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A town of contrasts. Incomes are its strong suit — the median household earns $133K. Add health to its strengths — it is healthier than 70% of U.S. towns. Cost of living is its weak spot (C): the typical home is worth about $544K, 4.7 years of the Seattle metro’s $115K median household income. Hazard risk is weaker too — FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 88% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. Overall, that makes a B−, good for 122nd of 285 in Washington. It comes out better than 52% of U.S. towns. Woolrey-Koehler Hop Kiln is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Figures: incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · health, CDC PLACES · home values, Zillow · FEMA National Risk Index · National Register of Historic Places.
Where Orting beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
6,746 counted in 2010 and 9,041 in 2020; an estimated 8,884 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Washington), ordered by how far Orting is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 623 in 1890, 9,041 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1896 and 4 maps from 1942 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Orting. Close and well known come first.
Big draw37 mi LookoutSpace Needle
Big draw35 mi Stadium & arenaLumen Field
Big draw37 mi Stadium & arenaClimate Pledge Arena
13 mi National ParkMount Rainier National Park1.6M visitors a year
14 mi Stadium & arenaTacoma Dome
35 mi Stadium & arenaT-Mobile ParkSpace 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 · Mount Rainier National Park: Ricardo Martins from Gent, Belgium, CC BY 2.0 · Tacoma Dome: Broran28, Public domain · T-Mobile Park: MyName (Cacophony), CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Orting, and how to reach them.
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 Orting.
Orting fares better on crime within Washington than nationally, has cooler summers than nearly all U.S. towns and is one of Washington’s best towns for the outdoors.
Its A+ for the outdoors ranks #9 of 285 in Washington.
Walkers can cover 11 miles of trail in 9 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Gratzer Sports Park | 0.2 mi | 16 |
| 2. Calistoga Park | 0.1 mi | 6 |
| 3. Charter Park | — | 6 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Orting School District. Two of its 5 schools are shown below, with the reason for each. The largest public high school is Orting High School, with 876 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ptarmigan Ridge Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 723 | – |
| Orting High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 876 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WA on state tests and graduation
43% of Orting’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by earthquakes at 40%. Since 1990, 23 flood insurance claims have been paid out in the town. Federal aid has come to Orting households in 4 declared disasters; the latest was in 2025.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The average commute for its 3,762 working residents takes 39.9 minutes, against 26.6 across Washington. Jobs based here grew from 883 in 2013 to 1,341.
Most working residents leave Orting for work: only 5% work in town. Jobs in Orting grew by 458 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 1,341. In Orting, the average commute is 40 minutes, where Washington’s towns sit at 27 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Also worth knowing: for residents in the town, the share who live below the poverty line is 2.4%.
| Orting | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 40 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $133,000 | $98,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 2.4% | 7.9% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 13% | 15% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Within Washington it is less healthy than 61% of the 285 graded towns: Washington sets a high bar. Against the 4,270 U.S. towns with household incomes like Orting’s, it is less healthy than 77%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
In Orting, 19% of adults binge drink. Among adults in the town, 69% had a checkup this year, below both the Washington town median (71%) and the median of U.S. towns (79%). Against the Washington average, Orting comes out ahead on 2 CDC measures out of 31, and behind on 13.
| Orting | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 69% | 71% | 79% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 16% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 26% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 17% |
| What stands out | Orting | WA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 4.7% | 5.4% |
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 7.2% | 7.9% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 12.4% | 9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
July afternoons average 77.9°, cooler than in 95% of U.S. towns; January nights average 34.9°.
About 6 inches of snow falls in a winter. For Orting, the peak summer temperature is 78°F.
| Orting | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 78°F | 77°F | 85°F |
| January low | 35°F | 35°F | 22°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Among households in Orting, 84% live in a home they own. The midpoint rent in the town is $2,284 a month. In Orting, the typical sale closed at 99.9% of the list price.
| Orting | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,284 a month | $1,737 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 84% | 70% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
At 16.3 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 76% of Washington’s graded towns.
The rate of thefts and burglaries for Orting comes to 7.8 per 1,000 residents. The level of violent crime for Orting comes to 1.5 per 1,000 residents.
| Orting | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 7.8 per 1,000 residents | 15.1 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.5 per 1,000 residents | 1.5 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
3 within 15 miles of the center of Orting
About 3 of every 100 Orting residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Washington.
15.5% of the town is conserved land, across 9 parks and preserves.
City in Washington, United States
Orting is a city in Pierce County, Washington, United States. The population was 9,041 at the 2020 census. It is located between the Puyallup and Carbon rivers in central Pierce County, approximately 30 miles (48 km) northwest of Mount Rainier.
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2 towns share a border with Orting.
McMillin has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Tehaleh and McMillin report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Orting with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Orting grades B− overall, better than 52% of U.S. towns and #122 of 285 in Washington. It grades B+ for health, B for safety and B− for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
