Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,283, settled in 1883.
Lowell’s best subject grades are an A for walkability and the outdoors; its weakest is a D for hazard risk. Lowell’s age of the median resident is 48.2 years, above both the Oregon town median (39.4 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). Lowell has 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Lowell Bridge and Unity Bridge. Lowell has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Lowell beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
1,045 counted in 2010 and 1,196 in 2020; an estimated 1,283 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 Lowell is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 503 in 1960, 1,196 in 2020. The archive holds 9 old photos and papers going back to 1980 and 2 maps from 1955 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lowell. Close and well known come first.
17 mi Stadium & arenaAutzen Stadium
17 mi Stadium & arenaHayward Field
17 mi Stadium & arenaMatthew Knight Arena
17 mi MuseumJordan Schnitzer Museum of Art
14 mi City parkDorris Ranch Living History Farm
16 mi City parkHendricks 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 Lowell, 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 Lowell.
Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in 87% of U.S. communities. 88% of Lowell’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by earthquakes at 9%. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Lowell after 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2020.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Lowell SD 71 runs its public schools. The largest public high school is Bridge Charter Academy, with 546 students. Of its 4 schools, two are listed below, each with the reason.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lundy Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 176 | D |
| Bridge Charter AcademyLargest public high schoolGrades K–12 | Grades K–12 | 546 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OR on state tests and graduation
For residents in Lowell, the share who live below the poverty line is 6.9%. Jobs in Lowell grew by 36 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 221. Its average commute is 29 minutes, against 23 minutes in Oregon’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Also worth knowing: the middle household income in the town is $99,000.
| Lowell | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $99,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.6% | 9.8% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 6.9% | 11% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Among residents in Lowell, 25% are 65 or older. The Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate puts Lowell at 1,283 residents, up 7.3% since 2020.
| Lowell | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 25% | 18% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 25% | 21% | 22% |
53% women, 47% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5.7 points. Across Oregon, 50.1% of residents are women.
| Lowell | OR | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.1% | 10.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 15.6% | 9.6% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 2.2% | 8.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 7.2% | 14% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.2% | 14.1% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 18.3% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10.7% | 12.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.6% | 11.5% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 15% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.1% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 27.9% | 22.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 29% | 23.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.1% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 16.3% | 22.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11.6% | 14.1% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,300, single groups can be off by several points
July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 36° and snow is almost unheard of.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
In Lowell, 84% of households own their home. For Lowell, the median rent is $1,125 a month. Home values are up 1.6% over the year to September 2026.
| Lowell | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 84% | 65% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,125 a month | $1,414 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Walkers can cover 0.6 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves. For Lowell, the concentration of trails is 0.5 miles per square mile.
| Lowell | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.5 miles per square mile | 0.8 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.5% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Orchard Park | — | 9 |
| 2. Lowell State Recreation Site | 0.1 mi | 8 |
| 3. Rolling Rock Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
15% of adults smoke cigarettes in Lowell. Two figures for adults here: 20% report frequent mental distress, 73% had a checkup this year.
| Lowell | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 27% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 73% | 72% | 79% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Lowell | OR |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 8.5% | 6.8% |
| More adults with arthritis | 31.8% | 27.4% |
| Fewer women getting mammograms | 70.4% | 77.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
1 within 15 miles of the center of Lowell
About 2 of every 100 Lowell residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Oregon.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
3 places in Lowell on the National Register of Historic Places.
City in Oregon, United States
Lowell is a city in Lane County, in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2020 census, Lowell had a population of 1,196. The city is on the north shore of Dexter Reservoir on the Middle Fork Willamette River. The most used route to Lowell is along Lowell Bridge, a covered bridge that crosses the reservoir from Oregon Route 58.
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That is 6.2 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.
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