Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 5,566, settled in 1872.
Creswell grades A− overall, 12th among Oregon's 142 graded towns, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. The median household earns $100K and residents are healthier than 77% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. On the other side, FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 70% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. Creswell’s trail density is 1.2 miles per square mile, against 0.8 in Oregon’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. Creswell's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) is stronger than in 93% of U.S. towns. Creswell is more walkable than 79% of U.S. towns.
Where Creswell beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Creslane Elementary School | K–5 | 480 |
| Creswell Middle School | 6–8 | 244 |
| Creswell High School | 9–12 | 342 |
5,031 counted in 2010 and 5,641 in 2020; an estimated 5,566 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Oregon), ordered by how far Creswell is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 367 in 1910, 5,641 in 2020. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 3 maps from 1921 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Creswell. Close and well known come first.
10 mi Stadium & arenaAutzen Stadium
9 mi Stadium & arenaHayward Field
9 mi Stadium & arenaMatthew Knight Arena
9 mi MuseumJordan Schnitzer Museum of Art
7 mi GardenDorris Ranch Living History Farm
8 mi GardenHendricks ParkAutzen Stadium: Another Believer, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hayward Field: Jsayre64, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Matthew Knight Arena: Visitor7, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art: User:Akendall, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Dorris Ranch Living History Farm: Visitor7, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hendricks Park: Chris Phan, CC BY-SA 2.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Creswell, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Oct 2, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Creswell.
Creswell has added half again as many jobs in ten years, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of Oregon.
2.1 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Garden Lake Park, at 28 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Garden Lake Park | — | 28 |
| 2. Harry Holt Neighborhood Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by Creswell SD 40. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Creswell High School, with 342 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creslane Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 480 | C− |
| Creswell High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 342 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OR on state tests and graduation
17% of adults get no exercise outside work in Creswell, where Oregon’s towns sit at 21% and U.S. towns at 25%. 30% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Creswell. Creswell beats the Oregon average on 5 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 0.
| Creswell | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 21% | 25% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 32% | 36% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 72% | 73% | 79% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 9.3% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | Creswell | OR |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.9% | 8.5% |
| Fewer adults who get no exercise | 16.6% | 20.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Jobs based here grew from 803 in 2013 to 1,220.
Most working residents leave Creswell for work: only 8% work in town. 4.3% of Creswell residents live below the poverty line. Jobs based in Creswell grew to 1,220 in 2023, 417 more than in 2013.
| Creswell | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 4.3% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $100,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 10% | 14% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Creswell has mild winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 36° and about 3 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
At 6.6 years of the Eugene metro’s $72K median household income, the typical home (about $472K) costs more against local pay than in 75% of Oregon towns; that ratio is one input to its C for cost of living.
The typical Creswell home is worth about $472,000, up 1.9% in a year, close to the Oregon typical home.
| Creswell | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 75% | 65% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,218 a month | $1,415 a month | $1,185 a month |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
4 within 15 miles of the center of Creswell
About 5 of every 100 Creswell residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Oregon.
Where Creswell’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
City in Oregon, United States
Creswell is a city in the Willamette Valley of Lane County, Oregon, United States, located 12 miles (19 km) south of Eugene, Oregon. As of the 2020 census, Creswell had a population of 5,641.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Creswell grades A− overall, better than 81% of U.S. towns and #12 of 142 in Oregon. It grades A− for health and A− for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a C−.
That is 6.6 years of the area's median household income ($71,544 across the Eugene-Springfield, OR metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
2 notable people were born here, including Mark Few and Bo Hart.
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