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Otis Orchards-East Farms, WA vs Walnut Grove, GA

Otis Orchards-East Farms

Washington

vs

Walnut Grove

Georgia

Across 32 directional measures we can compare, Otis Orchards-East Farms leads on 19 and Walnut Grove on 13. Counting measures is not an overall verdict: their importance depends on your priorities. Median rent is 3% higher in Walnut Grove, while median household income is higher in Otis Orchards-East Farms.

Median gross rent
$1,189$1,225
Otis Orchards-East Farms is 3% lower
Median household income
$97,500$83,208
Otis Orchards-East Farms is 17% higher
Median home value
$430,500$264,300
Otis Orchards-East Farms is 63% higher

The Citytistics read

  • After the median rent, with other prices set to the US average, the median household has about $82,400 a year left in Otis Orchards-East Farms and $70,000 in Walnut Grove. Money goes further in Otis Orchards-East Farms, by about $12,400 a year.
  • A household earning Otis Orchards-East Farms's median of $97,500 would need about $95,500 in Walnut Grove to keep the same money after rent and local prices.
  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, pay outran rent by 8.0 points a year in Otis Orchards-East Farms, and pay outran rent by 5.8 points a year in Walnut Grove.

How these are calculated

GeorgiaWashingtonWalnut Grove, GAOtis Orchards-East Farms, WAOtis Orchards-East FarmsWalnut GroveOtis Orchards-East FarmsWalnut Grove

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#PlaceCTXAffordabilityEconomyEducationSafetyCommuteAmenitiesGrowth
01Otis Orchards-East Farms, WAComposite 45.9 / 100
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635415n/a3143n/a

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Every measure

The dots show where each place sits among the 6,645 places we track. The bar is the median. A small dot after a value marks the better one.

MeasureOtis Orchards-East FarmsWalnut GroveAmong all places
Cost of living
Median gross rent1$1,189$1,225
Rent to income114.6%17.7%
Property tax rate10.9%1.1%
Home price to income14.4x3.2x
Prices vs US average2100.3100.1
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3$1,494$1,762
HUD area median income4n/a$117,800
Housing
Property tax paid (median)1$3,712$2,875
Median home value1$430,500$264,300
Home prices, 1-year change52.6%1.9%
Home prices, 5-year change550.9%67.0%
Homeownership187.1%89.1%
Renters paying 30%+152.1%52.2%
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,973$1,433
Vacant homes15.5%4.6%
Median year built119781993
Jobs and income
Median household income1$97,500$83,208
Income per person1$43,888$30,477
Unemployment15.3%5.3%
Average annual pay6$68,949$56,049
Pay growth, 1 year65.3%3.3%
Jobs6243,70426,474
Poverty rate111.7%9.7%
Mean commute128 min31 min
Works from home115.5%13.2%
Commutes by transit11.8%0.5%
People
Population15,4541,685
Population change since 20207n/a31.1%
Median age145.644.3
Bachelor's or higher117.4%9.5%
High school or higher192.9%87.1%
Household size12.62.7
Born abroad15.4%6.1%
No health insurance15.1%12.3%
Homes with broadband193.2%94.2%
Moving
Moved here in the past year15.8%7.5%
Moved from another state12.9%1.2%
Net movers per 1,000 people80.829.4
Income of households moving in8$65,416$66,754
Income of households moving out8$66,048$54,236
Local life
Restaurants and bars per 10k921.213.2
Shops per 10k928.823.3
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k94.02.5
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k920.613.4
Child care centers per 10k92.11.4
Parks per 10k100.011.9
Playgrounds per 10k103.70.0
Grocery stores per 10k103.70.0
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k1011.023.7
Libraries per 10k103.711.9
Named paths and bike trails100.10.0
Transit stops per sq mi100.00.0
Nearest National Park Service site1159.2n/a
National Park Service sites within 60 miles111n/a
National Register listings121601
Schools
Public schools1318519
Public school students1376,52616,815
Students per teacher1317.115.3
Climate
July average high1484°F90°F
January average low1424°F33°F
Average temperature1447°F62°F
Annual precipitation1420.4 in51.2 in
Hazards and air
Natural hazard risk1590.055.0
Hurricane risk15n/a55.6
Tornado risk1542.773.8
Wildfire risk1596.635.9
Heat wave risk1594.960.9
Median air quality index164353
Good air days1664.7%41.1%

Data bundle checked 2026-11-14; individual source vintages vary. Rent needed at the 30% line: Otis Orchards-East Farms $47,560, Walnut Grove $49,000 a year.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  8. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  9. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  10. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  11. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  12. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  13. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  14. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  15. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  16. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology.

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