Best PlacesMaupin, OR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Maupin, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Maupin ranks 38,896th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on clean air by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Maupin
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.
Maupin's strengths and weaknesses
Where Maupin ranks high
- Air qualityBetter than 98% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 97% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 91% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 131 pleasant days a year, better than 85% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 77% of towns
Where Maupin ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 3% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 8% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 12% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Maupin
A household needs to earn about $81,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Maupin home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $61,369, 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 Maupin's effective rate of 0.54%, 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 Maupin
Maupin 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 Maupin.
Who works in Maupin, and how
Work in Maupin centers on agriculture & forestry and construction. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 50%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 33%
Life in Maupin
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Maupin.
What the weather is like in Maupin, month by month
Maupin sees roughly 131 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 44, with lows near 30. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 36° | 30° |
| April | 68° | 54° | 40° |
| July | 93° | 77° | 61° |
| October | 69° | 54° | 42° |
Flying in and out of Maupin
The nearest airport, Roberts Field, is about 63 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Portland International, about 78 miles away.
The best schools in and around Maupin
Schools across Maupin average a C−, better than 21% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Maupin Elementary SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Top high schools
- South Wasco County High SchoolC− · 29% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Maupin school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Maupin 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 Maupin against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Maupin
Is Maupin a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Maupin ranks 38,896th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on clean air, state infrastructure, and cell coverage, and lowest on disaster risk and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Maupin expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $319,469. The overall cost of living runs about 2% below the national average. Set against a $61,369 median income, cost of living beats 19% of towns.
Is Maupin safe?
Maupin is safer than 26% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $508 per resident a year.
Compare Maupin with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Maupin. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Maupin 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.
Maupin detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Maupin: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Maupin: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Maupin: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Maupin: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Maupin 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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