VaughnWA
A town of 753.
Is Vaughn a good place to live?
Vaughn’s average trip to work is 37 minutes, above both Washington’s towns (27 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). The biggest park or preserve is Rocky Creek Preserve, at 34 acres. Vaughn has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
753 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Space Needle and 127 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Vaughn. Close and well known come first.
Big draw27 mi LookoutSpace Needle
Big draw27 mi Stadium & arenaClimate Pledge Arena
Big draw27 mi Stadium & arenaLumen Field
Big draw26 mi National ParkOlympic National Park3.6M visitors a year
27 mi Stadium & arenaT-Mobile Park
27 mi Ancient siteSeattle UndergroundPhoto 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
Moving to Vaughn: who provides what
Vaughn 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 Vaughn.
Earthquakes leads a very high hazard risk in Vaughn
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 80% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The schools Vaughn’s kids attend
Its public schools are run by the Peninsula School District. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vaughn Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 326 | – |
NCES · EDFacts
Most of Vaughn’s workers commute out: the town has 0.2 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Vaughn for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Tacoma (13%), Gig Harbor (8%) and Seattle (7%). Half commute less than 21 miles.
| Vaughn | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 0.9% | 4.9% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 7.6% | 7.9% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Mild winters and pleasant summers in Vaughn
Vaughn has mild winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. At 77°F, Vaughn’s July high is against 77°F in Washington’s towns and 85°F across U.S. towns.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The typical home in Vaughn is valued at about $706K
The typical Vaughn home is worth about $706,000, about the same as a year ago, 20% above the Washington typical home. 94% of households own their home in Vaughn.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
How healthy Vaughn is
Vaughn beats the Washington average on 10 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 9. 74% of Vaughn adults had a checkup this year.
| Vaughn | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 74% | 71% | 79% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 31% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 18% | 25% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 11% | 14% |
| What stands out | Vaughn | WA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.3% | 8.4% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.1% | 10.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.7% | 7.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Vaughn has set aside 0.8% of its land for conservation
0.0 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Rocky Creek Preserve | — | 34 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Vaughn
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Vaughn
About 3 of every 100 Vaughn residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Washington.
99% of working residents leave Vaughn for work
Where Vaughn’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Vaughn
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Vaughn, WA a good place to live?
Vaughn has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.