Best PlacesRandolph, OR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Randolph, 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.
Randolph ranks 34,270th 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 Randolph
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.
Randolph's strengths and weaknesses
Where Randolph ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 97% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 96% of towns
- Short commute18.9 minutes each way, better than 91% of towns
- BikingBetter than 90% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 87% of towns
Where Randolph ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 4% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 12% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 12% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 19% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 21% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Randolph
A household needs to earn about $126,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Randolph home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $57,406, 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 Randolph's effective rate of 0.55%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Randolph
Randolph 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 Randolph.
Who works in Randolph, and how
Work in Randolph centers on arts & entertainment and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Randolph
The coast is about 6 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Randolph, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Randolph, month by month
Randolph sees roughly 113 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 Randolph
The nearest airport, Southwest Oregon Regional, is about 16 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Portland International, about 187 miles away.
The best schools in and around Randolph
Schools across Randolph average a C+, better than 46% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Ocean Crest Elementary SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Sunset SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Top middle schools
- Harbor Lights Middle SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Bandon Senior High SchoolB · 50% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Randolph school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Randolph 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 Randolph against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Randolph
Is Randolph a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Randolph ranks 34,270th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, clean air, and short commutes, and lowest on disaster risk and the cost of living against local pay. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Randolph expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $498,765. The overall cost of living runs about 4% above the national average. Set against a $57,406 median income, cost of living beats 12% of towns.
Is Randolph safe?
Yes, Randolph is safer than 64% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $328 per resident a year.
Compare Randolph with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Randolph. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Randolph 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.
Randolph detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Randolph: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Randolph: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Randolph: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Randolph: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Randolph 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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