Half of Terrace Heights’ homes were built after 1992
More historic than 20% of U.S. towns · #184 of 285 in Washington. What drives it
Most of Terrace Heights was built recently: 6% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1992. Below: maps from 1941 on and the census since 1970.
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Terrace Heights is more historic than 20% of U.S. towns, #184 of 285 in Washington. Its share of homes from before 1940 holds the grade up; its National Register listings pull it down.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Terrace Heights’ overall grade.
Few Washington towns list much on the Register (a typical Washington town has 0.1 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Terrace Heights’ 0.0 sits below most of its state (27% of Washington towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on two of the three inputs, so a change in either one moves the letter more than it would with three. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±4.0 points).
Founding year: our sources. Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →
What stands out about Terrace Heights’ past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Terrace Heights yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Terrace Heights is a census-designated place (CDP) in Yakima County, Washington, United States. The population was 9,244 at the 2020 census. It is essentially a suburb of the city of Yakima.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 6,937 to 9,244 (+33%).
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
By decade
No old photos in the archives yet
Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
Be the first to add onePhotograph a print flat, in daylight, no flash.
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Terrace Heights. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1941Yakima East sheet · 1:62,500
U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Terrace Heights.
People over time
Terrace Heights, census by census
Grew from 1,033 people in 1970 to 9,244 in 2020, 8 times over.
6 censuses, 1970–2020.
U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Terrace Heights’ Wikipedia page.
Famous people
Famous people close to Terrace Heights
Nobody well known was born in Terrace Heights itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.
Terrace Heights is more historic than 20% of U.S. towns, #184 of 285 in Washington. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
How old are the homes in Terrace Heights?
6% of Terrace Heights’ homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±4.0 points), against a typical 4.3% for a Washington town; the median home was built in 1992.
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.
