There are 16 Goodwill stores within about 15 miles of Tacoma. Thriftly scores each one by how well-off the surrounding neighborhoods are, since stores in higher-income areas tend to get the better drop-offs. The full ranking is below, best odds first.
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5500 Olympic Drive, Gig Harbor, WA
6.7 mi from downtown Tacoma · Comfortable surrounding area
12915 Meridian East, South Hill, WA
11.1 mi from downtown Tacoma · Mixed-income catchment
1200 4th Street Northwest, Puyallup, WA
8.3 mi from downtown Tacoma · Mixed-income catchment
32521 Pacific Highway South, Federal Way, WA
7.9 mi from downtown Tacoma · Mixed-income catchment
714 South 27th Street, Tacoma, WA
1.4 mi from downtown Tacoma · Mixed-income catchment
1519 Auburn Way South, Auburn, WA
11.8 mi from downtown Tacoma · Mixed-income catchment
8025 South Hosmer Street, Lakewood, WA
4.7 mi from downtown Tacoma · Modest surrounding area
Right now the Gig Harbor location has the highest Goods Score (61 out of 100). The score reflects how affluent the surrounding neighborhoods are, which is a strong proxy for donation quality, and it refreshes as Census and store data update.
Each store gets a 0 to 100 Goods Score built from four U.S. Census measures of the area within about three miles: median home value, household income, share of college graduates, and median rent. Stores with wealthier surrounding neighborhoods score higher.
Thriftly tracks 16 Goodwill stores within 15 miles of Tacoma, using OpenStreetMap data. A store won't show up if it isn't tagged in OpenStreetMap, so coverage can be incomplete.