MidlandWA
A town of 9,050, settled in 1890.
Is Midland a good place to live?
Midland is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades C overall, 187th among Washington's 285 graded towns, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is incomes: the median household earns $85K. Its lowest everyday mark is in schools: its public schools trail 70% of Washington towns on state tests and graduation. A typical home there costs about $480K, 4.2 years of the Seattle metro’s $115K median household income. Midland’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile, below both Washington’s towns (0.8) and U.S. towns (0.4). Midland is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 77% of U.S. towns.
What makes Midland stand out
Where Midland beats most towns.
Midland has grown 11% from 2010 to 2020
8,962 counted in 2010 and 9,962 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Midland grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Washington), ordered by how far Midland is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Space Needle and 126 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Midland. Close and well known come first.
Big draw31 mi LookoutSpace Needle
Big draw29 mi Stadium & arenaLumen Field
Big draw31 mi Stadium & arenaClimate Pledge Arena
4 mi Stadium & arenaTacoma Dome
8 mi Theme parkWild Waves Theme Park
29 mi Stadium & arenaT-Mobile ParkPhoto credits
Space Needle: Another Believer, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lumen Field: "Smart Destinations", GoSeattleCard.com, and Go Seattle Card Blog, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Climate Pledge Arena: Sea Cow, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Tacoma Dome: Broran28, Public domain · Wild Waves Theme Park: Jessica Spengler from Hove, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0 · T-Mobile Park: MyName (Cacophony), CC BY-SA 3.0
Moving to Midland: who provides what
Midland 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Midland.
Most of Midland’s workers commute out: the town has 0.6 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Midland for work: only 3% work in town. At 33 minutes, Midland’s average trip to work is above both the Washington town median (27 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Jobs based in Midland fell to 2,560 in 2023, 301 fewer than in 2013.
| Midland | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 33 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 7.8% | 15% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 7.9% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.9% | 5% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Midland’s grade for schools is a C
Its public schools are run by the Franklin Pierce School District. One of its 3 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morris Ford Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 831 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WA on state tests and graduation
Earthquakes leads a high hazard risk in Midland
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 69% of U.S. communities. Since 2007, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Midland.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Midland has four seasons and pleasant summers
The Mcmillin Rsvr weather station, 8 miles away, records that about 3 days a year reach 90°, fewer than in 98% of U.S. towns. July afternoons average 77°, cooler than in 97% of U.S. towns; January nights average 35.7°.
Midland has mild winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Midland is 77°F. About 6 inches of snow falls in a winter.
| Midland | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 77°F | 77°F | 85°F |
| January low | 36°F | 35°F | 22°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Midland’s grade for cost of living is a C+
58% of households own their home in Midland. The typical Midland home is worth about $481,000, about the same as a year ago, 18% below the Washington typical home. Midland’s median rent is $1,546 a month.
| Midland | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 58% | 71% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,546 a month | $1,740 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
A larger share of adults sleep under 7 hours in Midland than in most of Washington or the rest of the country
40% of Midland adults sleep under 7 hours. Midland beats the Washington average on 1 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 21. 24% of Midland adults get no exercise outside work.
| Midland | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 33% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 17% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 7.8% | 8.1% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 33% | 35% |
| What stands out | Midland | WA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.6% | 7.9% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 17.8% | 10.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Dawson Playfield | 0.2 mi | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Midland
Colleges nearby
10 within 15 miles of the center of Midland
About 4 of every 100 Midland residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Washington.
97% of working residents leave Midland for work
Where Midland’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Midland
CDP in Washington, United States
Midland is a census-designated place (CDP) in Pierce County, Washington. The population was 9,962 at the time of the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 3.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 433 ft
- Area code
- 253
Midland’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Midland.
| Town | WA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midland | #187 | C | C+ | — | C | C+ |
| Tacoma | #234 | C− | C− | D− | C+ | B |
| Summit | #138 | B− | C | — | B | B− |
| Parkland | #216 | C− | C | — | C+ | C+ |
| Clover Creek | #241 | C− | C− | — | C | C+ |
| Waller | #105 | B | C | — | B+ | B |
Midland, Summit, Parkland, Clover Creek and Waller report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Midland with a neighbor →
Questions about Midland
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Midland, WA a good place to live?
Midland grades C overall, better than 30% of U.S. towns and #187 of 285 in Washington. It grades C+ for health and C for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Midland, WA expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.