https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/looking-for-apartments-in-the-jblm-area-what-are-the-affordable-nice-neighborhoods-for-apartments-and-where-are-the-bad-ones <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div> Wed, 10 Feb 2021 18:14:43 -0500 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/looking-for-apartments-in-the-jblm-area-what-are-the-affordable-nice-neighborhoods-for-apartments-and-where-are-the-bad-ones <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div> SGT(P) Private RallyPoint Member Wed, 10 Feb 2021 18:14:43 -0500 2021-02-10T18:14:43-05:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/looking-for-apartments-in-the-jblm-area-what-are-the-affordable-nice-neighborhoods-for-apartments-and-where-are-the-bad-ones?n=6736906&urlhash=6736906 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Assuming you&#39;re a married, single income, you&#39;re better off getting on post housing. The cost of living is high around JBLM and as a single income E5 with dependents, it&#39;s hard to afford anything more than an apartment in a crappy complex.<br /><br />If your spouse is working then you&#39;ll probably want to look at the Lacey area, as well as Puyallup, and University Place.<br /><br />Lakewood has some good places, but you&#39;ll need to visit it first because not all the areas are good. Same for Tacoma. DuPont is nice but too expensive for an E5. Yelm is nice but too far for a spouse to drive to work. Spanaway is a good area as well, as long as you take the back area home from work because of the horrendous traffic. SFC Private RallyPoint Member Wed, 10 Feb 2021 21:36:24 -0500 2021-02-10T21:36:24-05:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/looking-for-apartments-in-the-jblm-area-what-are-the-affordable-nice-neighborhoods-for-apartments-and-where-are-the-bad-ones?n=6737932&urlhash=6737932 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I lived in yelm on the out skirts of town. The drive was incredibly long. I would recommend on post housing if it’s available. I know there is a wait list. Best of luck to you. SSG Private RallyPoint Member Thu, 11 Feb 2021 09:58:32 -0500 2021-02-11T09:58:32-05:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/looking-for-apartments-in-the-jblm-area-what-are-the-affordable-nice-neighborhoods-for-apartments-and-where-are-the-bad-ones?n=6859451&urlhash=6859451 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I currently live in Lakewood and don’t move into Beamount Grand Apartments. Terrible management and the parking here is horrendous. <br /><br />Lacey, DuPont, Olympia are nice areas, but can be pricey depending on what you want. <br /><br />Tacoma is eh, there’s good and bad parts around the city and traffic can be bad. <br /><br />Overall, WA is unnecessarily expensive so happy house hunting! 2LT Private RallyPoint Member Sun, 28 Mar 2021 02:10:45 -0400 2021-03-28T02:10:45-04:00 2021-02-10T18:14:43-05:00