Nyssa makes Oregon’s top 10 on 4 lists
Nyssa is ranked on 36 lists against the 147 Oregon towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 4 and the top quarter on 5.
Nyssa is on Oregon’s podium 2 times
Each list ranks every OR town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Nyssa marked.
Younger than 100% of Oregon
Not better or worse, just Nyssa’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
1 spot from the top 25 for trails
Lists where Nyssa sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Nyssa lands in the top half on 7 of 23 lists
Each dot is Nyssa’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in OR, the right end is last. Areas where Nyssa does best come first.
Where Nyssa 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
#3
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Cheapest rent#1 Estacada · $682/mo
#8
Lowest property tax#1 Tri-City · $1,418/yr
#3
Rent easiest to afford#1 Junction City · 31.5%
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Eagle Crest · 45.7%
#123
Most trails#1 Jacksonville · 5.6 mi / sq mi
#26
Most walkable#1 King City · 270 / sq mi
#41 Health
Healthiest#1 Bethany · 99 / 100
#145
Lowest obesity#1 Eagle Crest · 25%
#141
Fewest smokers#1 Lake Oswego · 6%
#125
Most active#1 West Haven-Sylvan · 14%
#147
Fewest uninsured#1 Lake Oswego · 4%
#146
Lowest depression#1 Bethany · 20%
#6
Closest to a top hospital#1 Hood River · 0.3 mi
#107 
Libraries
Most-used libraries#1 Seaside · 13.7 per resident
#27
Most library borrowing#1 Stayton · 17.8 per resident
#26
Best libraries for kids#1 Eugene · 38.4 per child
#30 People
Most educated#1 Lake Oswego · 74.8%
#132
Youngest#1 Nyssa · 25.1
#1
Oldest#1 Eagle Crest · 67.7
#147
Most residents 65+#1 Eagle Crest · 60.3%
#132
Most kids#1 Nyssa · 40.6%
#1 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Lakeview · 7.3 min
#133 
Climate
Snowiest#1 Three Rivers · 74 in
#25
Least snow#1 Tualatin · 1.0 in
#92
Mildest winters#1 Brookings · 42.4°
#127
Hottest summers#1 Ontario · 93.4°
#2
Coolest summers#1 Newport · 65.5°
#135
Longest growing season#1 Newport · 306 days
#121
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Wettest#1 Mount Hood Villages · 90 in
#131 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Eagle Crest · 35%
#140
Most new homes#1 Phoenix · 21.7 per 1,000
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Baker City · +77.2%
#10
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Wood Village · 8.2 per home
Safety
Safest#1 Gervais · 10.2
The number on the right is Nyssa’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.