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Orting vs Sultan

57 miles apart. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+23.4 pts in Orting) and household income (+40% in Orting).

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Orting, WAKnown for its schoolsWashington · 8,978 people
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Sultan, WAHomes around $556KWashington · 6,116 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.

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 →
SultanHomes around $556K
Housing$556K typical home6% below the WA typical home Outdoors#60 most conserved land in WA4.7 miles of trails across 5 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 83%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Sultan →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

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

Growth since 2010+23.4 pts
Orting has grown faster since 2010
Orting +34%Sultan +10.6%
Household income+40%
Households in Orting earn more
Orting $132,877Sultan $94,730
Trails2.3×
Orting has more miles of trail
Orting 11.0 miSultan 4.7 mi
Bachelor’s degree++11.4 pts
More adults in Sultan have a degree
Sultan 35.4%Orting 24%
Property tax bill+16%
Tax bills are bigger in Orting
Orting $4,246Sultan $3,674
★ What stands out · Report cards

Sultan places higher on 11 of 21 WA lists

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
BOrtingSafer than 57% of U.S. towns B+SultanSafer than 69% of U.S. towns
Schools
BOrtingBetter than 58% of districts in the state B−SultanBetter than 45% of districts in the state
Health
B+OrtingHealthier than 70% of U.S. towns A−SultanHealthier than 83% of U.S. towns
9Orting
11Sultan

Lists won, of 21 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Highest graduation rateSchools · 254 towns #1#174 Most new homesHousing · 154 towns #106#6 Fastest growingGrowth · 279 towns #30#158 Lowest obesityHealth · 284 towns #215#108 Cheapest rentCost of living · 274 towns #231#135 Most educatedPeople · 284 towns #204#108 Highest incomeIncome · 284 towns #59#153 Most trailsOutdoors · 236 towns #7#71

Left end = #1 in Washington. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Orting’s rankings →

Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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.

Orting$3,290/mo
Typical home $551K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.86% · or rent about $2,284/mo · Housing →
Sultan$3,240/mo
Typical home $556K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.70% · or rent about $1,729/mo · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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.

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
OrtingSultan
Snow a year6″3″
January low33°F32°F
July high76°F74°F
Growing season (days)202d188d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)88th96th
Outdoors & history
OrtingSultan
Trails11 mi5 mi
Conserved land15.5%8.2%
National Register places1—
Archive photos1212
Community
OrtingSultan
Library hours a week48 hrs50 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined01

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.

Where they are

57 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

OrtingWASultanWA
Orting ↔ Sultan57 miles apart
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.

OrtingSultan
People
Population 8,978Highest 6,116Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +34%Highest WA: +14.6% +10.6%Lowest WA: +14.6%
Median age 34.1±2.8Lowest 11% below WA 36.7±4.6Highest 4% below WA
Sultan and Orting are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 26.5%±3.8Highest WA: 21.4% 25.3%±5.5Lowest WA: 21.4%
Orting and Sultan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 11.2%±1.9Lowest WA: 16.6% 12.2%±4.8Highest WA: 16.6%
Sultan and Orting are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 24%Lowest WA: 39.6% 35.4%Highest WA: 39.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.1%±1.2Highest WA: 5.7% 2.5%±1.9Lowest WA: 5.7%
Orting and Sultan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $132,877±$10kHighest 35% above WA $94,730±$24kLowest 3% below WA
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $493,100±$22kLowest 13% below WA $526,100±$51kHighest 7% below WA
Sultan and Orting are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $2,284±$419Highest 30% above WA $1,729±$153Lowest about the WA average
Orting and Sultan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $4,246Highest 7% below WA $3,674Lowest 19% below WA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 59.2%±27Highest WA: 49.9% 45.4%±31.5Lowest WA: 49.9%
Orting and Sultan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 2.4%Lowest WA: 9.9% 5.8%Highest WA: 9.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 83.5%Highest WA: 63.8% 82.7%Lowest WA: 63.8%
Typical home builtmedian year 2003Highest 18 yrs newer than WA 2002Lowest 17 yrs newer than WA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 40 minHighest 50% above WA 38 minLowest 42% above WA
Work from home 13.1%±3.8Lowest WA: 19.8% 20%±7.9Highest WA: 19.8%
Sultan and Orting are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 4.9%Lowest 7%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 15.8 miLowest 21.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.36Lowest 0.39Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Seattle (10%)Seattle (13%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in SultanFew work in Orting
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 15.5%Highest 8.2%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 11.0 miHighest 4.7 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 4.1 miHighest 1.4 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 9Highest 5Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 93.7Highest 68.5Lowest
Schools
School district Orting School DistrictSultan School District
High school in town Orting High SchoolSultan Senior High School
Students per teacherat that high school 21.4Lowest 21.7Highest
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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