Best PlacesGrand Ronde Agency, OR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Grand Ronde Agency, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Grand Ronde Agency ranks 43,614th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Grand Ronde Agency
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.
Grand Ronde Agency's strengths and weaknesses
Where Grand Ronde Agency ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 97% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 94% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 88% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 88% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 87% of towns
Where Grand Ronde Agency ranks low
- Short commute42.3 minutes each way, better than only 3% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 5% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 6% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,249 a month, better than only 13% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Grand Ronde Agency
A household needs to earn about $96,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Grand Ronde Agency home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $54,462, 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 Grand Ronde Agency's effective rate of 0.57%, 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 Grand Ronde Agency
Grand Ronde Agency 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 Grand Ronde Agency.
Who works in Grand Ronde Agency, and how
Work in Grand Ronde Agency centers on professional & technical and admin & support services. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Grand Ronde Agency
The coast is about 26 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Grand Ronde Agency, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Grand Ronde Agency, month by month
Grand Ronde Agency sees roughly 99 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 70 degrees. January highs sit near 52, with lows near 38. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52° | 44° | 38° |
| April | 58° | 49° | 41° |
| July | 70° | 60° | 52° |
| October | 63° | 53° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Grand Ronde Agency
The nearest airport, McNary Field, is about 33 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Portland International, about 60 miles away.
The best schools in and around Grand Ronde Agency
Schools across Grand Ronde Agency average a C, better than 37% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Willamina Elementary SchoolD− · 12% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Grand Ronde Agency school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Grand Ronde Agency 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 Grand Ronde Agency against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Grand Ronde Agency
Is Grand Ronde Agency a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Grand Ronde Agency ranks 43,614th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, few empty homes, and a strong job market, and lowest on long commutes and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Grand Ronde Agency expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $381,000. The overall cost of living runs about 9% above the national average. Set against a $54,462 median income, cost of living beats 6% of towns.
Is Grand Ronde Agency safe?
Grand Ronde Agency is safer than 27% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $480 per resident a year.
Compare Grand Ronde Agency with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Grand Ronde Agency. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Grand Ronde Agency 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.
Grand Ronde Agency detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Grand Ronde Agency: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Grand Ronde Agency: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Grand Ronde Agency: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Grand Ronde Agency: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Grand Ronde Agency 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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