Downtown Tacoma

Tacoma, WA

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Downtown Tacoma - Tacoma, WA

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Tacoma's artistic heart

Walkable Bike-Friendly Mass Transit Art Culture History Waterfront Shops Restaurants Nightlife

There's so much to love about Downtown Tacoma: its location on the Foss Waterway, its beautiful architecture, its thriving arts scene, its breweries and nightclubs, and the University of Washington Tacoma. Downtown Tacoma is hilly, with fantastic views of Puget Sound and Mount Rainier. It is very walkable (if you don’t mind the hills), and it is filled with fun and interesting things to do, from museums and theaters to festivals and events.

Downtown Tacoma is the location of the Museum District, home to the Tacoma Art Museum, the Museum of Glass, the Washington State History Museum, and the Children's Museum of Tacoma. As soon as you find your apartment, loft, or condo in Tacoma, visit the Chihuly Bridge of Glass -- a spectacular work of art leading to the Museum of Glass. Public art also includes Chihuly glass, which you'll see everywhere as you walk around the city.

In addition to its Museum District, Downtown Tacoma is home to the Theater District, a terrific area filled with theaters that include the historic Rialto and Pantages Theater. Antiques Row, another popular district, is home to a variety of multi-level antique stores. In addition to being walkable and bike-friendly, Tacoma offers the free Link Light Rail, which runs the length of downtown and offers six stops.

Explore the Neighborhood

Built in 1910, Union Station is listed on the National Register of Historic Places

The Bridge of Glass is Tacoma’s largest public art display

The iconic Museum of Glass was designed by architect Arthur Erickson

Visit the Tacoma Art Museum to view more than 5,000 works of art

UW Tacoma’s current campus opened in 1997

The Washington State History Museum contains the interactive History Lab and three permanent exhibits

Rent Trends

As of March 2025, the average apartment rent in Downtown Tacoma is $1,274 for a studio, $1,761 for one bedroom, $2,473 for two bedrooms, and $2,731 for three bedrooms. Apartment rent in Downtown Tacoma has decreased by -1.0% in the past year.

  • Studio

  • 403 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,274/month

    Average Rent

  • 1 BR

  • 659 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,761/month

    Average Rent

  • 2 BR

  • 1,006 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $2,473/month

    Average Rent

  • 3 BR

  • 1,242 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $2,731/month

    Average Rent

Transportation

85

Very Walkable

out of 100 WalkScore® Rating

If you enjoy walking, you’ll enjoy renting in this area! It’s a very walkable neighborhood.

53

Bikeable

out of 100 BikeScore® Rating

While there’s some bike infrastructure in this area, you’ll still need a car for many errands.

Points of Interest

Parks and Recreation

  • Children's Museum of Tacoma
  • Foss Waterway Seaport
  • Seymour Botanical Conservatory
  • Tacoma Nature Center
  • Swan Creek Park

Airports

  • Seattle-Tacoma International

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† Our analysis of utilities, groceries, transportation, healthcare, home prices, and other goods and services is sourced from the Cost of Living Index, a respected benchmark published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) that provides a thorough overview of living expenses across different regions.

Rent data is provided by CoStar Group’s Market Trend reports. As the industry leader in commercial real estate information, analytics, and news, CoStar conducts extensive research to produce and maintain a comprehensive database of commercial real estate information. We combine this data with public record to provide the most up-to-date rental information available.

Consumer goods, services, and home prices are sourced from the Cost of Living Index published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER). The data on this page is updated quarterly. It was last published in February 2025.