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Lebanon vs Pendleton

215 miles apart. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+15.9 pts in Lebanon) and work in town (+27.9 pts in Pendleton).

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Lebanon, ORHomes around $393KOregon · 19,344 people
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Pendleton, OROne of the healthiest townsOregon · 16,950 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

LebanonHomes around $393K
Housing$393K typical home21% below the OR typical home HistorySettled in 18787 places on the National Register Health68% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Lebanon →
PendletonOne of the healthiest towns
HealthHealthier than 52%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates Housing$302K typical home39% below the OR typical home HistorySettled in 185117 places on the National Register All about Pendleton →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Growth since 2010+15.9 pts
Lebanon has grown faster since 2010
Lebanon +18.9%Pendleton +3%
Work in town+27.9 pts
More of Pendleton’s workers stay in town
Pendleton 46.9%Lebanon 19%
Rent+37%
Rent runs higher in Lebanon
Lebanon $1,312Pendleton $956
Average commute12 min
Pendleton has the shorter commute
Lebanon 26 minPendleton 14 min
Home values+17%
Homes cost more in Lebanon
Lebanon $336,800Pendleton $287,100
Typical home built17 yrs
Pendleton’s homes are older
Lebanon 1980Pendleton 1963
★ What stands out · Report cards

Pendleton places higher on 15 of 23 OR lists

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.

Safety
BLebanonSafer than 61% of U.S. towns DPendletonSafer than 13% of U.S. towns
Schools
C+LebanonBetter than 41% of districts in the state B−PendletonBetter than 48% of districts in the state
Health
CLebanonHealthier than 32% of U.S. towns B−PendletonHealthier than 52% of U.S. towns
8Lebanon
15Pendleton

Lists won, of 23 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Lowest depressionHealth · 147 towns #144#6 SafestSafety · 73 towns #11#63 Shortest commuteGetting around · 147 towns #111#7 Fastest growingGrowth · 140 towns #23#117 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 147 towns #81#138 Best schoolsSchools · 121 towns #80#35 Rent easiest to affordCost of living · 65 towns #48#24 Most conserved landOutdoors · 141 towns #71#117

Left end = #1 in Oregon. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Lebanon’s rankings →

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $530 more a month in Lebanon

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.

Lebanon$2,360/mo
Typical home $393K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.92% · or rent about $1,312/mo · Housing →
Pendleton$1,830/mo
Typical home $302K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.00% · or rent about $956/mo · Housing →

The difference: $530 a month, about $6,300 a year, between Lebanon and Pendleton.

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.

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
LebanonPendleton
Snow a year0″16″
January low—28°F
July high—89°F
Growing season (days)—174d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)61st55th
Outdoors & history
LebanonPendleton
Trails3 mi3 mi
Conserved land4.4%1.2%
Settled18781851
National Register places717
Archive photos12—
Famous people born here15—
Community
LebanonPendleton
Library hours a week41 hrs48 hrs
Colleges in town—1
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

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

215 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

LebanonORPendletonOR
Lebanon ↔ Pendleton215 miles apart
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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.

LebanonPendleton
People
Population 19,344Highest 16,950Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +18.9%Highest OR: +10.6% +3%Lowest OR: +10.6%
Median age 37.2±1.9Highest 8% below OR 36.9±2.7Lowest 9% below OR
Lebanon and Pendleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 19.8%±2.9Lowest OR: 19.9% 24.4%±2.8Highest OR: 19.9%
Pendleton and Lebanon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 19.6%±2.5Highest OR: 19.1% 17.8%±2.4Lowest OR: 19.1%
Lebanon and Pendleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 21.3%Lowest OR: 36.8% 24.7%Highest OR: 36.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.7%±1.6Lowest OR: 5.7% 5.5%±1.5Highest OR: 5.7%
Pendleton and Lebanon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $63,176±$9kLowest 24% below OR $66,563±$7kHighest 20% below OR
Pendleton and Lebanon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $336,800±$12kHighest 29% below OR $287,100±$16kLowest 40% below OR
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,312±$58Highest 14% below OR $956±$51Lowest 37% below OR
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,114Highest 20% below OR $2,871Lowest 26% below OR
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 57.3%±9.6Highest OR: 52.5% 50.4%±8.6Lowest OR: 52.5%
Lebanon and Pendleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 17.8%Highest OR: 11.9% 15%Lowest OR: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 55.3%Lowest OR: 63.3% 56.5%Highest OR: 63.3%
Typical home builtmedian year 1980Highest 1 yr older than OR 1963Lowest 18 yrs older than OR
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 26 minHighest 13% above OR 14 minLowest 38% below OR
Work from home 6%±1.8Lowest OR: 19% 7.9%±2.4Highest OR: 19%
Pendleton and Lebanon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 19%Lowest 46.9%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.8 miHighest 4.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.80Lowest 1.04Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Albany (14%)Mission (12%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in PendletonFew work in Lebanon
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 4.4%Highest 1.2%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 3.2 miHighest 3.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miHighest 0.3 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 13Lowest 18Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 78.9Highest 56.3Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #80 of 121 in OR#35 of 121 in OR
School district Lebanon Community SD 9Pendleton SD 16
High school in town Lebanon High SchoolPendleton High School
Students per teacherat that high school 20.9Highest 19.7Lowest
Oregon average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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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.

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