Best PlacesLebanon, OR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Lebanon, 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.
Lebanon ranks 1,620th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and the schools rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Lebanon
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.
Lebanon's strengths and weaknesses
Where Lebanon ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 91% of cities
- Crime safetyBetter than 89% of cities
- Air qualityBetter than 85% of cities
- QuietBetter than 83% of cities
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 78% of cities
Where Lebanon ranks low
- School gradeD, better than only 6% of cities
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 13% of cities
- Health outlookBetter than only 16% of cities
- Local economyBetter than only 19% of cities
- Household income$69,814 median, better than only 22% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Lebanon
A household needs to earn about $95,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Lebanon home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $69,814, 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 Lebanon's effective rate of 0.73%, 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 Lebanon
Lebanon's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Lebanon.
Who works in Lebanon, and how
Work in Lebanon centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Lebanon
Lebanon has more restaurants and bars per resident than 70% of cities and more parkland per resident than 92% of cities. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Lebanon and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Lebanon, month by month
Lebanon sees roughly 97 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 49, with lows near 34. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49° | 41° | 34° |
| April | 64° | 51° | 40° |
| July | 86° | 68° | 53° |
| October | 67° | 53° | 41° |
Flying in and out of Lebanon
The nearest airport, McNary Field, is about 27 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Portland International, about 75 miles away.
The best schools in and around Lebanon
Schools across Lebanon average a D, better than 6% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Foster Elementary SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Pioneer SchoolC · 30% proficient
- Lacomb SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Timber Ridge SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Seven Oak Middle SchoolC− · 29% proficient
- Sweet Home Junior High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Central Linn High SchoolA · 75% proficient
- West Albany High SchoolA · 72% proficient
- Sweet Home High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Lebanon school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Lebanon 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 Lebanon against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Lebanon suits
Families
Schools land around the 6th percentile and crime safety beats 89%.
Common questions about living in Lebanon
Is Lebanon a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Lebanon ranks 1,620th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low crime, and clean air, and lowest on the schools 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 Lebanon expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $365,885. The overall cost of living runs about 2% below the national average. Set against a $69,814 median income, cost of living beats 13% of cities.
Is Lebanon safe?
Yes, Lebanon is safer than 89% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $270 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Lebanon?
July highs average about 86 degrees, and January highs near 49 with lows near 34. That works out to about 97 pleasant days a year, more than 58% of cities.
Is Lebanon good for families?
Schools beat 6% of cities, crime safety beats 89%, and childcare runs $1,005 a month.
Compare Lebanon with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Lebanon. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Lebanon 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.
Lebanon detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Lebanon: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Lebanon: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Lebanon: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Lebanon: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Lebanon 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.