Best PlacesMyrtle Point, OR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Myrtle Point, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Myrtle Point ranks 41,269th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and the schools rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Myrtle Point
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.
Myrtle Point's strengths and weaknesses
Where Myrtle Point ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 97% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 97% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 91% of towns
- TransitBetter than 90% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 89% of towns
Where Myrtle Point ranks low
- School gradeD−, better than only 4% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 6% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 7% of towns
- Household income$48,090 median, better than only 10% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 13% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Myrtle Point
A household needs to earn about $70,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Myrtle Point home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $48,090, 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 Myrtle Point's effective rate of 0.62%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Myrtle Point
Myrtle Point 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 Myrtle Point.
Who works in Myrtle Point, and how
Work in Myrtle Point centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 10%
Life in Myrtle Point
The coast is about 32 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Myrtle Point, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Myrtle Point, month by month
Myrtle Point sees roughly 114 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 65 degrees. January highs sit near 53, with lows near 39. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 53° | 44° | 39° |
| April | 58° | 48° | 40° |
| July | 65° | 58° | 52° |
| October | 63° | 52° | 44° |
Flying in and out of Myrtle Point
The nearest airport, Southwest Oregon Regional, is about 25 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Portland International, about 190 miles away.
The best schools in and around Myrtle Point
Schools across Myrtle Point average a D−, better than 4% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Ocean Crest Elementary SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Coquille Valley ElementaryC+ · 37% proficient
- Powers Elementary SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Top middle schools
- Harbor Lights Middle SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Bandon Senior High SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Coquille Junior Senior HighD+ · 24% proficient
- Powers High SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Myrtle Point school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Myrtle Point 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 Myrtle Point against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Myrtle Point
Is Myrtle Point a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Myrtle Point ranks 41,269th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, walkability, and fast internet, and lowest on the schools and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Myrtle Point expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $272,618. The overall cost of living runs about 4% below the national average. Set against a $48,090 median income, cost of living beats 7% of towns.
Is Myrtle Point safe?
Myrtle Point is safer than 39% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $428 per resident a year.
Compare Myrtle Point with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Myrtle Point. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Myrtle Point 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.
Myrtle Point detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Myrtle Point: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Myrtle Point: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Myrtle Point: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Myrtle Point: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Myrtle Point 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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