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Tehaleh vs Orting

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: trails (4.8× in Tehaleh) and home values (+50% in Tehaleh).

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Tehaleh, WAAn outdoors townWashington · 9,561 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.

TehalehAn outdoors town
Outdoors#2 most trails in WA53 miles of trails across 13 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 91%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates SchoolsBetter than 88%of WA districts All about Tehaleh →
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.

Trails4.8×
Tehaleh has more miles of trail
Tehaleh 52.7 miOrting 11.0 mi
Home values+50%
Homes cost more in Tehaleh
Tehaleh $741,700Orting $493,100
Bachelor’s degree++32.8 pts
More adults in Tehaleh have a degree
Tehaleh 56.8%Orting 24%
Jobs per worker3×
Orting is more of a job hub
Orting 0.36Tehaleh 0.12
Rent+47%
Rent runs higher in Tehaleh
Tehaleh $3,365Orting $2,284
Street grid2.5×
Orting has the more walkable street grid
Orting 93.7Tehaleh 37.4
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,130 more a month in Tehaleh

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.

Tehaleh$4,420/mo
Typical home $742K (Census) · tax rate 0.85% · or rent about $3,365/mo · Housing →
Orting$3,290/mo
Typical home $551K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.86% · or rent about $2,284/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,130 a month, about $13,600 a year, between Tehaleh 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.

Report cards

Tehaleh places higher on 11 of 17 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
–TehalehNot graded BOrtingSafer than 57% of U.S. towns
Schools
ATehalehBetter than 88% of districts in the state BOrtingBetter than 58% of districts in the state
Health
ATehalehHealthier than 91% of U.S. towns B+OrtingHealthier than 70% of U.S. towns
11Tehaleh
6Orting

Lists won, of 17 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most conserved landOutdoors · 275 towns #209#20 Most educatedPeople · 284 towns #26#204 Most walkableOutdoors · 284 towns #204#64 Lowest depressionHealth · 284 towns #122#253 Fewest smokersHealth · 284 towns #47#158 HealthiestHealth · 284 towns #64#173 Most affordableCost of living · 277 towns #219#127 Lowest property taxCost of living · 278 towns #227#135

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

Where they are

Tehaleh and Orting share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

TehalehOrtingTehalehOrting
Tehaleh ↔ Orting2.0 miles apart · They share a border
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
TehalehOrting
Snow a year6″6″
January low33°F33°F
July high76°F76°F
Growing season (days)202d202d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)67th88th
Outdoors & history
TehalehOrting
Trails53 mi11 mi
Conserved land1.7%15.5%
Settled—1889
National Register places—1
Archive photos—12
Community
TehalehOrting
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.

TehalehOrting
People
Population 9,561Highest 8,978Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — +34% WA: +14.6%
Median age 34±1.5Lowest 11% below WA 34.1±2.8Highest 11% below WA
Orting and Tehaleh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 33.6%±3.7Highest WA: 21.4% 26.5%±3.8Lowest WA: 21.4%
Tehaleh and Orting are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 9.9%±1.5Lowest WA: 16.6% 11.2%±1.9Highest WA: 16.6%
Orting and Tehaleh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 56.8%Highest WA: 39.6% 24%Lowest WA: 39.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3%±1.5Lowest WA: 5.7% 3.1%±1.2Highest WA: 5.7%
Orting and Tehaleh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $155,646±$15kHighest 59% above WA $132,877±$10kLowest 35% above WA
Tehaleh and Orting are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $741,700±$45kHighest 31% above WA $493,100±$22kLowest 13% below WA
Rentmedian gross, monthly $3,365±$451Highest 91% above WA $2,284±$419Lowest 30% above WA
Property taxmedian, yearly $6,339Highest 39% above WA $4,246Lowest 7% below WA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 58.1%±35.2Lowest WA: 49.9% 59.2%±27Highest WA: 49.9%
Orting and Tehaleh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 1.4%Lowest WA: 9.9% 2.4%Highest WA: 9.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 92.7%Highest WA: 63.8% 83.5%Lowest WA: 63.8%
Typical home builtmedian year 2018Highest 33 yrs newer than WA 2003Lowest 18 yrs newer than WA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 47 minHighest 76% above WA 40 minLowest 50% above WA
Work from home 22.2%±5.6Highest WA: 19.8% 13.1%±3.8Lowest WA: 19.8%
Tehaleh and Orting are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.3%Lowest 4.9%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.3 miHighest 15.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.12Lowest 0.36Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Seattle (12%)Seattle (10%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in OrtingFew work in Tehaleh
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.7%Lowest 15.5%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 52.7 miHighest 11.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 6.0 miHighest 4.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 13Highest 9Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 37.4Lowest 93.7Highest
Schools
School district Sumner-Bonney Lake School DistrictOrting School District
High school in town None in townOrting 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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