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Pendleton vs Lebanon

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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Pendleton, OROne of the healthiest townsOregon · 16,950 people
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Lebanon, ORHomes around $393KOregon · 19,344 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.

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

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

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

Left end = #1 in Oregon. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Pendleton’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.

Pendleton$1,830/mo
Typical home $302K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.00% · or rent about $956/mo · Housing →
Lebanon$2,360/mo
Typical home $393K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.92% · or rent about $1,312/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
PendletonLebanon
Snow a year16″0″
January low28°F—
July high89°F—
Growing season (days)174d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)55th61st
Outdoors & history
PendletonLebanon
Trails3 mi3 mi
Conserved land1.2%4.4%
Settled18511878
National Register places177
Archive photos—12
Famous people born here—15
Community
PendletonLebanon
Library hours a week48 hrs41 hrs
Colleges in town1—
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.

PendletonORLebanonOR
Pendleton ↔ Lebanon215 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.

PendletonLebanon
People
Population 16,950Lowest 19,344Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +3%Lowest OR: +10.6% +18.9%Highest OR: +10.6%
Median age 36.9±2.7Lowest 9% below OR 37.2±1.9Highest 8% 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 24.4%±2.8Highest OR: 19.9% 19.8%±2.9Lowest 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+ 17.8%±2.4Lowest OR: 19.1% 19.6%±2.5Highest 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+ 24.7%Highest OR: 36.8% 21.3%Lowest OR: 36.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.5%±1.5Highest OR: 5.7% 4.7%±1.6Lowest 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 $66,563±$7kHighest 20% below OR $63,176±$9kLowest 24% 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 $287,100±$16kLowest 40% below OR $336,800±$12kHighest 29% below OR
Rentmedian gross, monthly $956±$51Lowest 37% below OR $1,312±$58Highest 14% below OR
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,871Lowest 26% below OR $3,114Highest 20% below OR
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 50.4%±8.6Lowest OR: 52.5% 57.3%±9.6Highest 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 15%Lowest OR: 11.9% 17.8%Highest OR: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 56.5%Highest OR: 63.3% 55.3%Lowest OR: 63.3%
Typical home builtmedian year 1963Lowest 18 yrs older than OR 1980Highest 1 yr older than OR
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 14 minLowest 38% below OR 26 minHighest 13% above OR
Work from home 7.9%±2.4Highest OR: 19% 6%±1.8Lowest 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 46.9%Highest 19%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 4.8 miLowest 16.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.04Highest 0.80Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Mission (12%)Albany (14%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in LebanonFew work in Pendleton
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.2%Lowest 4.4%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 3.0 miLowest 3.2 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miLowest 0.4 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 18Highest 13Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 56.3Lowest 78.9Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #35 of 121 in OR#80 of 121 in OR
School district Pendleton SD 16Lebanon Community SD 9
High school in town Pendleton High SchoolLebanon High School
Students per teacherat that high school 19.7Lowest 20.9Highest
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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