Best PlacesLorane, OR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Lorane, 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.
Lorane ranks 32,250th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Lorane
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.
Lorane's strengths and weaknesses
Where Lorane ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 97% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 88% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 86% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 81% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 76% of towns
Where Lorane ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,392 a month, better than only 6% of towns
- Short commute33.8 minutes each way, better than only 17% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 19% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 21% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 21% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Lorane
A household needs to earn about $121,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Lorane home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $73,577, 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 Lorane's effective rate of 0.47%, 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 Lorane
Lorane runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Lorane.
Who works in Lorane, and how
Work in Lorane centers on construction and education. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 76%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Lorane
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Lorane.
What the weather is like in Lorane, month by month
Lorane sees roughly 83 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 Lorane
The nearest airport, Mahlon Sweet Field, is about 19 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Portland International, about 125 miles away.
The best schools in and around Lorane
Schools across Lorane average a B−, better than 53% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- North Douglas Elementary SchoolC · 35% proficient
- Applegate Elementary SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Bohemia Elementary SchoolD · 19% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lincoln Middle SchoolD · 23% proficient
Top high schools
- Cottage Grove High SchoolA− · 65% proficient
- North Douglas High SchoolB+ · 56% proficient
- Crow Middle/high SchoolB− · 44% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Lorane school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Lorane 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 Lorane against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Lorane
Is Lorane a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Lorane ranks 32,250th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, clean air, and few empty homes, and lowest on childcare costs and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Lorane expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $484,825. The overall cost of living runs about 3% above the national average. Set against a $73,577 median income, cost of living beats 36% of towns.
Is Lorane safe?
Lorane is safer than 30% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $474 per resident a year.
Compare Lorane with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Lorane. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Lorane 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.
Lorane detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Lorane: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Lorane: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Lorane: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Lorane: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Lorane 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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