Midland, WA

Midland is a census-designated place in Pierce County, southeast of Tacoma. The area was once often referred to by pioneers as Puyallup Hill, a reminder that its identity sits between Tacoma, Puyallup, and the broader South Sound. Midland is residential and practical, with schools, small businesses, churches, and roads doing more to define it than a central downtown. It feels like an older Pierce County suburban pocket, close to city jobs but still shaped by local slopes and neighborhood boundaries.