Best PlacesCrest Drive, Eugene, OR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Crest Drive, Eugene, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Costs and crime both read low, and the nearest big city is a drive away. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Crest Drive, Eugene ranks 930th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Crest Drive, Eugene
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.
Crest Drive, Eugene's strengths and weaknesses
Where Crest Drive, Eugene ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
Where Crest Drive, Eugene ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 16% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 20% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$1,397 a month, better than only 27% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Crest Drive, Eugene
A household needs to earn about $165,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Crest Drive, Eugene home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $111,533, 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 Crest Drive, Eugene's effective rate of 0.98%, 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 Crest Drive, Eugene
Crest Drive, Eugene 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 Crest Drive, Eugene.
Who works in Crest Drive, Eugene, and how
Work in Crest Drive, Eugene centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 71%
- Work from home 22%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Crest Drive, Eugene
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Crest Drive, Eugene.
What the weather is like in Crest Drive, Eugene, month by month
Crest Drive, Eugene sees roughly 85 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° | 51° | 39° |
| July | 88° | 70° | 51° |
| October | 68° | 54° | 42° |
Flying in and out of Crest Drive, Eugene
The nearest airport, Mahlon Sweet Field, is about 9 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Portland International, about 111 miles away.
The best schools in and around Crest Drive, Eugene
Schools across Crest Drive, Eugene average a B, better than 77% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Yujin Gakuen Elementary SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Cesar Chavez Elementary SchoolD− · 14% proficient
Top middle schools
- Spencer Butte Middle SchoolA− · 57% proficient
- Arts And Technology Academy At JeffersonC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- South Eugene High SchoolA− · 65% proficient
- Churchill High SchoolB+ · 58% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Crest Drive, Eugene school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Crest Drive, Eugene 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 Crest Drive, Eugene against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Crest Drive, Eugene
Is Crest Drive, Eugene a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Crest Drive, Eugene ranks 930th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on tree cover, civic engagement, and quiet, and lowest on cell coverage and distance from a big city. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Crest Drive, Eugene expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $615,734. The overall cost of living runs about 2% above the national average. Set against a $111,533 median income, cost of living beats 82% of neighborhoods.
Is Crest Drive, Eugene safe?
Yes, Crest Drive, Eugene is safer than 84% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $354 per resident a year.
Compare Crest Drive, Eugene with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Crest Drive, Eugene. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Crest Drive, Eugene 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.
Crest Drive, Eugene detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Crest Drive, Eugene: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Crest Drive, Eugene: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Crest Drive, Eugene: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Crest Drive, Eugene: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Crest Drive, Eugene 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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