Best PlacesWolf Creek, OR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Wolf 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.
Wolf Creek ranks 48,206th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and the cost of living against local pay is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Wolf 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.
Wolf Creek's strengths and weaknesses
Where Wolf Creek ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 97% of towns
- TransitBetter than 89% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 130 pleasant days a year, better than 85% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 85% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 78% of towns
Where Wolf Creek ranks low
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 3% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 5% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 10% of towns
- Household income$48,443 median, better than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Wolf Creek
A household needs to earn about $88,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Wolf Creek home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $48,443, 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 Wolf Creek's effective rate of 0.43%, 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 Wolf Creek
Wolf 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 Wolf Creek.
Who works in Wolf Creek, and how
Work in Wolf Creek centers on retail trade and manufacturing. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Wolf Creek
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Wolf Creek.
What the weather is like in Wolf Creek, month by month
Wolf Creek sees roughly 130 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 Wolf 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 206 miles away.
The best schools in and around Wolf Creek
Schools across Wolf Creek average a C+, better than 50% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Sunny Wolf Charter SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Manzanita Elementary SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Rogue River Elementary SchoolC− · 29% 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
- Rogue River Junior/senior HighD · 22% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Wolf Creek school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Wolf 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 Wolf Creek against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Wolf Creek
Is Wolf Creek a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Wolf Creek ranks 48,206th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, transit, and the weather, and lowest on the cost of living against local pay and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Wolf Creek expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $354,914. The overall cost of living runs about 2% above the national average. Set against a $48,443 median income, cost of living beats 3% of towns.
Is Wolf Creek safe?
Wolf Creek is safer than 24% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $518 per resident a year.
Compare Wolf Creek with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Wolf Creek. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Wolf 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.
Wolf Creek detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Wolf Creek: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Wolf Creek: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Wolf Creek: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Wolf Creek: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Wolf 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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