Best PlacesNeskowin, OR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Neskowin, 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.
Neskowin ranks 30,366th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Neskowin
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.
Neskowin's strengths and weaknesses
Where Neskowin ranks high
- Short commute13.4 minutes each way, better than 98% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 97% of towns
- BikingBetter than 93% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 91% of towns
- TransitBetter than 90% of towns
Where Neskowin ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 2% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 5% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- School gradeD+, better than only 16% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 16% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Neskowin
A household needs to earn about $164,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Neskowin home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $70,786, 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 Neskowin's effective rate of 0.65%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Neskowin
Neskowin 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 Neskowin.
Who works in Neskowin, and how
Work in Neskowin centers on real estate and utilities. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 49%
- Work from home 40%
- Transit, walk, or bike 11%
Life in Neskowin
The coast is about 1 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Neskowin, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Neskowin, month by month
Neskowin sees roughly 122 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 70 degrees. January highs sit near 52, with lows near 38. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52° | 44° | 38° |
| April | 58° | 49° | 41° |
| July | 70° | 60° | 52° |
| October | 63° | 53° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Neskowin
The nearest airport, McNary Field, is about 50 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Portland International, about 74 miles away.
The best schools in and around Neskowin
Schools across Neskowin average a D+, better than 16% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Nestucca K8D+ · 24% proficient
Top high schools
- Nestucca High SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Neskowin school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Neskowin 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 Neskowin against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Neskowin
Is Neskowin a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Neskowin ranks 30,366th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on short commutes, state infrastructure, and biking, and lowest on a weak job market and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Neskowin expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $640,200. The overall cost of living runs about 9% above the national average. Set against a $70,786 median income, cost of living beats 18% of towns.
Is Neskowin safe?
Yes, Neskowin is safer than 70% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $309 per resident a year.
Compare Neskowin with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Neskowin. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Neskowin 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.
Neskowin detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Neskowin: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Neskowin: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Neskowin: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Neskowin: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Neskowin 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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