Seaside is #1 in Oregon for library visits
Seaside is ranked on 38 lists against the 147 Oregon towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 4 and the top quarter on 6.
A podium finish, and more
Each list ranks every OR town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Seaside marked.
More vacation homes than 98% of Oregon
Not better or worse, just Seaside’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
1 spot from the top 3 for conserved land
Lists where Seaside sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Seaside lands in the top half on 13 of 26 lists
Each dot is Seaside’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in OR, the right end is last. Areas where Seaside does best come first.
Where Seaside 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%
#4
Most trails#1 Jacksonville · 5.6 mi / sq mi
#7
Most walkable#1 King City · 270 / sq mi
#103 Libraries
Most-used libraries#1 Seaside · 13.7 per resident
#1
Most library borrowing#1 Stayton · 17.8 per resident
#13
Best libraries for kids#1 Eugene · 38.4 per child
#10 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Eagle Crest · 35%
#4
Most new homes#1 Phoenix · 21.7 per 1,000
#13
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Baker City · +77.2%
#8
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Wood Village · 8.2 per home
#27 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Lakeview · 7.3 min
#32 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Burns · 2.3 yrs
#91
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Cheapest rent#1 Estacada · $682/mo
#25
Lowest property tax#1 Tri-City · $1,418/yr
#73
Rent easiest to afford#1 Junction City · 31.5%
#63 People
Most educated#1 Lake Oswego · 74.8%
#57
Youngest#1 Nyssa · 25.1
#133
Oldest#1 Eagle Crest · 67.7
#15
Most residents 65+#1 Eagle Crest · 60.3%
#22
Most kids#1 Nyssa · 40.6%
#119 Health
Healthiest#1 Bethany · 99 / 100
#108
Lowest obesity#1 Eagle Crest · 25%
#80
Fewest smokers#1 Lake Oswego · 6%
#89
Most active#1 West Haven-Sylvan · 14%
#96
Fewest uninsured#1 Lake Oswego · 4%
#75
Lowest depression#1 Bethany · 20%
#54
Closest to a top hospital#1 Hood River · 0.3 mi
#129 
Safety
Safest#1 Gervais · 10.2
#70 
The number on the right is Seaside’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.