A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Down paymentRate%

Adams$1,400/mo

Typical home $225K (Census) · tax rate 1.16% · Housing →

Adrian$3,100/mo

Typical home $533K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.70% · Housing →

The difference: $1,710 a month, about $20,500 a year, between Adrian and Adams.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Oregon ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools

–AdamsNot graded AAdrianBetter than 92% of districts in the state

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons

AdamsAdrian

Snow a year15″12″

January low27°F 23°F

July high90°F 92°F

Growing season (days)135d 165d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)54th 48th

Outdoors & history

AdamsAdrian

Trails0 mi 1 mi

Conserved land0%0%

Settled1893 1972

National Register places2 —

Archive photos7 10

Community

AdamsAdrian

Library hours a week24 hrs —

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

158 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

AdamsOR AdrianOR

Adams ↔ Adrian158 miles apart

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Only big differences vs Oregon average

AdamsAdrian

People

Population 292Lowest 299Highest

Median age 49.9±15.6Highest 24% above OR 49.4±5.6Lowest 22% above OR

Adams and Adrian are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 1%±11.8Lowest OR: 19.9% 19.1%±9.4Highest OR: 19.9%

Adrian and Adams are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 31.5%±3.1Highest OR: 19.1% 25.1%±15Lowest OR: 19.1%

Adams and Adrian are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 21.5%Lowest OR: 36.8% 27.8%Highest OR: 36.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±6.3Lowest OR: 5.7% 5%±4.7Highest OR: 5.7%

Adrian and Adams are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $57,212±$13kLowest 31% below OR $73,000±$25kHighest 12% below OR

Adrian and Adams are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $225,000±$53kHighest 53% below OR $158,100±$95kLowest 67% below OR

Adams and Adrian are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $2,603Highest 33% below OR $1,104Lowest 72% below OR

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 OR: 52.5% 0%±100 OR: 52.5%

Below poverty line 2.1%Lowest OR: 11.9% 9.4%Highest OR: 11.9%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 91.6%Highest OR: 63.3% 83%Lowest OR: 63.3%

Typical home builtmedian year 1976Lowest 5 yrs older than OR 1981Highest same as OR

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 25 minHighest 10% above OR 14 minLowest 38% below OR

Work from home 12.1%±10.3Lowest OR: 19% 20.9%±20.9Highest OR: 19%

Adrian and Adams are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 0.7%Lowest 6.9%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 15.3 miLowest 21.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.12Lowest 1.55Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Pendleton (21%)Caldwell (12%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in AdrianFew work in Adams

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 0.1 miLowest 0.6 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miLowest 3.0 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 1Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 135Highest 86.8Lowest

Schools

School district —Adrian SD 61

High school in town —Adrian High School

Students per teacherat that high school — 9.0

Oregon average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

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The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

Adams vs Adrian

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

A typical home costs $1,710 more a month in Adrian

Grades and rankings, side by side

What daily life feels like in each

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