Best PlacesPedee, OR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Pedee, 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.
Pedee ranks 22,520th 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 Pedee
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.
Pedee's strengths and weaknesses
Where Pedee ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 97% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 92% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 83% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 82% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 80% of towns
Where Pedee ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 10% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 12% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 14% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 17% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Pedee
A household needs to earn about $147,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Pedee home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $77,090, 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 Pedee's effective rate of 0.50%, 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 Pedee
Pedee runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Pedee.
Who works in Pedee, and how
Work in Pedee centers on construction and public administration. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 52%
- Work from home 41%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Pedee
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Pedee.
What the weather is like in Pedee, month by month
Pedee sees roughly 95 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 49, with lows near 34. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49° | 41° | 34° |
| April | 64° | 51° | 40° |
| July | 86° | 68° | 53° |
| October | 67° | 53° | 41° |
Flying in and out of Pedee
The nearest airport, McNary Field, is about 24 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Portland International, about 70 miles away.
The best schools in and around Pedee
Schools across Pedee average a B, better than 66% of towns.
Top high schools
- Central High SchoolA+ · 98% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Pedee school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Pedee 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 Pedee against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Pedee
Is Pedee a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Pedee ranks 22,520th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, fast internet, and clean air, and lowest on biking and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Pedee expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $586,653. The overall cost of living runs about 1% below the national average. Set against a $77,090 median income, cost of living beats 42% of towns.
Is Pedee safe?
Yes, Pedee is safer than 75% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $284 per resident a year.
Compare Pedee with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Pedee. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Pedee 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.
Pedee detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Pedee: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Pedee: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Pedee: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Pedee: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Pedee 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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