big draw29 mi National ParkOlympic National Park3.6M visitors a year

31 mi Stadium & arenaT-Mobile Park

31 mi Ancient siteSeattle Underground

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons

Photo credits

Space 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 · Olympic National Park: Wsiegmund, CC BY 2.5 · T-Mobile Park: MyName (Cacophony), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Seattle Underground: Mark Hursh, CC BY-SA 3.0

Getting set up

Moving to Home: who provides what

Home is unincorporated, so Pierce County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerPeninsula Light Company11.3¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA

WaterCole water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA

Internet5 providers73% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC

Trash & county servicesPierce CountyPierce County provides services here

SchoolsPeninsula School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES

Register to voteOnlineIn Washington you can register online until 8 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (received 8 days before).vote.gov

Who runs elections herePierce County AuditorPierce County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2024

ZIP code9834998349 100%Census 2020

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 Home.

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade D

Earthquakes leads a very high hazard risk in Home

81risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

EarthquakesInland floodingCoastal flooding

Full pageHome’s hazards pageOpen the page

What it facesVery high risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters22 disaster declarations · Declared for the county Get readyReady for earthquakes

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Work & commuteJobs & income grade C

Most of Home’s workers commute out: the town has 0.1 jobs for each of them

Most working residents leave Home for work: only 1% work in town. Jobs based in Home fell to 49 in 2023, 78 fewer than in 2013. 5.5% of residents live below the poverty line in Home, below both Washington’s towns (7.9%) and U.S. towns (9.6%).

1%work in town

	Home	Washington towns	U.S. towns
Working residents who work in town	0.6%	4.9%	8%
Below the poverty line	5.5%	7.9%	9.6%

Where working residents work

In Home1%

Tacoma13%

Seattle9%

Gig Harbor7%

Key Center4%

20 mi

median commute distance

jobs based in Home

A commuter town

jobs vs. working residents

Walkability grade: more walkable than 7% of U.S. towns

Full pageHome’s work & commute pageOpen the page

The jobs here49 jobs based here · A commuter town Where people work1% work in Home Commute times50 minutes · The average commute How far they goHalf commute less than 20 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Mild winters and pleasant summers in Home

Home has mild winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. Home’s July high is 77°F.

77°summer high

Typical low → high °F

Winter35–47°

Spring41–60°

Summer53–75°

Fall44–61°

Nov 21

typical first frost

Mar 11

typical last frost

+0.8°

vs. the 20th-century average

77°

typical summer high

Full pageHome’s climate pageOpen the page

A year of weatherJuly highs 77°, January lows 36°Rain & snow52″ of rain a year · Snow is almost unheard of Heating & coolingMostly a heating bill Then and now+0.8° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Who lives here

Fewer young adults than Washington overall

Adults 18 to 34 are 17% of residents (24% statewide); people 65 and older are 23% of residents (17% statewide). 32% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 40% across Washington.

40.6median age · WA 38.3

	Home	Washington towns	U.S. towns
Median age	40.6 years	38.5 years	40.5 years
Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+	32%	30%	29%

HomeWashingtonUnited States

WAU.S.

Ages · share of residents

16%

Education · adults 25 and older

No diploma8%

High school37%

Some college17%

Associate’s6%

Bachelor’s22%

Graduate10%

Women and men · all residents

Somewhere between 28% and 50% women

The Census survey reached too few of Home’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±11.2 points. Across Washington, 49.6% of residents are women.

Ages and education in Home
	Home	WA	U.S.
Under 10	7.1%	11.5%	11.6%
10 to 17	15.2%	9.9%	10.3%
18 to 24	7.1%	8.5%	9.1%
25 to 34	10.3%	15.2%	13.7%
35 to 44	11.9%	14.3%	13.2%
45 to 54	9.5%	12%	12.2%
55 to 64	16%	12%	12.7%
65 to 74	15.7%	10.1%	10.2%
75 and older	7.2%	6.5%	7%
No diploma	8%	7.7%	10.4%
High school	36.9%	21.6%	26%
Some college	16.9%	21%	19.1%
Associate’s	6.2%	10%	8.8%
Bachelor’s	21.7%	24%	21.6%
Graduate	10.3%	15.6%	14.1%

Full pageHome by the numbersOpen the page

Ages40.6 median age · 23% are 65 or older Schooling32% have a four-year degree Homes84% own their home · Homeowners Income$65K a year · Median household income

U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,700, single groups can be off by several points

OutdoorsB⁻

Conserved land covers 4.6% of Home

0.7 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Maple Hollow Park, at 54 acres.

4.6%conserved

	Home	Washington towns	U.S. towns
Miles of trail per square mile	0.1 miles per square mile	0.8	0.4
Conserved land	4.6%	4%	4.3%

4.6%

conserved · 185 of 4,037 acres

0.7 mi

of trails · 0.1 per sq mi

Biggest places to walk	Trails	Acres
1. Maple Hollow Park	0.7 mi	54
2. Home Park	—	2

Full pageHome’s outdoors pageOpen the page

Trail map0.7 miles of trail, mapped Pick a walk0.7 miles of trail · Maple Hollow Park Conserved land4.6% conserved · 185 acres protected Questions“Where can I hike in Home?”

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

HealthB⁻

Home stands out in Washington and nationally: a larger share of its adults have high blood pressure

40% of Home adults have high blood pressure. Only 10 of the 286 Washington towns we compare have a higher share of adults who have diabetes than Home. 39% of Home adults have obesity.

46%healthier than U.S. townsB⁻Health Grade

	Home	Washington towns	U.S. towns
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)	40%	31%	35%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)	16%	13%	14%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)	14%	9.8%	12%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)	75%	71%	79%

31 measures vs. Washington

5 better8 too close to call18 worse

What stands out	Home	WA
Fewer uninsured adults	6.7%	8.4%
More adults treating high blood pressure	76.7%	70.7%
More adults with COPD	7.8%	5.1%

St. Anthony Hospital

10.3 mi away · emergency room

None

primary care, dental or mental-health shortage

Full pageHome’s health reportOpen the page

Everyday habitsMore smokers Hospitals & doctors nearby10.3 miles to an ER · St. Anthony Hospital How adults are doingMore adults in frequent physical distress Every CDC estimateBetter than WA on 5 of 31

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

HousingCost of living grade B⁻

Homes in Home sell for about $685K

84% of households own their home in Home.

$685Kmedian sale price

homes sold in March

Full pageHome’s housing & cost-of-living pageOpen the page

Prices over the yearsPrices over the years Years of income to buyA typical home costs 10.6 years of income RentsRents Vs. the neighborsAhead of all 2 graded neighbors

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Home

17pages on Home

The big questions

SchoolsABeat 88% of WA districts HealthB⁻Better than WA on 5 of 31 CDC measures Cost of livingB⁻Work & commuteC$65K median household income · 49 jobs here Natural hazardsDFEMA risk higher than 81% of U.S. communities · earthquakes

Out and about

OutdoorsB⁻1 mi of trails · 5% conserved land PlacesAttractions150 nearby · Harbor History Museum 10 mi LibraryKey Center Library CollegesPierce College District is 12.5 mi away

The story

HistoryCSettled 1900 · 2 on the National Register Climate77° summer highs

Day to day

NewsWeatherHandbookTown SquareNeighbors

After high school

Colleges nearby

4 within 15 miles of the center of Home

Pierce College DistrictCommunity college · Public · Lakewood12.5 mi$5,418 in-state tuition Tacoma Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Tacoma12.6 mi$5,507 in-state tuition Faith International UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Tacoma12.8 mi$8,850 tuition

About 5 of every 100 Home residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Washington.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Home for work

Where Home’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

49jobs based in Home

1%of working residents work in town

20 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

Landmarks

2 places in Home on the National Register of Historic Places.

All landmarks →

Home SchoolBuilt 1910

David Dadisman HouseBuilt 1933

About Home

Unincorporated community in Washington, United States

Home is a census-designated place in Pierce County, Washington, United States. As of the 2020 census, Home had a population of 1,543. The community lies on the Key Peninsula and borders the waters of Carr Inlet, an extension of Puget Sound. Home is now primarily a town of beach homes, although around the turn of the 20th century, it was considered a model, utopian community of anarchists.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area: 6.4 sq mi

Home’s neighbors

2 towns share a border with Home.

Explore the map →

LongbranchKey CenterHome

Longbranch

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Key Center

NE · 4% of Home workers commute here