Best PlacesBingham Springs, OR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Bingham Springs, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Bingham Springs ranks 43,038th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Bingham Springs
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Bingham Springs' strengths and weaknesses
Where Bingham Springs ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 97% of towns
- QuietBetter than 92% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 79% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 71% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 68% of towns
Where Bingham Springs ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 2% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 3% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 9% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Bingham Springs
A household needs to earn about $79,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Bingham Springs home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $54,008, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Bingham Springs' effective rate of 0.58%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Bingham Springs
Bingham Springs runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Bingham Springs.
Who works in Bingham Springs, and how
Work in Bingham Springs centers on education and construction. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Bingham Springs
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Bingham Springs.
What the weather is like in Bingham Springs, month by month
Bingham Springs sees roughly 79 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 83 degrees. January highs sit near 38, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs June through August.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38° | 29° | 21° |
| April | 56° | 41° | 28° |
| July | 83° | 64° | 42° |
| October | 60° | 43° | 31° |
Flying in and out of Bingham Springs
The nearest airport, Walla Walla Regional, is about 22 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Boise Air Trml/Gowen Field, about 181 miles away.
The best schools in and around Bingham Springs
Schools across Bingham Springs average a C, better than 51% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Stella Mayfield Elementary SchoolC · 34% proficient
- Athena Elementary SchoolD+ · 21% proficient
Top middle schools
- Sunridge Middle SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Weston Middle SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- Mcloughlin High SchoolA+ · 90% proficient
- Pendleton High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
- Weston-mcewen High SchoolC · 31% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Bingham Springs school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Bingham Springs measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Bingham Springs against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Bingham Springs
Is Bingham Springs a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Bingham Springs ranks 43,038th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, quiet, and tree cover, and lowest on internet speeds and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Bingham Springs expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $311,730. The overall cost of living runs about 0% above the national average. Set against a $54,008 median income, cost of living beats 9% of towns.
Is Bingham Springs safe?
Yes, Bingham Springs is safer than 62% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $324 per resident a year.
Compare Bingham Springs with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Bingham Springs. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Bingham Springs represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Bingham Springs detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Bingham Springs: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Bingham Springs: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Bingham Springs: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Bingham Springs: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Bingham Springs detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.