Orting is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Orting, say hello, and every post, reply and fact you add earns karma and warms the town up.
Every post, reply and helpful vote fills the heart. It always reflects the last 30 days.
What kind of neighbors does Orting have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
84 in every 100 households in Orting own their home
In the decade to 2020, the population moved +34%. Orting counts about 8,884 residents (2025 Census estimate). 24 in 100 adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more. Kids under 18 make up 27 in 100 residents (WA: 21).
Median age 34.1 (WA 38.3).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3 points.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 3.1% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 40 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Orting says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Neighbors next door
None of the 2 bordering towns has a member yet either. Invite a friend next door.
Start the first group in Orting
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Orting’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Orting or who have posted here. Karma counts contributions across TownRatings: a post +5, a reply +2, a confirmed guide fact +10, an old photo +10, a confirmed place +10. “This month” counts only what was added in Orting in the last 30 days. Town Love is a rolling 30-day score of posts, replies and helpful votes, weighted toward many voices. Who lives here: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024; rounded to 100 people.