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47.38° N · 122.71° W · GEOID 5367435

Stansberry Lake

Pierce County, Washington · part of the Seattle, WA metro

Limited data population under 5,000

WashingtonStansberry Lake, WAStansberry LakeStansberry Lake

The short answer

Stansberry Lake is home to 1,807 people. Median household income is $90,917 a year and median rent is $2,167 a month, 28.6% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is moderate. The median home is valued at $399,300, about 4.4x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$2,167
59% above the median place
Median household income
$90,917
13% above the median place
Median home value
$399,300
25% above the median place
Unemployment
5.2%
5% above the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Stansberry Lake

  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent rose 8.3% a year while household income rose -1.2%, so rent outran pay by more than in 97% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the highest of 190 Washington places.
  • Owning with a mortgage costs about $359 a month less than the median rent, which is rarer than in 98% of places its size. It is the lowest of 190 Washington places.
  • 93% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 93% of places its size.
  • The median rent takes 28.6% of the median household's income, a bigger share than in 92% of places its size.
01

Moving to Stansberry Lake

Pierce County gains about 0.7 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in50,429
Moved out49,870
Net+559

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within Washington, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within WashingtonOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$74K
Leavers$71K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Pierce County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
6.8% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 0.0% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Pierce County report $73,600 a year in income on average; those leaving, $70,700.
Income you would need
$86,700 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $2,167 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,808 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $399,300.
Getting to work
44 minutes each way on average; 13.9% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Miramar, FL matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
0.0%
below the median place (median 2.0%)
Moved here in the past year1
6.8%
18% above the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people6
0.7
above the median place (median -0.6)
All 5 moving measures
MeasureStansberry LakeAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure6.8%18% above
Moved from another state10.0%below (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people6County figure0.7above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in6County figure$73,5504% above
Income of households moving out6County figure$70,7181% above
02

What it costs to live here

Vacant homes is 0.0%, below the median place (median 7.1%).

Stansberry Lake28.6%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$86,680
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
28.6%
40% above the median place
Home price to income
4.4x
16% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
29%
just under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$63,200
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Stansberry Lake, $2,167 a month, and local prices for everything else (102.9 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Stansberry Lake, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

PlaceRent to incomeMore left a year
Highwood, IL21.1% vs 28.6%$20,400Compare
High Springs, FL23.9% vs 28.6%$10,600Compare
Bellingham, MA24.9% vs 28.6%$9,500Compare

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Vacant homes1
0.0%
below the median place (median 7.1%)
Homeownership1
92.6%
39% above the median place
Median home value1
$399,300
25% above the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureStansberry LakeAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$2,16759% above
Rent to income128.6%40% above
Property tax rate10.8%8% below
Home price to income14.4x16% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure111.110% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$2,06428% above
Property tax paid (median)1$3,3372% above
Median home value1$399,30025% above
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure2.9%9% below
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure45.5%12% below
Homeownership192.6%39% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure53.0%5% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,8083% below
Vacant homes10.0%below (median 7.1%)
Median year built119810% above
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Mean commute1
44 min
76% above the median place
Income per person1
$46,708
17% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureStansberry LakeAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$90,91713% above
Income per person1$46,70817% above
Unemployment1County figure5.2%5% above
Average annual pay5County figure$73,97312% above
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure5.1%38% above
Jobs5County figure337,071124% above
Poverty rate1County figure8.8%18% below
Mean commute144 min76% above
Works from home1County figure13.9%12% above
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Homes with broadband is 100.0%, 8% above the median place.

Homes with broadband1
100.0%
8% above the median place
High school or higher1
95.8%
4% above the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
36.8%
15% above the median place
All 8 people measures
MeasureStansberry LakeAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population11,8076646th largest
Median age140.13% above
Bachelor's or higher136.8%15% above
High school or higher195.8%4% above
Household size12.42% below
Born abroad1County figure10.9%23% above
No health insurance1County figure5.9%8% below
Homes with broadband1100.0%8% above
05

Life in Stansberry Lake

198 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 6 of them National Historic Landmarks.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%
Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k5.5 −50%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails3 km +35%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars18.3 −12%
Shops22.9 −24%
Arts, recreation and fitness3.3 −20%
Doctors' offices and clinics16.9 −16%
Child care centers2.3 +0%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Public schools10
274
above the median place (median 9)
Public school students10
137,738
above the median place (median 4,897)
Shops per 10k7
22.9
24% below the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureStansberry LakeAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools10County figure274above (median 9)
Public school students10County figure137,738above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher10County figure18.721% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k7County figure18.312% below
Shops per 10k7County figure22.924% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7County figure3.320% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7County figure16.916% below
Child care centers per 10k7County figure2.30% above
Parks per 10k80.0below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k80.0below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k80.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k85.550% below
Libraries per 10k80.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails82.735% above
Transit stops per sq mi80.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings9County figure198above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

July average high is 73°F, 16% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Stansberry Lake. Larger places are fetched first.

July average high11
73°F
16% below the median place
Annual precipitation11
65.4 in
49% above the median place
Average temperature11
47°F
14% below the median place
All 10 weather and risk measures
MeasureStansberry LakeAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high11County figure73°F16% below
January average low11County figure31°F24% above
Average temperature11County figure47°F14% below
Annual precipitation11County figure65.4 in49% above
Natural hazard risk12County figure98.57% above
Tornado risk12County figure41.249% below
Wildfire risk12County figure76.825% above
Heat wave risk12County figure97.38% above
Median air quality index13County figure442% above
Good air days13County figure73.2%7% above
08

Stansberry Lake in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 30% of the median income in 2030, up from 29% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$2,167/mo (2024)$2,820/mo$2,310 to $3,430/mo+4.5%
Median household income$90,917 (2024)$111,000$94,000 to $131,500+3.4%
Median home value$399,300 (2024)$599,000$435,000 to $825,000+7.0%

The median home would be worth 5.4 years of the median income in 2030, against 4.4 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Stansberry Lake

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Miramar, FL$2,117$89,125Compare
The Hammocks, FL$2,187$85,628Compare
Peekskill, NY$2,036$85,954Compare
Asbury Lake, FL$2,172$100,949Compare
Asbury Lake, FLPeekskill, NYThe Hammocks, FLMiramar, FLStansberry Lake, WAStansberry LakeMiramarThe HammocksPeekskillAsbury LakeStansberry LakeMiramarThe HammocksPeekskillAsbury Lake

Common questions

Is Stansberry Lake a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent rose 8.3% a year while household income rose -1.2%, so rent outran pay by more than in 97% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the highest of 190 Washington places. Owning with a mortgage costs about $359 a month less than the median rent, which is rarer than in 98% of places its size. It is the lowest of 190 Washington places. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Stansberry Lake expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 28.6% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $399,300.

What salary do you need to live in Stansberry Lake?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $86,680 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Stansberry Lake?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Miramar, FL, The Hammocks, FL, Peekskill, NY and Asbury Lake, FL.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  5. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  6. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  7. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  8. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  9. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  10. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  11. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  12. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  13. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Stansberry Lake with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Stansberry Lake itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/stansberry-lake-washington

Citytistics. “Stansberry Lake, Washington.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/stansberry-lake-washington/

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