Pendleton makes Oregon’s top 10 on 3 lists
Pendleton is ranked on 37 lists against the 147 Oregon towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 3 and the top quarter on 4.
The lists Pendleton does best on
Each list ranks every OR town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Pendleton marked.
Pendleton lands in the top half on 8 of 23 lists
Each dot is Pendleton’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in OR, the right end is last. Areas where Pendleton does best come first.
More snow than 88% of Oregon
Not better or worse, just Pendleton’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
3 spots from the top 3 for low depression
Lists where Pendleton sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Every OR list, and where Pendleton lands
40 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Lakeview · 7.3 min
#7 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Burns · 2.3 yrs
#23
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Cheapest rent#1 Estacada · $682/mo
#10
Lowest property tax#1 Tri-City · $1,418/yr
#51
Rent easiest to afford#1 Junction City · 31.5%
#24 Health
Healthiest#1 Bethany · 99 / 100
#78
Lowest obesity#1 Eagle Crest · 25%
#80
Fewest smokers#1 Lake Oswego · 6%
#89
Most active#1 West Haven-Sylvan · 14%
#80
Fewest uninsured#1 Lake Oswego · 4%
#103
Lowest depression#1 Bethany · 20%
#6
Closest to a top hospital#1 Hood River · 0.3 mi
#138 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Eagle Crest · 35%
#64
Most new homes#1 Phoenix · 21.7 per 1,000
#25
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Baker City · +77.2%
#42
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Wood Village · 8.2 per home
#57 
People
Most educated#1 Lake Oswego · 74.8%
#82
Youngest#1 Nyssa · 25.1
#36
Oldest#1 Eagle Crest · 67.7
#113
Most residents 65+#1 Eagle Crest · 60.3%
#77
Most kids#1 Nyssa · 40.6%
#36 
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Eagle Crest · 45.7%
#117
Most trails#1 Jacksonville · 5.6 mi / sq mi
#106
Most walkable#1 King City · 270 / sq mi
#125 Safety
Safest#1 Gervais · 10.2
#63 
The number on the right is Pendleton’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.