About this Recovery Home
Oxford House Melrose Place — Sober Living in Tacoma, Washington
Listed at 2524 S Melrose Street, Tacoma, WA, Oxford House Melrose Place is a peer-run recovery residence for men. Reported capacity is 8, with no reported openings. It falls within Pierce County.
Reported information for Oxford House Melrose Place
- Address: 2524 S Melrose Street, Tacoma, WA 98405
- County: Pierce
- Resident group: men
- Reported capacity: 8 residents
- Reported vacancies: no reported openings
- Interview schedule: Sunday at 7:00pm
- Contact: Contact Doug at (253) 606-2386
- House phone: (253) 212-2881
- Map: View the reported location
At 8 beds it is smaller than most of the 400 Oxford Houses listed in Washington. The last vacancy report showed all 8 beds spoken for. Interview times are listed as Sunday at 7:00pm. Contact Doug at (253) 606-2386 to confirm the opening, the interview time and what is needed to move in.
What sober living costs in Washington, and how residents pay for it
Typical sober living in Washington costs around $215 a week. Oxford Houses work differently: members divide the home's real costs between them rather than paying a fixed rent, so ask the house what its share comes to. Statewide, median gross rent in Washington runs $1,760 a month. Residents short of the first payment often go through HCA Short-Term SUD Housing Vouchers and DOC Reentry Housing Vouchers or similar state funding. Washington State Health Care Authority - Recovery Residence Program / Recovery is the state body to start with.
How the Oxford House model works
Oxford Houses are run by the people who live in them, self-funding and required to stay substance-free. New members are chosen by the members themselves, so a reported vacancy is a starting point, not a reservation.
Recovery residence standards and oversight in Washington
Recovery housing in Washington operates without a state licence. Washington Alliance for Quality Recovery Residences (WAQRR), the state's NARR affiliate, offers voluntary certification. Because Oxford Houses are chartered nationally by Oxford House, Inc. rather than certified locally, they seldom show on a state registry. Washington Fair Housing Law (Law Against Discrimination) (Revised Code of Washington Section 49.60.222) applies alongside the federal Fair Housing Act.
If Oxford House Melrose Place is full — other houses near Tacoma
The closest other Oxford Houses in this directory are Oxford House Allenmore in Tacoma, about 0.4 miles away; Oxford House Voyager in Tacoma, about 0.7 miles away; Oxford House Adams in Tacoma, about 1.2 miles away — straight-line distances, not driving routes. This directory lists 23 in Tacoma, 29 across Pierce County, 400 in Washington. Browse recovery housing in Tacoma or sober living across Washington.
Vacancy information was last reported 09/07/2026. Openings and interview times change without notice. Ring the house before arranging anything.
Oxford House Melrose Place - Tacoma, Washington
Oxford House is a publicly supported, non-profit network connecting all Oxford House recovery homes or sober houses. Oxford House sober living is a concept in recovery for a democratically run, self-supporting and drug free home. Homes range from six to fifteen; there is sober living for men, sober houses for women, and some recovery homes for women with children. Read more about Oxford House and the Sober House Directory.
Oxford House Melrose Place - Tacoma, Washington offers sober living typically with very reasonable cost and promoting resident recovery through a peer-supported model run by the men and women in the sober house. Established in 1975 and continuing to this day, Oxford House boasts over 2,000 homes and growing across the globe.
The Sober House Business
Oxford House offers a platform for peer-lead recovery homes. If you are interested in opening a sober house as a business venture, get in touch with Vanderburgh Communities for more information.
