Burns is #1 in Oregon for affordability
Burns is ranked on 31 lists against the 147 Oregon towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 4 and the top quarter on 4.
Burns is on Oregon’s podium 3 times
Each list ranks every OR town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Burns marked.
Colder winters than 100% of Oregon
Not better or worse, just Burns’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Burns lands in the top half on 6 of 20 lists
Each dot is Burns’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in OR, the right end is last. Areas where Burns does best come first.
4 spots from the top 3 for low property taxes
Lists where Burns sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Where Burns lands in every OR ranking
40 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Burns · 2.3 yrs
#1
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Cheapest rent#1 Estacada · $682/mo
#2
Lowest property tax#1 Tri-City · $1,418/yr
#7
Rent easiest to afford#1 Junction City · 31.5%
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Lakeview · 7.3 min
#3 
Health
Healthiest#1 Bethany · 99 / 100
#139
Lowest obesity#1 Eagle Crest · 25%
#124
Fewest smokers#1 Lake Oswego · 6%
#137
Most active#1 West Haven-Sylvan · 14%
#130
Fewest uninsured#1 Lake Oswego · 4%
#75
Lowest depression#1 Bethany · 20%
#78
Closest to a top hospital#1 Hood River · 0.3 mi
#147 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Eagle Crest · 45.7%
#100
Most trails#1 Jacksonville · 5.6 mi / sq mi
#98
Most walkable#1 King City · 270 / sq mi
#93 
People
Most educated#1 Lake Oswego · 74.8%
#146
Youngest#1 Nyssa · 25.1
#136
Oldest#1 Eagle Crest · 67.7
#12
Most residents 65+#1 Eagle Crest · 60.3%
#14
Most kids#1 Nyssa · 40.6%
#122 Climate
Snowiest#1 Three Rivers · 74 in
Least snow#1 Tualatin · 1.0 in
Mildest winters#1 Brookings · 42.4°
#135
Hottest summers#1 Ontario · 93.4°
#24
Coolest summers#1 Newport · 65.5°
#113
Longest growing season#1 Newport · 306 days
#144
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Wettest#1 Mount Hood Villages · 90 in
#129 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Eagle Crest · 35%
#23
Most new homes#1 Phoenix · 21.7 per 1,000
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Baker City · +77.2%
#3
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 Burns’s spot. All of Oregon’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
Do the numbers ring true?
The lists count what can be counted. Neighbors know the rest.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
- 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.