Tenino, Washington

About Tenino

Tenino, WA is a small town located in southwestern Washington with an estimated population of 1,956.

Tenino holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 1.46 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,340 residents per square mile.

📰 Tenino News Today

• Tenino Girls Basketball Schedule MaxPreps · Aug 14
• Tenino Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 26
• Gluesenkamp Perez Includes Tenino Sandstone Apple in the Congressional America 250 Time Capsule House.gov · Jul 16
• Brush fire out before it reached Tenino home KING5.com · Jul 14
• Tenino stone carving will represent Washington in U.S. Capitol time capsule The Olympian · Jul 19

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Tenino Unique

• The only place in America named Tenino — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in southwestern Washington, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Washington — one of 639 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 9 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Tenino

• Don Juan's Mexican Kitchen — mexican
• Punjabi Boy — indian
• Black Bear Espresso — coffee shop (café)
• Lady of the Lake
• Los Compadres Mexican Restaurant — mexican
• Sandstone Cafe (café)

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Tenino Depot Museum · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Tenino

• Millersylvania State Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Rocky Prairie Natural Area Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Shermer-Deschutes Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Tenino City Park reviews ★
• Tilley Wetlands Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Violet Prairie Wildlife Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• West Rocky Prairie Wildlife Area · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Tenino

• Parkside Elementary
• Tenino Elementary School
• Tenino High School
• Tenino Middle School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Tenino

🏘️ Nearby Communities