The residents of Terrace Heights enjoy a quiet suburban life nestled between the bustle of downtown Yakima and the orchards and hop fields of the East Valley.
Neighbors here value the connection they feel to the region's agriculturally-based economy.
They also value being able to get quickly downtown or to the freeway. Young families and retirees meet on walks along the banks of irrigation canals. Most residents agree that these are some of the reasons they chose to live here. They may be aware that the same community characteristics that brought them to Terrace Heights also attract new residents, at a rate that exceeds the county as a whole. Neighbors know that more growth is on the way.