Joint Base Lewis-McChord(JBLM)
Joint Base · Tacoma, WA · TACOMA, WA housing area
- School districts
- 54
- Communities
- 27
- Neighborhoods
- 535
School districts near Joint Base Lewis-McChord
For a family buying a home, the school zone is the decision. Each area is a school district, shaded by academic quality — greener is stronger. Click one to drill in.
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Top neighborhoods, regionally
Ranked across every community in the housing area.
- 1Enchanted IslandSpanaway, WA · Bethel School DistrictSchools5.0Commute6mScore95.1
- 2Coffee CommonsSpanaway, WA · Bethel School DistrictSchools5.0Commute8mScore95.1
- 3Wyndam RanchSpanaway, WA · Bethel School DistrictSchools5.0Commute13mScore94.7
- 4Ridge at Crescent PondSpanaway, WA · Bethel School DistrictSchools5.0Commute15mScore93.6
- 5HilltopTacoma, WA · Tacoma Public SchoolsSchools4.5Commute2mScore93.5
- 6Downtown TacomaTacoma, WA · Tacoma Public SchoolsSchools4.5Commute2mScore93.5
- 7McCarver NeighborhoodTacoma, WA · Tacoma Public SchoolsSchools4.4Commute1mScore93.4
- 8The CamdenTacoma, WA · Tacoma Public SchoolsSchools4.4Commute1mScore93.4
- 9New TacomaTacoma, WA · Tacoma Public SchoolsSchools4.4Commute3mScore93.4
- 10Stadium DistrictTacoma, WA · Tacoma Public SchoolsSchools4.4Commute4mScore93.4
Communities in the area
Each community is its own town inside the TACOMA, WA.
Tacoma, WA
→Pop 220,482 · 50 neighborhoods mapped
Olympia, WA
→Pop 215,677 · 30 neighborhoods mapped
South Hill, WA
→Pop 68,161 · 50 neighborhoods mapped
Lakewood, WA
→Pop 63,034 · 50 neighborhoods mapped
Lacey, WA
→Pop 57,088 · 42 neighborhoods mapped
Puyallup, WA
→Pop 42,642 · 45 neighborhoods mapped
Parkland, WA
→Pop 39,174 · 3 neighborhoods mapped
Graham, WA
→Pop 35,090 · 34 neighborhoods mapped
University Place, WA
→Pop 34,850 · 50 neighborhoods mapped
Spanaway, WA
→Pop 34,322 · 6 neighborhoods mapped
Tumwater, WA
→Pop 26,519 · 21 neighborhoods mapped
Frederickson, WA
→Pop 24,219 · 24 neighborhoods mapped
Bonney Lake, WA
→Pop 22,776 · 15 neighborhoods mapped
Artondale, WA
→Pop 14,051 · 14 neighborhoods mapped
Fort Lewis, WA
→Pop 13,983 · 2 neighborhoods mapped
Gig Harbor, WA
→Pop 12,202 · 13 neighborhoods mapped
Prairie Ridge, WA
→Pop 12,054 · 6 neighborhoods mapped
Fife, WA
→Pop 10,902 · 10 neighborhoods mapped
Sumner, WA
→Pop 10,674 · 25 neighborhoods mapped
Yelm, WA
→Pop 10,618 · 11 neighborhoods mapped
DuPont, WA
→Pop 9,952 · neighborhoods coming
Orting, WA
→Pop 8,957 · 9 neighborhoods mapped
Milton, WA
→Pop 8,747 · 12 neighborhoods mapped
Waller, WA
→Pop 7,857 · 8 neighborhoods mapped
Steilacoom, WA
→Pop 6,683 · 4 neighborhoods mapped
Rochester, WA
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Buckley, WA
→Pop 5,306 · 1 neighborhoods mapped
Your housing budget
The DoD sets one Basic Allowance for Housing for the whole TACOMA, WA area — the same rate applies to every community in it. See what yours covers:
What can your BAH buy here?
Pick your grade — the 2026 housing allowance for the TACOMA, WA area does the rest.
Dependents
Monthly housing budget
$2,556
$2,556 BAH
Buys a home up to
$404,387
0-down VA loan, ~6.5%, 30-yr · P&I only