Damascus ranks #9 in Oregon for household income
Damascus is ranked on 32 lists against the 147 Oregon towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 3.
Steadier prices than 97% of Oregon
Not better or worse, just Damascus’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Damascus does best on
Each list ranks every OR town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Damascus marked.
Damascus lands in the top half on 10 of 19 lists
Each dot is Damascus’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in OR, the right end is last. Areas where Damascus does best come first.
2 spots from the top 10 for health insurance
Lists where Damascus sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Damascus out-ranks 0 of its 1 ranked neighbors
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.
Where Damascus 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.
Health
Healthiest#1 Bethany · 99 / 100
#39
Lowest obesity#1 Eagle Crest · 25%
#49
Fewest smokers#1 Lake Oswego · 6%
#33
Most active#1 West Haven-Sylvan · 14%
#54
Fewest uninsured#1 Lake Oswego · 4%
#12
Lowest depression#1 Bethany · 20%
#78
Closest to a top hospital#1 Hood River · 0.3 mi
#44 People
Most educated#1 Lake Oswego · 74.8%
#44
Youngest#1 Nyssa · 25.1
#117
Oldest#1 Eagle Crest · 67.7
#30
Most residents 65+#1 Eagle Crest · 60.3%
#30
Most kids#1 Nyssa · 40.6%
#84 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Eagle Crest · 45.7%
#63
Most trails#1 Jacksonville · 5.6 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 King City · 270 / sq mi
#143 
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Lakeview · 7.3 min
#125 
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Burns · 2.3 yrs
#133
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Cheapest rent#1 Estacada · $682/mo
#145
Lowest property tax#1 Tri-City · $1,418/yr
#129
Rent easiest to afford#1 Junction City · 31.5%
Climate
Snowiest#1 Three Rivers · 74 in
#39
Least snow#1 Tualatin · 1.0 in
#50
Mildest winters#1 Brookings · 42.4°
#31
Hottest summers#1 Ontario · 93.4°
#116
Coolest summers#1 Newport · 65.5°
#20
Longest growing season#1 Newport · 306 days
#43
M
Wettest#1 Mount Hood Villages · 90 in
#18 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Eagle Crest · 35%
#104
Most new homes#1 Phoenix · 21.7 per 1,000
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Baker City · +77.2%
#138
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 Damascus’s spot. All of Oregon’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
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The lists count what can be counted. Neighbors know the rest.
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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.