Day Island Neighborhood of University Place Washington | Move to Tacoma

Day Island is a waterfront neighborhood in University Place, Washington. It's located just across the street from Tacoma, Washington and homes on the west facing side of the island have views of Gig Harbor, the Narrows Bridge, and more.

Day Island Location and Overview: Technically Day Island is in University Place, NOT Tacoma. Homes on the west side of Day Island have commanding views of Olympic Mountains, Narrows, Islands, sunsets. The east side of the island has water views of the Marina and Titlow Beach and of course twinkling waterfront lights at night. The neighborhoods within this neighborhood are South Spit, West and East boulevards.

What Makes Day Island Unique: The island has the Day Island Yacht Club for use by members.This includes moorage for storing and repairing boats as well as facilities and events all year long. There is also a community center on the island for Day Island Residents to join.

What it's like living on Day Island: The Day Island Club is an Island social club where folks in the neighborhood meet and work together for the betterment of the island. They work to keep up the club building, the island entrance park, and neighborhood events such as the Christmas Pancake Breakfast with Santa and The Easter Egg Hunt with the Easter Bunny. On the Sunday after Thanksgiving, there is Holiday lighting in the park.
Restaurants: Day Island is convenient to all of the restaurants and grocery stores like Harbor Greens, Whole Foods, and Trader Joe’s available in University Place.

Day Island Median Home Price: 1.8 Million – Only 3 homes have sold in the last year. Two were waterfront and one was water view. They were all on the west side of the island which tends to have higher sales prices due to the views of the water, Gig Harbor, and the Olympics.

According to Jennifer B, a Day Island Homeowner, "What we loved about living on Day Island is that it felt peaceful and set away from everything but was still super close to restaurants, shops, and schools in University Place. There are very few places in the Tacoma area where you can live right on the waterfront. We could paddleboard from our backyard. The wildlife was spectacular, from bald eagles and blue herons to seals and otters.

The close-knit community has a shared clubhouse that you can rent out cheaply and they often host various holiday get-togethers. Best kept secret: public beach access at 19th St W and Day Island Blvd W via a small trail. You’ll often see scuba divers emerging from the depths there. A word of caution if you’re looking to buy: make sure the house you’re eyeing sits above the high tide line, as recent king tides have left some homes soggy."

Marguerite Martin is the creator of MovetoTacoma.com, a Neighborhood Guide, Blog, and Podcast about people who live in Tacoma, Washington.

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00:00 Intro to Day Island
00:10 Where is Day Island?
00:23 East Boulevard Homes
00:35 West Side of Day Island
00:50 Things to do on Day Island
01:04 Eating and Drinking when you live on Day Island
01:21 Day Island Home Prices
01:56 Climate Change and Insurance
02:28 Work with an experience Day Island Real Estate Agent
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Marguerite Martin is a real estate agent at Windermere Professional Partners in Tacoma, WA.