Best PlacesYamhill, OR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Yamhill, 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.
Yamhill ranks 7,838th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Yamhill
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.
Yamhill's strengths and weaknesses
Where Yamhill ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 97% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 94% of towns
- TransitBetter than 93% of towns
- Household income$106,498 median, better than 88% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 88% of towns
Where Yamhill ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,249 a month, better than only 13% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 20% of towns
- Short commute32.8 minutes each way, better than only 21% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 23% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 35% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Yamhill
A household needs to earn about $161,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Yamhill home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $106,498, 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 Yamhill's effective rate of 0.59%, 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 Yamhill
Yamhill's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Yamhill.
Who works in Yamhill, and how
Work in Yamhill centers on manufacturing and construction. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Yamhill
Yamhill has more restaurants and bars per resident than 93% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Yamhill and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Yamhill, month by month
Yamhill sees roughly 93 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 50, with lows near 35. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 50° | 42° | 35° |
| April | 64° | 51° | 39° |
| July | 87° | 69° | 52° |
| October | 67° | 54° | 42° |
Flying in and out of Yamhill
The nearest airport, McNary Field, is about 32 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Portland International, about 33 miles away.
The best schools in and around Yamhill
Schools across Yamhill average a C+, better than 51% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Ewing Young Elementary SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Yamhill Carlton Elementary SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Gaston Elementary SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Mountain View Middle SchoolC · 34% proficient
- Yamhill Carlton Intermediate SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Yamhill Carlton High SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Newberg Senior High SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Gaston Jr/sr High SchoolC · 33% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Yamhill school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Yamhill 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 Yamhill against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Yamhill
Is Yamhill a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Yamhill ranks 7,838th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, clean air, and transit, and lowest on childcare costs and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Yamhill expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $635,223. The overall cost of living runs about 12% above the national average. Set against a $106,498 median income, cost of living beats 70% of towns.
Is Yamhill safe?
Yes, Yamhill is safer than 84% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $267 per resident a year.
Compare Yamhill with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Yamhill. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Yamhill 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.
Yamhill detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Yamhill: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Yamhill: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Yamhill: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Yamhill: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Yamhill 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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