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Rural charm and city access draw commuters to Prairie Heights
While the atmosphere of Prairie Heights feels lightyears from city limits, with its rural setting and occasional grazing cows, many of the community’s roughly 5,000 residents commute into the city every day. “People are coming down our way now and really enjoying that slower, more country-style living, and then they can drive to those bigger areas to work,” explains Kelly Heap of Terrafin, an award-winning Realtor with decades of experience in the area. “We are getting expansions, but it hasn’t lost that small-town flavor.”
Mix of manufactured homes and gated estates with large lots
Manufactured homes with covered decks dominate Shiloh Park and contemporary-style homes with stone accents in gated communities are popular in Winter Pond. Some yards feature decorative shrubbery and wooden fences, while others include vast patches of grass interrupted only by towering trees. While streets in HOA subdivisions veer off main roads and lead to quaint cul-de-sacs with several homes along the rounded edges, others lead to dirt roads and countryside. Mobile and manufactured homes begin at around $175,000, while three-bedroom homes on at least 1-acre lots range from $400,000 to $1,000,000, with price impacted by year of construction and home features.
B-plus-rated White River School District serves the community
Students in Prairie Heights attend different schools within the White River School District, the third best in Pierce County, according to Niche. The district has a B-plus rating on Niche and offers open enrollment and Choice Transfers for nonresident students, evaluated annually based on space and district guidelines. Magnet schools are not part of the system, and there is no lottery process for placement. Students can start school at B-plus-rated Foothills Elementary, then head to B-plus-rated Glacier Middle B-rated White River High. The high school offers after-school activities like Knowledge Bowl, Diversity Club, and Future Business Leaders of America.
Nearby lakes, parks and Mount Rainier offer outdoor fun
Surrounded by parks, the neighborhood bubbles over with recreational opportunities. “There’s a smaller lake, Bonney Lake, but Lake Tapps is the big draw,” Heap says. Lake Tapps is about 6 miles away and offers array of activities when the weather is right, usually from June through October. “It has fishing, it has swimming, but people can also ski on the lake and do fun stuff like that,” Heap expands. Allan Yorke, a small park at the lake’s southern edge features local bands and an outdoor marketplace throughout July and August. The state park surrounding the lake includes over 100 acres of beaches, picnic areas and scenic trails. Tapps Island Golf Course provides a semi-private course right at the center of the lake. More options include hiking on Mount Rainier, which is within 50 miles, and indoor recreation at Gordon Family YMCA, less than 7 miles from the community.
Groceries, restaurants and urgent care are only a few miles away
Nearby Safeway and Fred Meyer have groceries and essentials. Costco is down Route 410 along with urgent care centers, coffee shops and several restaurants. Two favorites are Hungry Dawg’s Diner, which offers brunch, and Mazatlan, loved for its chimichangas and margaritas.
Residents access cities, tech hubs and the airport via Route 40
Though Prairie Heights has no public transit, Route 410 borders the community to the north, allowing a simple commute into the surrounding cities, like Seattle, about 40 miles away. “We have people that commute to Seattle, to the east side, which is where a lot of our tech companies reside,” Heap explains. Residents traveling to Tacoma reach Thea Foss Waterway in 20 miles and Point Defiance within 30 miles. The Seattle-Tacoma International Airport is less than 35 miles away.
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Prairie Heights Demographics and Home Trends
On average, homes in Prairie Heights, Lake Tapps sell after 33 days on the market compared to the national average of 53 days. The median sale price for homes in Prairie Heights, Lake Tapps over the last 12 months is $635,000, up 7% from the median home sale price over the previous 12 months.
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