Best PlacesQuines Creek, OR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Quines Creek, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Quines Creek ranks 44,720th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Quines Creek
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.
Quines Creek's strengths and weaknesses
Where Quines Creek ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 97% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 93% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 89% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 132 pleasant days a year, better than 86% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 80% of towns
Where Quines Creek ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 6% of towns
- Short commute37.1 minutes each way, better than only 9% of towns
- School gradeD+, better than only 11% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 14% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 15% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Quines Creek
A household needs to earn about $153,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Quines Creek home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $64,364, 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 Quines Creek's effective rate of 0.39%, 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 Quines Creek
Quines Creek 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 Quines Creek.
Who works in Quines Creek, and how
Work in Quines Creek centers on agriculture & forestry and transportation & warehousing. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 69%
- Work from home 24%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Quines Creek
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Quines Creek.
What the weather is like in Quines Creek, month by month
Quines Creek sees roughly 132 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 80 degrees. January highs sit near 44, with lows near 32. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 37° | 32° |
| April | 56° | 44° | 36° |
| July | 80° | 65° | 54° |
| October | 61° | 51° | 44° |
Flying in and out of Quines Creek
The nearest airport, Rogue Valley International/Medford, is about 33 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Portland International, about 197 miles away.
The best schools in and around Quines Creek
Schools across Quines Creek average a D+, better than 11% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Sunny Wolf Charter SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Rogue River Elementary SchoolC− · 29% proficient
- Tri City Elementary SchoolD · 20% proficient
Top middle schools
- Fleming Middle SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Coffenberry Middle SchoolD · 22% proficient
Top high schools
- North Valley High SchoolB− · 41% proficient
- South Umpqua High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Riddle High SchoolD · 23% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Quines Creek school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Quines Creek 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 Quines Creek against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Quines Creek
Is Quines Creek a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Quines Creek ranks 44,720th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, civic engagement, and low property taxes, and lowest on an overheated housing market and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Quines Creek expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $620,692. The overall cost of living runs about 0% below the national average. Set against a $64,364 median income, cost of living beats 24% of towns.
Is Quines Creek safe?
Quines Creek is safer than 14% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $600 per resident a year.
Compare Quines Creek with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Quines Creek. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Quines Creek 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.
Quines Creek detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Quines Creek: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Quines Creek: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Quines Creek: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Quines Creek: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Quines Creek 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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