How Veneta compares across Oregon
Veneta is ranked on 35 lists against the 147 Oregon towns with 2,500+ residents.
Shorter growing season than 80% of Oregon
Not better or worse, just Veneta’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Veneta lands in the top half on 5 of 21 lists
Each dot is Veneta’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in OR, the right end is last. Areas where Veneta does best come first.
The lists Veneta does best on
Each list ranks every OR town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Veneta marked.
Where Veneta 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
#51
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Cheapest rent#1 Estacada · $682/mo
#93
Lowest property tax#1 Tri-City · $1,418/yr
#85
Rent easiest to afford#1 Junction City · 31.5%
Health
Healthiest#1 Bethany · 99 / 100
#99
Lowest obesity#1 Eagle Crest · 25%
#96
Fewest smokers#1 Lake Oswego · 6%
#109
Most active#1 West Haven-Sylvan · 14%
#64
Fewest uninsured#1 Lake Oswego · 4%
#75
Lowest depression#1 Bethany · 20%
#114
Closest to a top hospital#1 Hood River · 0.3 mi
#94 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Eagle Crest · 35%
#55
Most new homes#1 Phoenix · 21.7 per 1,000
#39
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Baker City · +77.2%
#72
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Wood Village · 8.2 per home
#22 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Eagle Crest · 45.7%
#120
Most trails#1 Jacksonville · 5.6 mi / sq mi
#52
Most walkable#1 King City · 270 / sq mi
#108 People
Most educated#1 Lake Oswego · 74.8%
#109
Youngest#1 Nyssa · 25.1
#89
Oldest#1 Eagle Crest · 67.7
#58
Most residents 65+#1 Eagle Crest · 60.3%
#102
Most kids#1 Nyssa · 40.6%
#53 
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Lakeview · 7.3 min
#116 Climate
Snowiest#1 Three Rivers · 74 in
#85
Least snow#1 Tualatin · 1.0 in
#30
Mildest winters#1 Brookings · 42.4°
#84
Hottest summers#1 Ontario · 93.4°
#51
Coolest summers#1 Newport · 65.5°
#88
Longest growing season#1 Newport · 306 days
#116
M
Wettest#1 Mount Hood Villages · 90 in
#49 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 Veneta’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.