Winston ranks #4 in Oregon for library visits
Winston is ranked on 34 lists against the 147 Oregon towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 4.
The lists Winston does best on
Each list ranks every OR town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Winston marked.
1 spot from the top 3 for library visits
Lists where Winston sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Winston lands in the top half on 8 of 23 lists
Each dot is Winston’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in OR, the right end is last. Areas where Winston does best come first.
Milder winters than 90% of Oregon
Not better or worse, just Winston’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Where Winston 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
#12
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Cheapest rent#1 Estacada · $682/mo
#15
Lowest property tax#1 Tri-City · $1,418/yr
#19
Rent easiest to afford#1 Junction City · 31.5%
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Lakeview · 7.3 min
#40 Safety
Safest#1 Gervais · 10.2
#29 Libraries
Most-used libraries#1 Seaside · 13.7 per resident
#4
Most library borrowing#1 Stayton · 17.8 per resident
#35
Best libraries for kids#1 Eugene · 38.4 per child
#36 Health
Healthiest#1 Bethany · 99 / 100
#144
Lowest obesity#1 Eagle Crest · 25%
#128
Fewest smokers#1 Lake Oswego · 6%
#142
Most active#1 West Haven-Sylvan · 14%
#140
Fewest uninsured#1 Lake Oswego · 4%
#103
Lowest depression#1 Bethany · 20%
#128
Closest to a top hospital#1 Hood River · 0.3 mi
#65 
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Eagle Crest · 45.7%
#115
Most trails#1 Jacksonville · 5.6 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 King City · 270 / sq mi
#99 
People
Most educated#1 Lake Oswego · 74.8%
#126
Youngest#1 Nyssa · 25.1
#120
Oldest#1 Eagle Crest · 67.7
#28
Most residents 65+#1 Eagle Crest · 60.3%
#26
Most kids#1 Nyssa · 40.6%
#101 
The number on the right is Winston’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.