Best PlacesLehman Hot Springs, OR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Lehman Hot Springs, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Lehman Hot Springs ranks 17,045th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Lehman Hot Springs
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.
Lehman Hot Springs' strengths and weaknesses
Where Lehman Hot Springs ranks high
- Short commute12.2 minutes each way, better than 99% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 97% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 96% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 94% of towns
- Household income$113,406 median, better than 91% of towns
Where Lehman Hot Springs ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 2% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 2% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 8% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 61 pleasant days a year, better than only 9% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Lehman Hot Springs
A household needs to earn about $124,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Lehman Hot Springs home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $113,406; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Lehman Hot Springs' effective rate of 0.71%, 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 Lehman Hot Springs
Lehman Hot Springs'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 Lehman Hot Springs.
Who works in Lehman Hot Springs, and how
Work in Lehman Hot Springs centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 70%
- Work from home 22%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Lehman Hot Springs
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Lehman Hot Springs.
What the weather is like in Lehman Hot Springs, month by month
Lehman Hot Springs sees roughly 61 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 83 degrees. January highs sit near 38, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs June through August.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38° | 29° | 21° |
| April | 56° | 41° | 28° |
| July | 83° | 64° | 42° |
| October | 60° | 43° | 31° |
Flying in and out of Lehman Hot Springs
The nearest airport, Eastern Oregon Regional at Pendleton, is about 37 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Boise Air Trml/Gowen Field, about 160 miles away.
The best schools in and around Lehman Hot Springs
Schools across Lehman Hot Springs average a C, better than 35% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Central Elementary SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Pilot Rock Elementary SchoolD+ · 22% proficient
Top middle schools
- La Grande Middle SchoolC · 32% proficient
Top high schools
- La Grande High SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Pilot Rock High SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Lehman Hot Springs school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Lehman Hot Springs 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 Lehman Hot Springs against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Lehman Hot Springs
Is Lehman Hot Springs a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Lehman Hot Springs ranks 17,045th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on short commutes, state infrastructure, and an educated workforce, and lowest on internet speeds and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Lehman Hot Springs expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $480,500. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $113,406 median income, cost of living beats 94% of towns.
Is Lehman Hot Springs safe?
Lehman Hot Springs is safer than 36% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $440 per resident a year.
Compare Lehman Hot Springs with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Lehman Hot Springs. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Lehman Hot Springs 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.
Lehman Hot Springs detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Lehman Hot Springs: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Lehman Hot Springs: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Lehman Hot Springs: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Lehman Hot Springs: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Lehman Hot Springs 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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