Best PlacesWeston, OR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Weston, 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.
Weston ranks 36,371st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and empty homes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Weston
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.
Weston's strengths and weaknesses
Where Weston ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 97% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 95% of towns
- TransitBetter than 90% of towns
- QuietBetter than 87% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 82% of towns
Where Weston ranks low
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 12% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 16% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 18% of towns
- Short commute33.5 minutes each way, better than only 18% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Weston
A household needs to earn about $46,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Weston home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $57,671, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
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 Weston's effective rate of 0.58%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Weston
Weston runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Weston.
Who works in Weston, and how
Work in Weston centers on public administration and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 3%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Weston
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Weston.
What the weather is like in Weston, month by month
Weston sees roughly 97 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 44, with lows near 28. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 35° | 28° |
| April | 65° | 52° | 40° |
| July | 93° | 78° | 62° |
| October | 66° | 54° | 43° |
Flying in and out of Weston
The nearest airport, Walla Walla Regional, is about 20 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Boise Air Trml/Gowen Field, about 187 miles away.
The best schools in and around Weston
Schools across Weston average a C−, better than 28% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Stella Mayfield Elementary SchoolC · 34% proficient
- Athena Elementary SchoolD+ · 21% proficient
Top middle schools
- Weston Middle SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- Mcloughlin High SchoolA+ · 90% proficient
- Wallowa High SchoolC · 34% proficient
- Weston-mcewen High SchoolC · 31% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Weston school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Weston 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 Weston against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Weston
Is Weston a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Weston ranks 36,371st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, fast internet, and transit, and lowest on empty homes 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 Weston expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $182,841. The overall cost of living runs about 1% below the national average. Set against a $57,671 median income, cost of living beats 12% of towns.
Is Weston safe?
Yes, Weston is safer than 75% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $283 per resident a year.
Compare Weston with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Weston. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Weston 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.
Weston detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Weston: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Weston: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Weston: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Weston: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Weston 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.