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Lowell vs Cascade Locks

129 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (12× in Cascade Locks) and kids under 18 (+10.3 pts in Lowell).

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Lowell, ORKnown for its schoolsOregon · 1,228 people

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Cascade Locks, ORKnown for its schoolsOregon · 1,378 people

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.

LowellKnown for its schools

SchoolsBetter than 26%of OR districts All about Lowell →

Cascade LocksKnown for its schools

SchoolsBetter than 85%of OR districts HealthHealthier than 64%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates Housing$409K typical home18% below the OR typical home All about Cascade Locks →

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.

Cascade Locks has more miles of trail

Cascade Locks 7.2 miLowell 0.6 mi

Kids under 18+10.3 pts

Lowell has more kids

Lowell 24.8%Cascade Locks 14.5%

Street grid+66%

Lowell has the more walkable street grid

Lowell 42.3Cascade Locks 25.5

Growth since 2010+6.1 pts

Cascade Locks has grown faster since 2010

Cascade Locks +20.5%Lowell +14.4%

Typical home built14 yrs

Cascade Locks’s homes are older

Lowell 1993Cascade Locks 1979

Average commute4 min

Cascade Locks has the shorter commute

Lowell 29 minCascade Locks 25 min

★ What stands out · 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

CLowellBetter than 26% of districts in the state ACascade LocksBetter than 85% of districts in the state

Health

B−LowellHealthier than 48% of U.S. towns BCascade LocksHealthier than 64% of U.S. towns

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $220 more a month in Lowell

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%

Lowell$2,590/mo

Typical home $449K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.63% · or rent about $1,125/mo · Housing →

Cascade Locks$2,370/mo

Typical home $409K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.67% · or rent about $1,102/mo · Housing →

The difference: $220 a month, about $2,600 a year, between Lowell and Cascade Locks.

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

LowellCascade Locks

Snow a year1″10″

January low37°F 34°F

July high80°F 79°F

Growing season (days)263d 257d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)87th 83rd

Outdoors & history

LowellCascade Locks

Trails1 mi 7 mi

Conserved land3.5%6.3%

Settled1954 1935

National Register places3 3

Archive photos6 —

Community

LowellCascade Locks

Library hours a week20 hrs 20 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

129 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

LowellOR Cascade LocksOR

Lowell ↔ Cascade Locks129 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

LowellCascade Locks

People

Population 1,228Lowest 1,378Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +14.4%Lowest OR: +10.6% +20.5%Highest OR: +10.6%

Median age 48.2±6.5Lowest 19% above OR 51.6±15.9Highest 28% above OR

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

Kids under 18 24.8%±4.1Highest OR: 19.9% 14.5%±4.1Lowest OR: 19.9%

Age 65+ 24.6%±4.4Highest OR: 19.1% 23.6%±8.8Lowest OR: 19.1%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 27.9%Lowest OR: 36.8% 29.6%Highest OR: 36.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.2%±2Lowest OR: 5.7% 5.6%±3.6Highest OR: 5.7%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $99,440±$17kHighest 20% above OR $70,000±$20kLowest 16% below OR

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $406,600±$74kHighest 15% below OR $385,100±$43kLowest 19% below OR

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,125±$106Highest 26% below OR $1,102±$686Lowest 28% below OR

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $2,579Lowest 33% below OR $2,596Highest 33% below OR

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 70.4%±98.5Highest OR: 52.5% 39.3%±28.3Lowest OR: 52.5%

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

Below poverty line 6.9%Lowest OR: 11.9% 8.2%Highest OR: 11.9%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 83.6%Highest OR: 63.3% 79.7%Lowest OR: 63.3%

Typical home builtmedian year 1993Highest 12 yrs newer than OR 1979Lowest 2 yrs older than OR

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 29 minHighest 25% above OR 25 minLowest 7% above OR

Work from home 9.8%±4.2Lowest OR: 19% 17.5%±9.7Highest OR: 19%

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

Work in townworking residents 3.6%Lowest 5.1%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 18.3 miLowest 18.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.49Lowest 0.53Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Eugene (31%)Hood River (20%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Cascade LocksFew work in Lowell

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 3.5%Lowest 6.3%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.6 miLowest 7.2 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.5 miLowest 2.4 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4Lowest 6Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 42.3Highest 25.5Lowest

Schools

School district Lowell SD 71Hood River County SD

High school in town Lowell Junior/Senior High SchoolNone in town

Students per teacherat that high school 15.2 —

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

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

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Lowell neighborsTown Square →

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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.