Best PlacesNorth Bend, OR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around North Bend, 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.
North Bend ranks 19,718th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in North Bend
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.
North Bend's strengths and weaknesses
Where North Bend ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 97% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 97% of towns
- Short commute15.9 minutes each way, better than 96% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 96% of towns
- TransitBetter than 94% of towns
Where North Bend ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 3% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 4% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 18% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,017 a month, better than only 24% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 29% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in North Bend
A household needs to earn about $99,000 a year to comfortably buy the median North Bend home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $78,029, 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 North Bend's effective rate of 0.75%, 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 North Bend
North Bend 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 North Bend.
Who works in North Bend, and how
Work in North Bend centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in North Bend
North Bend has more restaurants and bars per resident than 87% of towns. The coast is about 12 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of North Bend and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in North Bend, month by month
North Bend sees roughly 125 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 67 degrees. January highs sit near 55, with lows near 40. The comfortable stretch runs June through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 55° | 47° | 40° |
| April | 58° | 50° | 43° |
| July | 67° | 60° | 53° |
| October | 64° | 55° | 47° |
Flying in and out of North Bend
The nearest airport, Southwest Oregon Regional, is about 1 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Portland International, about 170 miles away.
The best schools in and around North Bend
Schools across North Bend average a B, better than 72% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Hillcrest Elementary SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Coquille Valley ElementaryC+ · 37% proficient
- North Bay Elementary SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Marshfield Junior HighC · 33% proficient
- North Bend Middle SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- North Bend Senior High SchoolA · 75% proficient
- Oakland High SchoolB− · 45% proficient
- Coquille Junior Senior HighD+ · 24% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every North Bend school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
North Bend 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 North Bend against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in North Bend
Is North Bend a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, North Bend ranks 19,718th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, walkability, and short commutes, and lowest on disaster risk and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is North Bend expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $380,098. The overall cost of living runs about 4% below the national average. Set against a $78,029 median income, cost of living beats 51% of towns.
Is North Bend safe?
North Bend is safer than 38% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $453 per resident a year.
Compare North Bend with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to North Bend. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in North Bend 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.
North Bend detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for North Bend: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in North Bend: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of North Bend: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in North Bend: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
North Bend 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.