Best PlacesCondon, OR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Condon, 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.
Condon ranks 29,391st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Condon
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.
Condon's strengths and weaknesses
Where Condon ranks high
- Short commute12.7 minutes each way, better than 99% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 97% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 162 pleasant days a year, better than 95% of towns
- QuietBetter than 92% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 82% of towns
Where Condon ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 4% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 6% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 12% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 14% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Condon
A household needs to earn about $39,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Condon home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $57,578, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
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 Condon's effective rate of 0.79%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Condon
Condon 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 Condon.
Who works in Condon, and how
Work in Condon centers on agriculture & forestry and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 73%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 18%
Life in Condon
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Condon.
What the weather is like in Condon, month by month
Condon sees roughly 162 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 95 degrees. January highs sit near 46, with lows near 29. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, August, and September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46° | 36° | 29° |
| April | 66° | 50° | 38° |
| July | 95° | 77° | 56° |
| October | 69° | 52° | 41° |
Flying in and out of Condon
The nearest airport, Eastern Oregon Regional at Pendleton, is about 72 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Portland International, about 120 miles away.
The best schools in and around Condon
Schools across Condon average a C+, better than 41% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Dry Hollow Elementary SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Condon Elementary SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Top high schools
- Condon High SchoolB · 50% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Condon school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Condon 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 Condon against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Condon
Is Condon a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Condon ranks 29,391st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on short commutes, state infrastructure, and the weather, and lowest on tree cover and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Condon expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $147,700. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $57,578 median income, cost of living beats 24% of towns.
Is Condon safe?
Condon is safer than 30% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $469 per resident a year.
Compare Condon with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Condon. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Condon 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.
Condon detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Condon: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Condon: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Condon: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Condon: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Condon 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.