Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Today 14,073 people live in this town, first settled in 1878.
A good place to live, if you can afford it. Its strongest subject is incomes: the median household earns $149K. Artondale’s overall B+ puts it 54th of 285 in Washington. That leaves it better than 71% of U.S. towns. It is strong on health as well (A) — CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 92% of the country. What counts against it is cost of living: the typical home is worth about $734K, 6.4 years of the Seattle metro’s $115K median household income. Walkability is weaker too. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 78% of U.S. towns.
Figures: incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · health, CDC PLACES · home values, Zillow.
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.
9.6% of Artondale adults have diabetes. The share of adults in Artondale who get no exercise outside work is 14%, below both the Washington town median (18%) and the median of U.S. towns (25%). Among adults locally, 8% smoke cigarettes and 15% report frequent mental distress. Against the Washington average, Artondale comes out ahead on 16 CDC measures out of 31, and behind on 4.
| 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.
One of its 5 schools is below, with the reason it’s listed. The Peninsula School District runs its public schools. 3 public schools serve Artondale, with 1,372 students in all.
| 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.
The share of residents in Artondale who live below the poverty line is 2%, where Washington’s towns sit at 7.9% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Jobs in Artondale grew by 371 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 932. 21% of workers do their job from home locally. The median commute is under 17 miles.
| Artondale | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $149,000 | $98,000 | $80,000 |
| 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 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
July afternoons average 76.5°, cooler than in 97% of U.S. towns; January nights average 35.7°.
Artondale’s July high stands at 77°F. Snow almost never falls.
| 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
Artondale has had 9 paid flood insurance claims since 1996. Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in nearly two thirds of U.S. communities. 61% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from earthquakes, followed by inland flooding at 32%.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Artondale’s concentration of trails comes in at 0.2 miles per square mile. Trails total 3.7 miles in 5 parks and preserves. Also worth knowing: 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
On the market in Artondale: a median 30 days to sell. In Artondale, the typical rent is $2,251 a month. The share of households in Artondale who own their home: 88%.
| Artondale | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,251 a month | $1,737 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 88% | 70% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · 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.
