Orting is #1 in Washington for graduation rate
Orting is ranked on 35 lists against the 284 Washington towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 2 and the top quarter on 7.
A podium finish, and more
Each list ranks every WA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Orting marked.
Orting lands in the top half on 11 of 21 lists
Each dot is Orting’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in WA, the right end is last. Areas where Orting does best come first.
Faster-rising prices than 88% of Washington
Not better or worse, just Orting’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
3 spots from the top 25 for safety
Lists where Orting sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Orting out-ranks 0 of its 1 ranked neighbors
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.
Every WA list, and where Orting lands
40 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Montesano · 77.9%
#20
N
Most trails#1 Newcastle · 6.9 mi / sq mi
#7
Most walkable#1 White Center · 167 / sq mi
#64 
Safety
Safest#1 Sammamish · 5.8
#28 Health
Healthiest#1 Sammamish · 100 / 100
#172
Lowest obesity#1 Clyde Hill · 18%
#215
Fewest smokers#1 Clyde Hill · 5%
#158
Most active#1 Snoqualmie · 10%
#83
Fewest uninsured#1 Clyde Hill · 3%
#129
Lowest depression#1 Connell · 20%
#253
Closest to a top hospital#1 Enumclaw · 0.4 mi
#181 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Wapato · 1.9 yrs
#127
M
Cheapest rent#1 Medical Lake · $785/mo
#231
Lowest property tax#1 Mattawa · $1,116/yr
#135
Rent easiest to afford#1 Grandview · 34%
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Ocean Shores · 30%
#199
Most new homes#1 Leavenworth · 34.9 per 1,000
#106
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Peaceful Valley · +74.0%
#33
B
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Burien · 20.0 per home
#42 People
Most educated#1 Medina · 87.6%
#204
Youngest#1 Mattawa · 21.7
#48
Oldest#1 Port Ludlow · 65.1
#238
Most residents 65+#1 Port Ludlow · 50.3%
#239
Most kids#1 Othello · 40.3%
#61 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Fairchild AFB · 9.7 min
#274 
The number on the right is Orting’s spot. All of Washington’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
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The lists count what can be counted. Neighbors know the rest.
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- 2,500+ residents. Census estimates for smaller towns carry margins of error too wide to rank fairly, so they sit out every WA list.
- One town, one row. A city that is both a city and a town in Census data, or a village inside a town, is counted once.
- Ties share a rank. Towns on one weather station, one school district or one CDC estimate share a figure, so they share a spot (T).
- No “worst” lists. Lists rank toward the good end, and share cards are made only for the top half. Age, snow and the like are character, not grades.
U.S. Census Bureau (American Community Survey 5-year, 2010 and 2020 censuses, Building Permits Survey), U.S. Department of Education, FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, CDC PLACES, Medicare Care Compare, IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FHFA House Price Index, NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. Each list explains its own method.