Best PlacesCulp Creek, OR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Culp Creek, 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.
Culp Creek ranks 47,566th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Culp Creek
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.
Culp Creek's strengths and weaknesses
Where Culp Creek ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 97% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 89% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 84% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 74% of towns
Where Culp Creek ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 4% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 5% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,397 a month, better than only 6% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Culp Creek
A household needs to earn about $84,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Culp Creek home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $55,800, 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 Culp Creek's effective rate of 0.52%, 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 Culp Creek
Culp Creek runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Culp Creek.
Who works in Culp Creek, and how
Work in Culp Creek centers on manufacturing and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Culp Creek
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Culp Creek.
What the weather is like in Culp Creek, month by month
Culp Creek sees roughly 76 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 Culp Creek
The nearest airport, Mahlon Sweet Field, is about 34 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Portland International, about 131 miles away.
The best schools in and around Culp Creek
Schools across Culp Creek average a C+, better than 50% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Oakland Elementary SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- London SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Glide Elementary SchoolC− · 26% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lincoln Middle SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Glide Middle SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Cottage Grove High SchoolA− · 65% proficient
- Glide High SchoolB+ · 57% proficient
- Oakland High SchoolB− · 45% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Culp Creek school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Culp Creek 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 Culp Creek against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Culp Creek
Is Culp Creek a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Culp Creek ranks 47,566th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, tree cover, and clean air, and lowest on cell coverage and the cost of living against local pay. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Culp Creek expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $333,700. The overall cost of living runs about 10% above the national average. Set against a $55,800 median income, cost of living beats 3% of towns.
Is Culp Creek safe?
Culp Creek is safer than 15% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $603 per resident a year.
Compare Culp Creek with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Culp Creek. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Culp Creek 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.
Culp Creek detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Culp Creek: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Culp Creek: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Culp Creek: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Culp Creek: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Culp Creek 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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