South CreekWA
A town of 2,191.
Is South Creek a good place to live?
South Creek’s weakest subject grade is a D for walkability. South Creek’s average trip to work is 44 minutes, against 27 minutes in Washington’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. On walkability, just 15 of Washington’s 396 towns do worse. On history, just 13 of Washington’s 397 towns do worse. South Creek has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
100% of working residents leave South Creek for work
Where South Creek’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How South Creek grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Washington), ordered by how far South Creek is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Mount Rainier National Park and 41 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around South Creek. Close and well known come first.
19 mi National ParkMount Rainier National Park1.6M visitors a year
16 mi Stadium & arenaTacoma Dome
19 mi Theme parkWild Waves Theme Park
36 mi MuseumThe Museum of Flight400K visitors a year
17 mi Stadium & arenaCheney Stadium8 mi Zoo & aquariumNorthwest Trek Wildlife ParkPhoto credits
Mount Rainier National Park: Ricardo Martins from Gent, Belgium, CC BY 2.0 · Tacoma Dome: Broran28, Public domain · Wild Waves Theme Park: Jessica Spengler from Hove, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0 · The Museum of Flight: Fawcett5 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Cheney Stadium: Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0
Moving to South Creek: who provides what
South Creek 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 South Creek.
South Creek has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave South Creek for work: only 0% work in town. 3.2% of residents live below the poverty line in South Creek, where Washington’s towns sit at 7.9% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Since 2013, South Creek has added 39 jobs, to 86 in 2023.
| South Creek | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 3.2% | 7.9% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.3% | 4.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
High risk in South Creek, with earthquakes at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 74% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In South Creek, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
South Creek has mild winters and pleasant summers. South Creek’s July high is 77°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Health in South Creek trails 56% of U.S. towns
South Creek beats the Washington average on 1 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 21. 16% of South Creek adults report frequent physical distress.
| South Creek | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 26% | 23% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 72% | 71% | 79% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 33% | 35% |
| What stands out | South Creek | WA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 73.4% | 70.7% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 12.5% | 9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Conserved land covers 0.1% of South Creek
4.3 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves. Only 10 of the 273 Washington towns we compare have a lower share of conserved land than South Creek.
| South Creek | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.1% | 4% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 0.8 | 0.4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
A home in South Creek sells for about $735K at the median
84% of households own their home in South Creek.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about South Creek
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of South Creek
About 6 of every 100 South Creek residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Washington.
South Creek’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with South Creek.
| Town | WA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Creek | — | — | C+ | — | C+ | C+ |
| Elk Plain | #231 | C− | C− | — | C+ | B− |
| Graham | #194 | C | C− | — | C+ | B |
South Creek has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. South Creek, Elk Plain and Graham report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare South Creek with a neighbor →
Questions about South Creek
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is South Creek, WA expensive?
The typical home is worth about $611,000, 4% 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+.