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A town of 14,073, settled in 1878.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Artondale grades B+ overall, ranked 54th of 285 in Washington. The median household earns $149K. It is healthier than 92% of U.S. towns and its public schools beat 88% of Washington towns on state tests and graduation. The catch is cost: the typical home is worth about $734K, 6.4 years of the Seattle metro’s $115K median household income. Artondale’s median household income is $149,000, above both the Washington town median ($98,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000). Arletta School is on the National Register of Historic Places. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 78% of U.S. towns.
Where Artondale beats most towns.
Where Artondale’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Washington), ordered by how far Artondale is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 7,141 in 1990, 13,641 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper and 6 maps from 1942 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Artondale. Close and well known come first.
Big draw26 mi LookoutSpace Needle
Big draw26 mi Stadium & arenaClimate Pledge Arena
Big draw25 mi Stadium & arenaLumen Field
Big draw33 mi National ParkOlympic National Park3.6M visitors a year
25 mi Stadium & arenaT-Mobile Park
12 mi Stadium & arenaTacoma DomeSpace Needle: Another Believer, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Climate Pledge Arena: Sea Cow, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lumen Field: "Smart Destinations", GoSeattleCard.com, and Go Seattle Card Blog, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Olympic National Park: Wsiegmund, CC BY 2.5 · T-Mobile Park: MyName (Cacophony), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Tacoma Dome: Broran28, Public domain
Artondale is unincorporated, so Pierce County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Artondale.
Artondale has cooler summers than nearly all U.S. towns, has less food insecurity than most of Washington and sends most of its workers to Tacoma and beyond.
Its widest gap with Washington is food insecurity: 5.8% of its 10,494 adults worry about having enough food, against 10.2% statewide. Against the 2,799 U.S. towns with household incomes like Artondale’s, it is healthier than 61%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
14% of adults get no exercise outside work in Artondale. Artondale beats the Washington average on 16 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 8% of adults smoke cigarettes in Artondale.
| Artondale | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 18% | 25% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 8% | 11% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 17% | 19% |
| What stands out | Artondale | WA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 5.8% | 10.2% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 4.8% | 8.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.2% | 7.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its A for schools comes with a D for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $734K.
Its public schools are run by the Peninsula School District. One of its 5 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kopachuck Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 516 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WA on state tests and graduation
Artondale has 932 jobs for its 5,586 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. Jobs based here grew from 561 in 2013 to 932.
Most working residents leave Artondale for work: only 2% work in town. 21% of Artondale workers work from home. Jobs based in Artondale grew to 932 in 2023, 371 more than in 2013.
| Artondale | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 21% | 15% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 2% | 7.9% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.8% | 5% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
July afternoons average 76.5°, cooler than in 97% of U.S. towns; January nights average 35.7°.
Artondale has mild winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. Artondale’s July high is 77°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Artondale | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 77°F | 77°F | 85°F |
| January low | 36°F | 35°F | 22°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 66% of U.S. communities. Since 1996, 9 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Artondale.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
3.7 miles of trail in 5 parks and preserves. The trail density in Artondale is 0.2 miles per square mile. The biggest place to walk is Kopachuck State Park, 267 acres with 1.4 miles of trail.
| Artondale | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.8 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 5.2% | 4% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Harbor Family Park | 2.1 mi | 38 |
| 2. Kopachuck State Park | 1.4 mi | 267 |
| 3. Cutts Island Marine State Park | — | 55 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
9 within 15 miles of the center of Artondale
About 4 of every 100 Artondale residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Washington.
CDP in Washington, United States
Artondale is a census-designated place (CDP) in Pierce County, Washington, United States. The population was 13,641 at the 2020 census.
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4 towns share a border with Artondale.
| Town | WA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artondale | #54 | B+ | D | — | A | A |
| Wollochet | #16 | A | C− | — | A | A |
| Gig Harbor | #102 | B | D | C− | A | A |
| Rosedale | #68 | B+ | C− | — | A | A |
| Fox Island | #65 | B+ | D | — | A | A |
Artondale, Wollochet, Rosedale and Fox Island report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Artondale with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Artondale grades B+ overall, better than 71% of U.S. towns and #54 of 285 in Washington. It grades A for health and A for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. The typical home is worth about $734,000, 25% above the Washington typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
