Tanglewilde grades B− overall, 119th of 285 graded towns in Washington, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. On the other side, FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 80% of U.S. communities, with earthquakes at the top. It also does better than most on health: residents are healthier than 75% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. Its lowest everyday mark is in cost of living: homes are expensive, about $445K for a typical one and 4.6 times the Olympia metro’s $97K median household income. Tanglewilde has 1 place on the National Register. Tanglewilde’s median rent is $1,852 a month, where Washington’s towns sit at $1,737 a month and U.S. towns at $1,185 a month.

WeakestDHazard risk C⁻Cost of living

How Tanglewilde grades

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

How grading works

Hazard riskearthquakes tops the listDOpen →Cost of livingC⁻Open →HealthProvidence St. Peter Hospital 2.9 miles awayB⁺Open →SchoolsB⁺Open →Jobs & income$101K median household incomeBOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 13.2 of 20; 6.1% of households have no car; 0.7% of workers walk, bike or ride transitBOpen →

Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.

Outdoors0 miles of trails; 1% conserved landC⁺Open →HistoryDOpen →

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

Climate–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 38.9; 26% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →

How TownRatings grades towns →

Getting set up

Moving to Tanglewilde: who provides what

Tanglewilde is unincorporated, so Thurston County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerPuget Sound Energy17.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA

WaterTanglewilde Thompson Place 600 water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA

Internet4 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC

Trash & county servicesThurston CountyThurston County provides services here

SchoolsNorth Thurston Public SchoolsWhich 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 hereThurston County AuditorThurston County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2025

ZIP codes98503, 9851698503 62% · 98516 38%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 Tanglewilde.

Tanglewilde has cooler summers than nearly all U.S. towns, has added half again as many jobs in ten years and is healthy by national standards but mid-pack in Washington.

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade D

Tanglewilde faces a very high natural-hazard risk, led by earthquakes

80risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

EarthquakesInland flooding

Full pageTanglewilde’s hazards pageOpen the page

What it facesVery high risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters26 disaster declarations · Declared for the county Get readyReady for earthquakes

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

SchoolsB⁺

Public schools in Tanglewilde beat 66% of Washington districts

Its public schools are run by the North Thurston Public Schools. One of its 2 schools is below, with why it’s listed.

66%of WA districts it outscoresB⁺School Grade

School	Level	Students	Letter
Olympic View ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5	Grades K–5	552	–

Full pageTanglewilde’s schools pageOpen the page

The districtsNorth Thurston Public Schools Vs. the neighborsBehind its graded neighbor Every school2 schools · Olympic View Elementary Questions“Are Tanglewilde’s schools good?”

NCES · EDFacts · graded within WA on state tests and graduation

HealthB⁺

For health, Tanglewilde earns a B+

Within Washington it is less healthy than 51% of the 285 graded towns: Washington sets a high bar.

66% of adults had a checkup this year in Tanglewilde. Tanglewilde beats the Washington average on 1 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 8. 27% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Tanglewilde.

75%healthier than U.S. townsB⁺Health Grade

	Tanglewilde	Washington towns	U.S. towns
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)	66%	71%	79%
Depression (CDC PLACES)	27%	26%	23%
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)	37%	33%	36%
Obesity (CDC PLACES)	31%	33%	35%

31 measures vs. Washington

1 better22 too close to call8 worse

What stands out	Tanglewilde	WA
Fewer adults who have had cancer	7%	7.9%
More older adults who have lost all their teeth	12.2%	9%

Providence St. Peter Hospital

2.9 mi away · emergency room

2 of 3

care shortages: primary care, mental health

49th

percentile among WA towns

Full pageTanglewilde’s health reportOpen the page

Everyday habitsMore adults sleeping under 7 hours Hospitals & doctors nearby2.9 miles to an ER · Providence St. Peter Hospital How adults are doingMore adults lacking emotional support Every CDC estimateBetter than WA on 1 of 31

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

Climate

In Tanglewilde, expect mild winters and pleasant summers

July afternoons average 77.3°, cooler than in 96% of U.S. towns; January nights average 34.7°.

Tanglewilde has mild winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Tanglewilde is 77°F. About 4 inches of snow falls in a winter.

4″snow a winter

	Tanglewilde	Washington towns	U.S. towns
July high	77°F	77°F	85°F
January low	35°F	35°F	22°F

Typical low → high °F

Winter34–47°

Spring41–60°

Summer52–75°

Fall43–61°

Oct 14

typical first frost

Apr 29

typical last frost

+0.8°

vs. the 20th-century average

Full pageTanglewilde’s climate pageOpen the page

A year of weatherJuly highs 77°, January lows 35°Rain & snow4″ of snow a winter · 44 inches of rain and snow a year 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

Work & commuteJobs & income grade B

With 0.8 jobs for every working resident, most of Tanglewilde’s workers commute out

Jobs based here grew from 897 in 2013 to 1,640.

Most working residents leave Tanglewilde for work: only 2% work in town. Since 2013, Tanglewilde has added 743 jobs, to 1,640 in 2023. Tanglewilde’s average trip to work is 28 minutes.

2%work in town

	Tanglewilde	Washington towns	U.S. towns
Working residents who work in town	1.7%	5%	8%
Average trip to work	28 minutes	27 minutes	25 minutes
Median household income	$101,000	$98,000	$80,000
Below the poverty line	7%	7.9%	9.6%

Where working residents work

In Tanglewilde2%

Olympia20%

Lacey17%

Seattle8%

Tumwater7%

9 mi

median commute distance

1,640

jobs based in Tanglewilde

Balanced

jobs vs. working residents

Walkability grade: more walkable than 64% of U.S. towns

Full pageTanglewilde’s work & commute pageOpen the page

The jobs here1,640 jobs based here · Balanced Where people work2% work in Tanglewilde Commute times28 minutes · The average commute How far they goHalf commute less than 9 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

OutdoorsC⁺

Conserved land covers 0.7% of Tanglewilde

0.3 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.

0.7%conserved

	Tanglewilde	Washington towns	U.S. towns
Miles of trail per square mile	0.2 miles per square mile	0.8	0.4
Conserved land	0.7%	4%	4.3%

0.7%

conserved · 6 of 825 acres

0.3 mi

of trails · 0.2 per sq mi

Biggest places to walk	Trails	Acres
1. Tanglewild Park	—	6
2. Thompson Place Park	0.2 mi	4

Full pageTanglewilde’s outdoors pageOpen the page

Trail map0.3 miles of trail, mapped Pick a walk0.2 miles of trail · Thompson Place Park Conserved land0.7% conserved · 6 acres protected Questions“Where can I hike in Tanglewilde?”

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

HousingCost of living grade C⁻

For cost of living, Tanglewilde earns a C−

$444Kmedian sale price

homes sold in May

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

Prices over the yearsPrices over the years Years of income to buyA typical home costs 4.4 years of income Rents$1,852 a month · Median rent Vs. the neighborsAhead of its graded neighbor

Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Nearby attractions

Tacoma Dome and 36 more within 40 miles

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

All 139 attractions →

21 mi Stadium & arenaTacoma Dome

37 mi National ParkMount Rainier National Park1.6M visitors a year

27 mi Theme parkWild Waves Theme Park

39 mi MuseumThe Museum of Flight400K visitors a year

36 mi MuseumUSS Turner Joy

19 mi Stadium & arenaCheney Stadium

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

Photo credits

Tacoma Dome: Broran28, Public domain · Mount Rainier National Park: Ricardo Martins from Gent, Belgium, CC BY 2.0 · Wild Waves Theme Park: Jessica Spengler from Hove, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0 · The Museum of Flight: Fawcett5 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · USS Turner Joy: Keysgoclick, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cheney Stadium: Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Tanglewilde

16pages on Tanglewilde

The big questions

SchoolsB⁺Beat 66% of WA districts · 2 schools HealthB⁺Better than WA on 1 of 31 CDC measures Cost of livingC⁻Work & commuteB$101K median household income · 1,640 jobs here Natural hazardsDFEMA risk higher than 80% of U.S. communities · earthquakes

Out and about

OutdoorsC⁺0 mi of trails · 1% conserved land PlacesAttractions139 nearby · Daniel R. Bigelow House 5 mi LibraryHawks Prairie Timberland Library CollegesSaint Martin's University is 1.8 mi away

The story

Climate78° summer highs · 4″ of snow

Day to day

NewsWeatherHandbookZIP code 98503, 98516 Town SquareNeighbors

After high school

Colleges nearby

4 within 15 miles of the center of Tanglewilde

Saint Martin's UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Lacey1.8 mi$45,510 tuition South Puget Sound Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Olympia7.2 mi$5,252 in-state tuition The Evergreen State CollegeUniversity or college · Public · Olympia9.3 mi$9,264 in-state tuition

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

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

About Tanglewilde

CDP in Washington, United States

Tanglewilde (also Tanglewilde-Thompson Place) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Thurston County, Washington, United States, part of the Urban Growth Area of the city of Lacey. As of the 2020 census, Tanglewilde had a population of 6,265. The community is surrounded by the city of Lacey and borders Mushroom Corner. The sections of Tanglewilde and Thompson Place are divided south and north, respectively, by Martin Way. Interstate 5 forms the northern border of the CDP, and Washington State Route 510 partially forms the eastern limits.

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

Area: 1.4 sq mi
Elevation: 203 ft
ZIP code: 98503, 98516
Area code: 360

Tanglewilde’s neighbors

One town shares a border with Tanglewilde.

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LaceyTanglewilde

Lacey

SW · 17% of Tanglewilde workers commute here

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How the neighbors grade

Town	WA rank	Overall	Cost	Safety	Schools	Health
Tanglewilde	#119	B⁻	C⁻	—	B⁺	B⁺
Lacey	#177	C	D	C⁻	B⁺	B⁺

Tanglewilde reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Tanglewilde with a neighbor →

Questions about Tanglewilde

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Tanglewilde, WA a good place to live?

Tanglewilde grades B− overall, better than 52% of U.S. towns and #119 of 285 in Washington. It grades B+ for health and B+ for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D.

Is Tanglewilde, WA expensive?

Yes. The typical home is worth about $445,000, 24% below 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−.

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