Living in Orchards

In Orchards, unemployment is 5.6% (2024).

The city faced an unemployment rate of 5.57% at the end of 2024. A foreign population count of 4,229 was recorded at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0726 sources

Population29,438people31 Dec 2024Community source · Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B01003 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)

Median gross salary3,957EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables

Median rent1,648EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records

Unemployment rate5.57%country median 4.6% — 22% aboveOfficial source · Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)

PM2.5, annual mean4.49µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)

Higher unemployment than 66% of American cities that publish it and cleaner air than 95% of American cities that publish it.

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Orchards?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60

Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	60.38 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Verizon 300 Mbps home internet¹⁵Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	21.57 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Visible unlimited mobile plan¹⁶Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	1,738 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)³Official
Median monthly rent	1,648 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records²Official

Is Orchards a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker30%strong on work, weak on safety · range 20–40%

Skilled employee39%strong on work, weak on safety · range 30–48%

Student34%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 23–45%

Family50%strong on family, weak on safety · range 39–61%

Retirement33%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 20–46%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

14.4% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 4,229 of 29,438 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Uses a supplemental estimate, so treat it as indicative.

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Orchards is 5.6%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

1,250

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Orchards 5.6%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary	3,957 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables¹Official
Unemployment rate	5.57 %country median 4.6%	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁵Official

What does a salary buy in Orchards?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€1,270of €3,090 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	€3,090
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31	− €1,738
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30	− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30	− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€1,270

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Orchards. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

Job Search

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Orchards. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 100,000 residents	226.6 per 100,000	31 Dec 2023	Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release⁴Official · county

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Orchards when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Mobility and administration

Orchards's nearest airport was PDX, 9 km away and offered 57 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	57 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹¹Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	9 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹²Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	PDX	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹²Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Orchards. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies

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USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Orchards.

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Climate and air quality

Orchards recorded annual PM2.5 of 4.5 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Monthly mean temperature moved from 5.5°C in January to 21.2°C in July.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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9°2°

11°3°

14°4°

17°6°

21°10°

24°12°

28°15°

25°12°

18°8°

12°5°

8°2°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

128

101

139

147

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Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.54.5WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in Orchards is 4.5 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

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Orchards 4.5

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	4.49 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 8.6 · Feb 10.8 · Mar 13.8 · Apr 16.7 · May 20.7 · Jun 23.5 · Jul 27.7 · Aug 28 · Sep 24.8 · Oct 18 · Nov 11.9 · Dec 8.3 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 2.3 · Feb 2.6 · Mar 4.3 · Apr 6.5 · May 9.7 · Jun 12.3 · Jul 14.7 · Aug 14.9 · Sep 12.3 · Oct 8.2 · Nov 4.8 · Dec 2.3 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 5.5 · Feb 6.7 · Mar 9 · Apr 11.6 · May 15.2 · Jun 17.9 · Jul 21.2 · Aug 21.4 · Sep 18.6 · Oct 13.1 · Nov 8.4 · Dec 5.3 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 127.7 · Feb 93.5 · Mar 100.9 · Apr 73.3 · May 63.7 · Jun 41.4 · Jul 12.8 · Aug 13.7 · Sep 38.6 · Oct 86.7 · Nov 138.5 · Dec 146.6 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)⁶Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, highest monitored reading	26.5 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, annual mean	4.48 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Annual precipitation	937.4 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Maximum July temperature	27.7 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average annual temperature	12.8 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)⁹Official · nearest-station reading
Minimum January temperature	2.3 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁰Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In United States: Bellevue ±1.0 °C. Elsewhere: Reims (France) ±1.9 °C, Saanich (Canada) ±2.1 °C, Werl (Germany) ±2.3 °C, Bremerhaven (Germany) ±2.7 °C, Cottbus (Germany) ±2.8 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

An area of 13.8 km² comprised Orchards at the end of 2025. Population density was 2,125.7 people per km² at the end of 2024.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport85.6%
Foreign residents14.4%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	13.85 km²	31 Dec 2025	U.S. Census Bureau (TIGERweb ArcGIS REST service)¹³Official
Foreign-resident share	14.37 %	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁵Official
Foreign residents	4,229 people	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁵Official
Population density	2,126 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁵Official
Population	29,438 people	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B01003 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)¹⁷Community estimate · Supplemental context

Alternatives for people set on Orchards

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Five Corners as an Orchards alternative in the same region

3 km away, better on 3 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Unemployment: 4.4% Five Corners vs 5.6% Orchards−20%
Median gross pay, city: €4,318 Five Corners vs €3,957 Orchards+9%
Foreign residents: 18.1% Five Corners vs 14.4% Orchards+26%

Full comparison More about Five Corners

North Bethesda as an Orchards alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 3751 km, better on 3 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Median gross pay, city: €6,119 North Bethesda vs €3,957 Orchards+55%
Foreign residents: 34.1% North Bethesda vs 14.4% Orchards+137%
Unemployment: 3.6% North Bethesda vs 5.6% Orchards−35%

Full comparison More about North Bethesda

Cities near Orchards

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Five Corners 3.1 km away

Rent: 1,950 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 4,318 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Minnehaha 7.9 km away

Rent: 1,581 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 3,893 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Mount Vista 10.4 km away

Rent: 1,886 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 4,087 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Hazel Dell 10.5 km away

Rent: 1,620 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 3,512 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Salmon Creek 10.5 km away

Rent: 1,507 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 4,502 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Alternative cities in United States

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Common questions

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What is the unemployment rate in Orchards?

The unemployment rate is 5.57 %. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is the air quality good in Orchards?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 4.49 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is within the WHO guideline. Source: US EPA Air Quality System (AQS).

How many people live in Orchards?

The published population is 29,438 people. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B01003 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS).

How many foreign residents live in Orchards?

4,229 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is Orchards a good place to live?

Orchards may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Orchards?

Five Corners, Mill Plain, Walnut Grove, Minnehaha, Mount Vista are near Orchards. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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  title = {Orchards, United States: population, rent, salary, jobs},
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US EPA Air Quality System (AQS) aqs.epa.gov · checked 2026-08-06
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