Best PlacesHorton, OR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Horton, 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.
Horton ranks 8,922nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Horton
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.
Horton's strengths and weaknesses
Where Horton ranks high
- Short commute13.3 minutes each way, better than 98% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 97% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 93% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 86% of towns
Where Horton ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,397 a month, better than only 6% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 21% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 27% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 37% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 37% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Horton
A household needs to earn about $198,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Horton home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $95,554, 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 Horton's effective rate of 0.33%, 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 Horton
Horton 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 Horton.
Who works in Horton, and how
Work in Horton centers on agriculture & forestry and admin & support services. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 45%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 37%
Life in Horton
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Horton.
What the weather is like in Horton, month by month
Horton sees roughly 92 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 Horton
The nearest airport, Mahlon Sweet Field, is about 9 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Portland International, about 100 miles away.
The best schools in and around Horton
Schools across Horton average a C+, better than 49% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Territorial Elementary SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Monroe Grade SchoolC · 35% proficient
- Laurel Elementary SchoolC · 35% proficient
Top middle schools
- Oaklea Middle SchoolC · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Junction City High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
- Monroe High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Horton school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Horton 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 Horton against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Horton
Is Horton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Horton ranks 8,922nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on short commutes, few empty homes, and state infrastructure, and lowest on childcare costs and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Horton expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $808,437. The overall cost of living runs about 5% above the national average. Set against a $95,554 median income, cost of living beats 62% of towns.
Is Horton safe?
Yes, Horton is safer than 63% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $346 per resident a year.
Compare Horton with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Horton. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Horton 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.
Horton detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Horton: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Horton: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Horton: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Horton: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Horton 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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