Sandy ranks #10 in Oregon for trails
Sandy is ranked on 35 lists against the 147 Oregon towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 8.
The lists Sandy does best on
Each list ranks every OR town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Sandy marked.
1 spot from the top 25 for health insurance
Lists where Sandy sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Sandy lands in the top half on 15 of 21 lists
Each dot is Sandy’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in OR, the right end is last. Areas where Sandy does best come first.
Younger than 88% of Oregon
Not better or worse, just Sandy’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Where Sandy 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.
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Eagle Crest · 45.7%
#22
Most trails#1 Jacksonville · 5.6 mi / sq mi
#10
Most walkable#1 King City · 270 / sq mi
#55 Safety
Safest#1 Gervais · 10.2
#14 Health
Healthiest#1 Bethany · 99 / 100
#45
Lowest obesity#1 Eagle Crest · 25%
#64
Fewest smokers#1 Lake Oswego · 6%
#48
Most active#1 West Haven-Sylvan · 14%
#39
Fewest uninsured#1 Lake Oswego · 4%
#26
Lowest depression#1 Bethany · 20%
#136
Closest to a top hospital#1 Hood River · 0.3 mi
#87 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Eagle Crest · 35%
#101
Most new homes#1 Phoenix · 21.7 per 1,000
#19
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Baker City · +77.2%
#87
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Wood Village · 8.2 per home
#16 
People
Most educated#1 Lake Oswego · 74.8%
#63
Youngest#1 Nyssa · 25.1
#19
Oldest#1 Eagle Crest · 67.7
#130
Most residents 65+#1 Eagle Crest · 60.3%
#124
Most kids#1 Nyssa · 40.6%
#63 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Burns · 2.3 yrs
#96
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Cheapest rent#1 Estacada · $682/mo
#126
Lowest property tax#1 Tri-City · $1,418/yr
#104
Rent easiest to afford#1 Junction City · 31.5%
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Lakeview · 7.3 min
#113 
The number on the right is Sandy’s spot. All of Oregon’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
Do the numbers ring true?
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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.