Best PlacesYoncalla, OR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Yoncalla, 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.
Yoncalla ranks 35,616th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Yoncalla
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.
Yoncalla's strengths and weaknesses
Where Yoncalla ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 97% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 89% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 89% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 86% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 127 pleasant days a year, better than 84% of towns
Where Yoncalla ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 7% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 9% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 13% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 17% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 18% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Yoncalla
A household needs to earn about $85,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Yoncalla home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $59,558, 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 Yoncalla's effective rate of 0.46%, 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 Yoncalla
Yoncalla runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Yoncalla.
Who works in Yoncalla, and how
Work in Yoncalla centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Yoncalla
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Yoncalla.
What the weather is like in Yoncalla, month by month
Yoncalla sees roughly 127 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 53, with lows near 36. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 53° | 43° | 36° |
| April | 68° | 53° | 42° |
| July | 90° | 73° | 57° |
| October | 70° | 56° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Yoncalla
The nearest airport, Mahlon Sweet Field, is about 36 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Portland International, about 141 miles away.
The best schools in and around Yoncalla
Schools across Yoncalla average a C−, better than 21% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- North Douglas Elementary SchoolC · 35% proficient
- Yoncalla Elementary SchoolD+ · 23% proficient
Top high schools
- North Douglas High SchoolB+ · 56% proficient
- Yoncalla High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Yoncalla school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Yoncalla 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 Yoncalla against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Yoncalla
Is Yoncalla a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Yoncalla ranks 35,616th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low crime, and clean air, and lowest on a weak job market 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 Yoncalla expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $340,247. The overall cost of living runs about 5% above the national average. Set against a $59,558 median income, cost of living beats 9% of towns.
Is Yoncalla safe?
Yes, Yoncalla is safer than 89% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $235 per resident a year.
Compare Yoncalla with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Yoncalla. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Yoncalla 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.
Yoncalla detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Yoncalla: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Yoncalla: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Yoncalla: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Yoncalla: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Yoncalla 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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