Best PlacesLonerock, OR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Lonerock, 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.
Lonerock ranks 39,116th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Lonerock
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.
Lonerock's strengths and weaknesses
Where Lonerock ranks high
- Short commute15.2 minutes each way, better than 97% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 97% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 167 pleasant days a year, better than 96% of towns
- QuietBetter than 90% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 67% of towns
Where Lonerock ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 1% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 3% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 7% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 9% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Lonerock
A household needs to earn about $48,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Lonerock home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $57,556, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
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 Lonerock's effective rate of 0.76%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Lonerock
Lonerock 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 Lonerock.
Who works in Lonerock, and how
Work in Lonerock centers on agriculture & forestry and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 72%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 16%
Life in Lonerock
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Lonerock.
What the weather is like in Lonerock, month by month
Lonerock sees roughly 167 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 95 degrees. January highs sit near 46, with lows near 29. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, August, and September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46° | 36° | 29° |
| April | 66° | 50° | 38° |
| July | 95° | 77° | 56° |
| October | 69° | 52° | 41° |
Flying in and out of Lonerock
The nearest airport, Eastern Oregon Regional at Pendleton, is about 66 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Portland International, about 136 miles away.
The best schools in and around Lonerock
Schools across Lonerock average a C+, better than 44% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Heppner Elementary SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Condon Elementary SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Top high schools
- Condon High SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Heppner Junior/senior High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Lonerock school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Lonerock 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 Lonerock against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Lonerock
Is Lonerock a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Lonerock ranks 39,116th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on short commutes, state infrastructure, and the weather, and lowest on cell coverage and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Lonerock expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $182,771. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $57,556 median income, cost of living beats 23% of towns.
Is Lonerock safe?
Lonerock is safer than 27% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $498 per resident a year.
Compare Lonerock with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Lonerock. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Lonerock 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.
Lonerock detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Lonerock: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Lonerock: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Lonerock: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Lonerock: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Lonerock 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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