Best PlacesKlamath Falls, OR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Klamath Falls, 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.
Klamath Falls ranks 1,721st of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and distance from a big city ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Klamath Falls
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.
Klamath Falls' strengths and weaknesses
Where Klamath Falls ranks high
- Short commute15.5 minutes each way, better than 99% of cities
- State infrastructureBetter than 91% of cities
- Nice weatherabout 148 pleasant days a year, better than 81% of cities
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 79% of cities
- Cell coverageBetter than 79% of cities
Where Klamath Falls ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 2% of cities
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 9% of cities
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 9% of cities
- Household income$62,379 median, better than only 11% of cities
- Local economyBetter than only 12% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Klamath Falls
A household needs to earn about $75,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Klamath Falls home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $62,379, 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 Klamath Falls' effective rate of 0.70%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Klamath Falls
Klamath Falls's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Klamath Falls.
Who works in Klamath Falls, and how
Work in Klamath Falls centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 11%
Life in Klamath Falls
Klamath Falls has more restaurants and bars per resident than 82% of cities and more parkland per resident than 89% of cities. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Klamath Falls and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Klamath Falls, month by month
Klamath Falls sees roughly 148 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 44, with lows near 22. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 32° | 22° |
| April | 62° | 45° | 29° |
| July | 90° | 70° | 47° |
| October | 67° | 47° | 29° |
Flying in and out of Klamath Falls
The nearest airport, Rogue Valley International/Medford, is about 57 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Portland International, about 236 miles away.
The best schools in and around Klamath Falls
Schools across Klamath Falls average a C−, better than 18% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Roosevelt Elementary SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Henley Elementary SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Ferguson Elementary SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Daly Middle SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Ponderosa Middle SchoolC · 31% proficient
- Henley Middle SchoolC− · 29% proficient
Top high schools
- Lakeview Senior High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
- Klamath Union High SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
- Lost River High SchoolC− · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Klamath Falls school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Klamath Falls 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 Klamath Falls against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Klamath Falls suits
Common questions about living in Klamath Falls
Is Klamath Falls a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Klamath Falls ranks 1,721st of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on short commutes, state infrastructure, and the weather, and lowest on distance from a big city 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 Klamath Falls expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $291,808. The overall cost of living runs about 6% below the national average. Set against a $62,379 median income, cost of living beats 9% of cities.
Is Klamath Falls safe?
Klamath Falls is safer than 47% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $450 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Klamath Falls?
July highs average about 90 degrees, and January highs near 44 with lows near 22. That works out to about 148 pleasant days a year, more than 81% of cities.
Is Klamath Falls good for families?
Schools beat 18% of cities, crime safety beats 47%, and childcare runs $849 a month.
Compare Klamath Falls with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Klamath Falls. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Klamath Falls 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.
Klamath Falls detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Klamath Falls: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Klamath Falls: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Klamath Falls: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Klamath Falls: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Klamath Falls 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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