3,166 of the 6,755 lots in Orting (47%) are zoned for houses inside an urban growth area. On those lots, Washington's HB 1337 requires the city or county to allow at least two accessory dwelling units (ADUs). Another 2,951 lots are outside the urban growth area, where Pierce County's own ADU rules decide.
1,559 of the 6,755 lots in Orting (23%) have septic records on file with the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department. 3,532 lots are inside a Pierce County sewer service area, and 0 are within 300 feet of a county sewer main.
Vacant land in Orting sold for a median of $43,943 per acre across 24 sales since October 1, 2023. Homes sold for a median of $540,000 across 604 sales. 131 new homes were permitted on its unincorporated lots since October 1, 2021. The city issues its own permits, which are not in our data yet.
Of the 6,755 lots in Orting, 2,544 touch a mapped landslide hazard area, 1,081 an erosion hazard area, 2,247 a flood area and 429 an inventoried wetland, on Pierce County's maps.
From the Pierce County Assessor-Treasurer, the county's zoning, sewer, hazard and growth-area maps, and the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department. Records as of October 2, 2026.
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