Boardman makes Oregon’s top 10 on 3 lists
Boardman is ranked on 35 lists against the 147 Oregon towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 3 and the top quarter on 7.
Drier than 100% of Oregon
Not better or worse, just Boardman’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Boardman does best on
Each list ranks every OR town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Boardman marked.
1 spot from the top 3 for affordability
Lists where Boardman sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Boardman lands in the top half on 8 of 22 lists
Each dot is Boardman’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in OR, the right end is last. Areas where Boardman does best come first.
Every OR list, and where Boardman lands
40 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Eagle Crest · 35%
#46
Most new homes#1 Phoenix · 21.7 per 1,000
#4
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Baker City · +77.2%
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Wood Village · 8.2 per home
#46 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Burns · 2.3 yrs
#4
E
Cheapest rent#1 Estacada · $682/mo
#13
Lowest property tax#1 Tri-City · $1,418/yr
#21
Rent easiest to afford#1 Junction City · 31.5%
Safety
Safest#1 Gervais · 10.2
#22 
Health
Healthiest#1 Bethany · 99 / 100
#143
Lowest obesity#1 Eagle Crest · 25%
#135
Fewest smokers#1 Lake Oswego · 6%
#137
Most active#1 West Haven-Sylvan · 14%
#146
Fewest uninsured#1 Lake Oswego · 4%
#147
Lowest depression#1 Bethany · 20%
#14
Closest to a top hospital#1 Hood River · 0.3 mi
#128 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Eagle Crest · 45.7%
#116
Most trails#1 Jacksonville · 5.6 mi / sq mi
#59
Most walkable#1 King City · 270 / sq mi
#134 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Lakeview · 7.3 min
#124 People
Most educated#1 Lake Oswego · 74.8%
#143
Youngest#1 Nyssa · 25.1
#4
Oldest#1 Eagle Crest · 67.7
#144
Most residents 65+#1 Eagle Crest · 60.3%
#143
Most kids#1 Nyssa · 40.6%
#4 
The number on the right is Boardman’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.