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Lakewood, WA

Washington · Pierce County · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue Metro

Lakewood is a mid-size city in Washington with a population of 63,034. Residents earn $70,524 per year, which is 6% below the national average.

2.8 /5.0
C+ Fair
63,034 Population 3,695/sq mi density
$70,524 Median Income $40,711 per capita
$420,500 Home Value $510,470 Zillow
$1,460 Median Rent 31.7% income on rent
52°F Avg Temperature 240 sunny days/yr
757 Violent Crime/100K 3,769 property/100K
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Overall
2.8 / 5.0
Fair overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education
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Economy
4.1 / 5.0
$70,524 median income, 3.2% unemployment
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Affordability
3.3 / 5.0
$420,500 home value, $1,460/mo rent
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Safety
1.0 / 5.0
757 violent crimes/100K (99% above avg)
C+
Education
2.8 / 5.0
22.6% bachelor's degree or higher

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UFO Sightings
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Reported UFO sightings from the National UFO Reporting Center database
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Haunted Places
4
Locations with documented reports of paranormal activity and sightings
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Haunted Places Near Lakewood, WA

4 reported haunted locations found near Lakewood, WA.

Name Description
ER Rogers’s restaurant there is a lot of history behind this mansion. Many employees have reported abnormal occurrences with in the building. One of the owner’s wives killed herself in the mansion and still haunts it, but it has been reported that multiple ghost or entities reside there. At one time it was a B&B during the depression.
Lakewood The Old Western State Sanitarium -Feelings of being watched, panic and sadness. On some rainy foggy night when the Moon is full, you can hear moans and footsteps in the late to early morning hours. Believed to be patients that once were institutionalized there. That place is in ruins now but there remains and boiler room underground that is where most the sounds are heard. The fence around also shakes when no one else is with you.
Lakewood Pierce Lake - There is a lake in the woods that is located behind pierce college on the way to the old Western state sanitarium. At night early morning hours you feel a presence, see hazy apparitions and hear voices around the lake. They belonged to a woman that drowned there many years ago.
Puget Sound Mental Hospital the Puget Sound Mental Hospital, is an enormous facility for the mentally disturbed (is also a drug and alcohol rehab). Parts of this 8-story complex are no longer in use. Half of the facility lies in darkness and is used for storage or is closed off because it is "unsafe". All of the buildings of this facility are highly haunted. Most of the staff there are willing to tell you the tales of the many ghostly personalities that reside there. The most famous is that of an old woman and her walke...
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