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McMillin vs Orting

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+29 pts in Orting) and size (6.7× in Orting).

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McMillin, WAAn outdoors townWashington · 1,348 people
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Orting, WAKnown for its schoolsWashington · 8,978 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

McMillinAn outdoors town
Outdoors19.4% conserved land9.0 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about McMillin →
OrtingKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 58%of WA districts Outdoors#7 most trails in WA11 miles of trails across 9 parks and preserves Housing$551K typical home7% below the WA typical home All about Orting →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Growth since 2010+29 pts
Orting has grown faster since 2010
Orting +34%McMillin +5%
Size6.7×
Orting is the bigger place
Orting 8,978McMillin 1,348
Median age14.3 yrs
McMillin skews older
McMillin 48.4Orting 34.1
Street grid2.2×
Orting has the more walkable street grid
Orting 93.7McMillin 42.1
Average commute11 min
McMillin has the shorter commute
Orting 40 minMcMillin 29 min
Home values+24%
Homes cost more in McMillin
McMillin $611,400Orting $493,100
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $350 more a month in McMillin

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

McMillin$3,640/mo
Typical home $611K (Census) · tax rate 0.85% · or rent about $2,192/mo · Housing →
Orting$3,290/mo
Typical home $551K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.86% · or rent about $2,284/mo · Housing →

The difference: $350 a month, about $4,200 a year, between McMillin and Orting.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Where they are

McMillin and Orting share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

McMillinOrtingMcMillinOrting
McMillin ↔ Orting2.3 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
20 McMillin residents work in Orting (2.9% of its workers)
Work & commute in McMillin →
Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Washington ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety
–McMillinNot graded BOrtingSafer than 57% of U.S. towns
Schools
–McMillinNot graded BOrtingBetter than 58% of districts in the state
Health
BMcMillinHealthier than 60% of U.S. towns B+OrtingHealthier than 70% of U.S. towns
Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
McMillinOrting
Snow a year6″6″
January low33°F33°F
July high76°F76°F
Growing season (days)202d202d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)92nd88th
Outdoors & history
McMillinOrting
Trails9 mi11 mi
Conserved land19.4%15.5%
National Register places11
Archive photos712
Community
McMillinOrting
Library hours a week—48 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

McMillinOrting
People
Population 1,348Lowest 8,978Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +5%Lowest WA: +14.6% +34%Highest WA: +14.6%
Median age 48.4±9.2Highest 26% above WA 34.1±2.8Lowest 11% below WA
Kids under 18 20.8%±10Lowest WA: 21.4% 26.5%±3.8Highest WA: 21.4%
Orting and McMillin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 20.5%±9.6Highest WA: 16.6% 11.2%±1.9Lowest WA: 16.6%
McMillin and Orting are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 29.1%Highest WA: 39.6% 24%Lowest WA: 39.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.2%±2Lowest WA: 5.7% 3.1%±1.2Highest WA: 5.7%
Orting and McMillin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $140,556±$37kHighest 43% above WA $132,877±$10kLowest 35% above WA
McMillin and Orting are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $611,400±$33kHighest 8% above WA $493,100±$22kLowest 13% below WA
Rentmedian gross, monthly $2,192±$249Lowest 25% above WA $2,284±$419Highest 30% above WA
Orting and McMillin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $5,212Highest 14% above WA $4,246Lowest 7% below WA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 16.7%±50.3Lowest WA: 49.9% 59.2%±27Highest WA: 49.9%
Orting and McMillin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 2.3%Lowest WA: 9.9% 2.4%Highest WA: 9.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 90.1%Highest WA: 63.8% 83.5%Lowest WA: 63.8%
Typical home builtmedian year 1999Lowest 14 yrs newer than WA 2003Highest 18 yrs newer than WA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 29 minLowest 9% above WA 40 minHighest 50% above WA
Work from home 16.5%±7.7Highest WA: 19.8% 13.1%±3.8Lowest WA: 19.8%
McMillin and Orting are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.7%Lowest 4.9%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 13.8 miLowest 15.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.44Highest 0.36Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Tacoma (12%)Seattle (10%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 3% work in OrtingFew work in McMillin
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 19.4%Highest 15.5%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 9.0 miLowest 11.0 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 5.3 miHighest 4.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 9Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 42.1Lowest 93.7Highest
Schools
School district —Orting School District
High school in town —Orting High School
Students per teacherat that high school — 21.4
Washington average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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