Bethany is #1 in Oregon for household income
Bethany is ranked on 34 lists against the 147 Oregon towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 13 and the top quarter on 16.
Bethany is on Oregon’s podium 6 times
Each list ranks every OR town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Bethany marked.
Fewer seniors than 99% of Oregon
Not better or worse, just Bethany’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Bethany lands in the top half on 17 of 21 lists
Each dot is Bethany’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in OR, the right end is last. Areas where Bethany does best come first.
1 spot from the top 3 for health insurance
Lists where Bethany sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Bethany out-ranks every neighbor it can be compared with
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.
Every OR list, and where Bethany lands
40 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Health
Healthiest#1 Bethany · 99 / 100
#1
Lowest obesity#1 Eagle Crest · 25%
#1
Fewest smokers#1 Lake Oswego · 6%
#2
Most active#1 West Haven-Sylvan · 14%
#1
Fewest uninsured#1 Lake Oswego · 4%
#4
Lowest depression#1 Bethany · 20%
#1
Closest to a top hospital#1 Hood River · 0.3 mi
#21 People
Most educated#1 Lake Oswego · 74.8%
#3
Youngest#1 Nyssa · 25.1
#35
Oldest#1 Eagle Crest · 67.7
#112
Most residents 65+#1 Eagle Crest · 60.3%
#142
Most kids#1 Nyssa · 40.6%
#10 
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Eagle Crest · 45.7%
#8
Most trails#1 Jacksonville · 5.6 mi / sq mi
#39
Most walkable#1 King City · 270 / sq mi
#10 
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Lakeview · 7.3 min
#83 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Burns · 2.3 yrs
#141
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Cheapest rent#1 Estacada · $682/mo
#143
Lowest property tax#1 Tri-City · $1,418/yr
#142
Rent easiest to afford#1 Junction City · 31.5%
#12 Climate
Snowiest#1 Three Rivers · 74 in
#39
Least snow#1 Tualatin · 1.0 in
#50
Mildest winters#1 Brookings · 42.4°
#81
Hottest summers#1 Ontario · 93.4°
#95
Coolest summers#1 Newport · 65.5°
#37
Longest growing season#1 Newport · 306 days
#5
M
Wettest#1 Mount Hood Villages · 90 in
#91 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Eagle Crest · 35%
#79
Most new homes#1 Phoenix · 21.7 per 1,000
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Baker City · +77.2%
#127
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Wood Village · 8.2 per home
Libraries
Most-used libraries#1 Seaside · 13.7 per resident
Most library borrowing#1 Stayton · 17.8 per resident
Best libraries for kids#1 Eugene · 38.4 per child
Safety
Safest#1 Gervais · 10.2
The number on the right is Bethany’s spot. All of Oregon’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
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- 2,500+ residents. Census estimates for smaller towns carry margins of error too wide to rank fairly, so they sit out every OR list.
- One town, one row. A city that is both a city and a town in Census data, or a village inside a town, is counted once.
- Ties share a rank. Towns on one weather station, one school district or one CDC estimate share a figure, so they share a spot (T).
- No “worst” lists. Lists rank toward the good end, and share cards are made only for the top half. Age, snow and the like are character, not grades.
U.S. Census Bureau (American Community Survey 5-year, 2010 and 2020 censuses, Building Permits Survey), U.S. Department of Education, FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, CDC PLACES, Medicare Care Compare, IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FHFA House Price Index, NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. Each list explains its own method.