Best PlacesMinnow, OR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Minnow, 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.
Minnow ranks 36,343rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Minnow
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.
Minnow's strengths and weaknesses
Where Minnow ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 97% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 88% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 74% of towns
- Household income$82,455 median, better than 68% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 65% of towns
Where Minnow ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,397 a month, better than only 6% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 14% of towns
- Short commute33.9 minutes each way, better than only 17% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Minnow
A household needs to earn about $111,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Minnow home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $82,455, 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 Minnow's effective rate of 0.66%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Minnow
Minnow runs older than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Minnow.
Who works in Minnow, and how
Work in Minnow centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Minnow
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Minnow.
What the weather is like in Minnow, month by month
Minnow sees roughly 78 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 Minnow
The nearest airport, Mahlon Sweet Field, is about 26 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Portland International, about 119 miles away.
The best schools in and around Minnow
Schools across Minnow average a C+, better than 41% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Pleasant Hill Elementary SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Dorena SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Creslane Elementary SchoolD+ · 22% proficient
Top middle schools
- Creswell Middle SchoolC− · 29% proficient
Top high schools
- Creswell High SchoolA+ · 90% proficient
- Cottage Grove High SchoolA− · 65% proficient
- Pleasant Hill High SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Minnow school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Minnow 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 Minnow against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Minnow
Is Minnow a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Minnow ranks 36,343rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, clean air, and tree cover, and lowest on biking and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Minnow expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $434,166. The overall cost of living runs about 4% above the national average. Set against a $82,455 median income, cost of living beats 41% of towns.
Is Minnow safe?
Minnow is safer than 34% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $449 per resident a year.
Compare Minnow with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Minnow. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Minnow 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.
Minnow detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Minnow: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Minnow: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Minnow: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Minnow: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Minnow 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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