MaplewoodWA
A town in Washington, home to 5,803 people.
Is Maplewood a good place to live?
One weak subject stands out against an otherwise good record. Maplewood grades B overall, better than 64% of U.S. towns, and ranks 73rd of 285 in Washington. Schools are its strong suit — its schools rank ahead of 88% of Washington towns. Health is another plus (A−): it is healthier than 84% of U.S. towns. The drawback is cost of living: the typical home is worth about $708K, 6.1 years of the Seattle metro’s $115K median household income. It lags on hazard risk as well (C) — FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 64% of U.S. communities, with earthquakes at the top. The town’s trail network density is 1.8 miles per square mile, where Washington’s towns sit at 0.8 and U.S. towns at 0.4. This Washington town has 1 place on the National Register.
Figures: schools, state test and graduation results · health, CDC PLACES · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenStreetMap · National Register of Historic Places.
99% of working residents leave Maplewood for work
Where Maplewood’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Maplewood grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Washington), ordered by how far Maplewood is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Space Needle and 134 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Maplewood. Close and well known come first.
Big draw20 mi LookoutSpace Needle
Big draw20 mi Stadium & arenaClimate Pledge Arena
Big draw19 mi Stadium & arenaLumen Field
18 mi Stadium & arenaT-Mobile Park
19 mi Ancient siteSeattle Underground
Big draw33 mi National ParkOlympic National Park3.6M visitors a yearPhoto 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 · T-Mobile Park: MyName (Cacophony), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Seattle Underground: Mark Hursh, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Olympic National Park: Wsiegmund, CC BY 2.5
Moving to Maplewood: who provides what
Maplewood is unincorporated, so Pierce County and regional agencies provide most services.
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 Maplewood.
Maplewood has cooler summers than nearly all U.S. towns, sends most of its workers to Tacoma and beyond and owes part of its health edge to its incomes.
| Maplewood | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.8 miles per square mile | 0.8 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.8% | 4% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Sunrise Beach Park | — | 7 |
| 2. Sea Cliff Country & Riding Club Beach Park | 0.1 mi | 6 |
| 3. Evergreen Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Maplewood’s grade for health is an A−
Against the 3,942 U.S. towns with household incomes like Maplewood’s, it is less healthy than 52%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
In Maplewood, 15% of adults get no exercise outside work. Of 31 CDC measures, Maplewood beats the Washington average on 14 and trails it on 7.
| Maplewood | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 17% | 17% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 18% | 25% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 8.5% | 11% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 76% | 71% | 79% |
| What stands out | Maplewood | WA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 4.6% | 8.4% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 5.8% | 10.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.6% | 7.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most of Maplewood’s workers leave town for work
Maplewood has 382 jobs for its 2,177 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Maplewood had 382 jobs in 2023, down 22 from 2013. Commuting out is the norm here: 1% of working residents work locally. The median household income for Maplewood comes to $136,000. The top destinations are Tacoma (14%), Seattle (13%) and Gig Harbor (10%).
| Maplewood | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $136,000 | $98,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 33 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.1% | 5% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 5.6% | 7.9% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Maplewood: mild winters and pleasant summers
July afternoons average 76.6°, cooler than in 97% of U.S. towns; January nights average 35.9°.
Maplewood’s July high is 77°F. Snow almost never falls.
| Maplewood | 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
High risk in Maplewood, with earthquakes at the top
FEMA puts 52% of Maplewood’s expected hazard losses down to earthquakes, and 36% to inland flooding. Since 1981, Maplewood has seen 9 flood insurance claims paid out.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Homes in Maplewood sell for about $850K
For Maplewood, the typical rent is $2,000 a month. Maplewood: 89% of households live in a home they own. Homes sold in Maplewood spent a median 14 days on the market.
| Maplewood | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 89% | 70% | 73% |
| Median rent | $2,000 a month | $1,737 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Maplewood
Colleges nearby
10 within 15 miles of the center of Maplewood
About 4 of every 100 Maplewood residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Washington.
About Maplewood
Unincorporated community in Washington, US
Maplewood is an unincorporated community in Pierce County, in the U.S. state of Washington. As of the 2020 census, Maplewood had a population of 5,469. It is located south of Olalla on Puget Sound's Colvos Passage near Crescent Lake. The ZIP Code for Maplewood is 98332.
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- Area
- 8.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 282 ft
- Area code
- 253
Maplewood’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Maplewood.
| Town | WA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maplewood | #73 | B | C− | — | A | A− |
| Gig Harbor | #102 | B | D | C− | A | A |
| Purdy | — | — | C | — | A | A |
Purdy has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Maplewood and Purdy report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Maplewood with a neighbor →
Questions about Maplewood
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Maplewood, WA a good place to live?
For most people who can afford it, yes. Maplewood grades B overall, better than 64% of U.S. towns and #73 of 285 in Washington. It grades A− for health and A for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Maplewood, WA expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $708,000, 21% above the Washington typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.