Best PlacesCrabtree, OR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Crabtree, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Crabtree ranks 17,365th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Crabtree
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.
Crabtree's strengths and weaknesses
Where Crabtree ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 97% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 96% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 88% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 80% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 79% of towns
Where Crabtree ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 18% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 24% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,005 a month, better than only 24% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 24% of towns
- School gradeC−, better than only 28% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Crabtree
A household needs to earn about $146,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Crabtree home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $87,089, 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 Crabtree's effective rate of 0.47%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Crabtree
Crabtree runs older than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Crabtree.
Who works in Crabtree, and how
Work in Crabtree centers on agriculture & forestry and construction. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Crabtree
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Crabtree.
What the weather is like in Crabtree, month by month
Crabtree sees roughly 104 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 51, with lows near 35. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 51° | 42° | 35° |
| April | 65° | 52° | 40° |
| July | 88° | 71° | 55° |
| October | 68° | 54° | 44° |
Flying in and out of Crabtree
The nearest airport, McNary Field, is about 20 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Portland International, about 68 miles away.
The best schools in and around Crabtree
Schools across Crabtree average a C−, better than 28% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Lacomb SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Centennial Elementary SchoolD+ · 23% proficient
Top middle schools
- Timber Ridge SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Scio Middle SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Scio High SchoolB+ · 58% proficient
- South Albany High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
- Lebanon High SchoolF · 8% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Crabtree school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Crabtree 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 Crabtree against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Crabtree
Is Crabtree a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Crabtree ranks 17,365th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, few empty homes, and fast internet, and lowest on disaster risk and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Crabtree expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $585,956. The overall cost of living runs about 2% above the national average. Set against a $87,089 median income, cost of living beats 50% of towns.
Is Crabtree safe?
Yes, Crabtree is safer than 79% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $279 per resident a year.
Compare Crabtree with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Crabtree. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Crabtree 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.
Crabtree detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Crabtree: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Crabtree: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Crabtree: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Crabtree: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Crabtree 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
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