Northeast Tacoma is traditionally the wealthiest part of Tacoma and the most isolated, this part of the city hardly feels like Tacoma. It is located across the harbor from Tacoma and most of it has beautiful views of the water, which is one of the advantages of living here.
This area is a little closer to the rest of Tacoma and closer to King County cities like Federal Way, and also offers great access to interesting attractions like the Browns Point Lighthouse and Dash Point State Park. Northeast Tacoma is bounded by Fife Heights and the Port of Tacoma to the southeast, Browns Point to the northwest, and the King County border to the northeast. If you’re standing on the Tacoma Pier, looking straight across the water, you’ll see this neighborhood, and that’s all Tacoma sees in this little city enclave.
It is not a place you will pass by by chance.
Due to the proximity to I-5, many Northeast Tacoma residents travel to Seattle or other King County cities for work, as there are few large businesses nearby. If you want to be close to all the action, Northeast Tacoma may not be ideal for you. If you want a quiet place to live and don’t mind a little drive to most of the city’s amenities, this is the place for you.
Browns Point, which you can hear in conjunction with Northeast Tacoma, sits on the tip of the land here directly across from the rest of Tacoma. Here is a lighthouse and a beach to walk around.
Things to do
While Northeast Tacoma is much quieter than Tacoma in general, there are things to do here, especially if you like to get out. The Northshore Golf Course is an 18 hole course located here, and it has many houses and condos located around it as well, if you are interested in living close to such amenities.
Browns Point Lighthouse Park is a great place to take a romantic walk or take the family. The lighthouse here was once part of a Coast Guard station and today visitors can enter for free on Saturdays from 1-4pm in season. Enjoy a tour of the lighthouse. Or sign up to stay for a week at this historic site and take the tours yourself (with some pre-training, of course).
Dash Point State Park is not far from Browns Point and is an absolutely fantastic place to experience the Northwest at its best, as is Point Defiance Park. However, unlike Point Defiance, you can go camping at Dash Point. This 398-acre park has extensive forest trails, more than 3,000 feet of shoreline to stroll, places to fish and swim, and opportunities to see some of the local wildlife.
Northeast Tacoma doesn’t have a large number of restaurants, shops, or businesses, but you will find some pockets here and there. Near Browns Point, the Cliff House restaurant is one of the area’s top places to dine, but other places worth visiting include On The Greens, near the golf course, and pockets of chain restaurants.
If you really want to go out at night, it may be worth visiting Tacoma’s best restaurants across the harbor, heading to Federal Way, or even Seattle, where there is a richer range of dining options.
Northeast Tacoma Schools
There are a handful of elementary and middle schools in Northeast Tacoma. Once students are in high school, they often go to Stadium High School in the Tacoma Stadium District, but they can also search for high schools like Bellermine (Tacoma) or Federal Way High Schools.
Primaria Northeast – 5412 29th Street
Primaria Northeast Browns Point – 1526 51st St NE
Crescent Heights Elementary – 4110 Nassau Avenue Northeast
Meeker Middle School – 4402 Nassau Ave. NE
Seabury School – 1801 NE 53rd Street
Real Estate and Apartments
According to Zillow.com, homes in Northeast Tacoma sold for an average of $ 332,000 in 2016, making this part of the city more expensive than all the others except for some parts of North Tacoma. A large portion of the homes were built between 1980 and 1999, and a significant portion between 1960 and 1979. Homes here are generally larger than homes in the rest of Tacoma, with most of them above 1,400 feet. squares. Eighty percent of the houses here are owned versus rented, and many houses have some type of water view.
You can find apartment buildings and complexes scattered throughout Northeast Tacoma, including some located right in Browns Point. The highest density of apartments is on Federal Way, not far away. Expect to pay around $ 900 and more for apartments of varying sizes.
Transport
Northeast Tacoma is perfect for commuters as I-5 is easily accessible. Compared to living in the rest of Tacoma, living here brings you much closer to Seattle and avoids all the traffic in the Tacoma Dome area.
Since this is part of Pierce County, the Pierce Transit bus service is here too, but because it is not a pass-through area, bus service is limited to one route – number 63. This route weaves throughout the area. The closest transit center is the Federal Way Transit Center, but Route 63 does not go there. However, you can reach the rest of Tacoma on the 63 and transfer to many other bus routes at the Tacoma Dome Station in downtown Tacoma.
