AltamontOR
Settled in 1895, this town now has 19,927 residents.
Is Altamont a good place to live?
More weak spots than strong ones. Its weakest subject is incomes (D): the median household income is $59K, and 17% of residents live below the poverty line. Walkability is its strong suit: it is more walkable than 74% of U.S. towns. At about $249K, a typical home costs 4.2 years of the Klamath Falls area’s $59K median household income. All told, that adds up to a D overall and a rank of 98th of 142 in Oregon. Set against the rest, it does better than 14% of U.S. towns. Altamont’s trail network density is 0.1 miles per square mile, below both the Oregon town median (0.8) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). The town is home to Klamath Community College.
Figures: incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · home values, Zillow · OpenStreetMap.
What makes Altamont stand out
Where Altamont beats most towns.
Klamath Community College calls Altamont home
How Altamont grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Oregon), ordered by how far Altamont is from typical.
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Moving to Altamont: who provides what
Altamont is unincorporated, so Klamath County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Oct 2, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Altamont.
Altamont has a shorter frost-free season than nearly all U.S. towns, is healthier than towns with similar incomes and has commutes shorter than most of Oregon.
Most of Altamont’s workers commute out: the town has 0.5 jobs for each of them
The average commute for its 7,614 working residents takes 14.8 minutes, against 23 across Oregon.
Since 2013, Altamont has added 319 jobs, to 4,000 in 2023. The typical journey to work for Altamont comes to 15 minutes. Half of commuters travel less than 4 miles. Altamont: nearly one in ten workers do their job from home.
| Altamont | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 15 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 17% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 17% | 9.5% | 8% |
| Median household income | $59,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Altamont’s schools rank ahead of 56% of Oregon districts
Public schools: Klamath County SD. Below: Two of its 7 schools, each with why it was picked. 5 public schools serve Altamont, with 2,352 students in all.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peterson Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 573 | C+ |
| Mazama High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 690 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OR on state tests and graduation
Residents of Altamont are less healthy than 73% of U.S. towns
Against the 8,542 U.S. towns with household incomes like Altamont’s, it is less healthy than 56%, so its C isn’t only a matter of income.
The share of adults in Altamont who have diabetes: 13%. In Altamont, 38% of adults have high blood pressure, and 28% have been diagnosed with depression.
| Altamont | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 33% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 27% | 23% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 20% | 19% |
| What stands out | Altamont | OR |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 19.2% | 12.5% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.1% | 6.8% |
| More adults who get no exercise | 26.2% | 20.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Snowy winters and pleasant summers: that is Altamont’s year
The Keno weather station, 12 miles away, records that the frost-free season runs about 107 days, shorter than in 99% of U.S. towns.
In Altamont, the midsummer high is 86°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The biggest natural risk in Altamont is inland flooding, at a moderate overall level
Altamont’s FEMA hazard score comes in at 56 of 100. Expected losses in Altamont break down as 48% from inland flooding and 36% from earthquakes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Altamont, 1.1% of the land is conserved
Among 140 Oregon towns, just 6 have a lower trail network density than Altamont. In 5 parks and preserves, walkers have 0.5 miles of trail.
| Altamont | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.8 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.1% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Southside Park | — | 7 |
| 2. Wiard Park | — | 5 |
| 3. Crest Park | — | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Homes in Altamont sell for about $330K
The median property tax bill is $1,679, against $3,876 across Oregon, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
Altamont’s rent at the middle of the market stands at $1,015 a month. On the market in the town: a median 30 days to sell. Sellers in Altamont got 98.4% of the asking price, typically.
| Altamont | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,015 a month | $1,415 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 71% | 65% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Altamont
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Altamont
About 4 of every 100 Altamont residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Oregon.
83% of working residents leave Altamont for work
Where Altamont’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Altamont
Unincorporated community in the state of Oregon, United States
Altamont is a census-designated place (CDP) and unincorporated community in Klamath County, Oregon, United States, southeast of Klamath Falls. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 20,233. All mailing addresses in Altamont are Klamath Falls addresses, although Altamont is outside of the city limits of Klamath Falls.
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- Area
- 8.7 sq mi
- Elevation
- 4,144 ft
- Area code
- 541
Altamont’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Altamont.
| Town | OR rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Altamont | #98 | D | C | — | B | C |
| Klamath Falls | #134 | D− | D | D | C+ | C− |
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Questions about Altamont
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Altamont, OR a good place to live?
Altamont grades D overall, better than 14% of U.S. towns and #98 of 142 in Oregon. It grades C for health and B for schools. Jobs & income is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Altamont, OR expensive?
The typical home is worth about $249,000, 49% below the Oregon typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.