Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Its National Register listings include Hannah Bridge and Thomas Creek-Shimanek Covered Bridge. Scio has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Where Scio beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1915.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Scio. Close and well known come first.
23 mi Stadium & arenaReser Stadium
12 mi Theme parkEnchanted Forest
37 mi MuseumEvergreen Aviation & Space Museum
16 mi State parkSilver Falls State Park
25 mi MuseumOregon Electric Railway Museum
20 mi GardenOregon GardenReser Stadium: Zapper258, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Enchanted Forest: Trashbag (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum: Notkeel at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Silver Falls State Park: Kelvin Kay -- Kkmd at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Oregon Electric Railway Museum: Steve Morgan, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Oregon Garden: Daderot, CC0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Scio, 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 Scio.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 82% of U.S. communities. 48% of Scio’s expected losses from natural hazards come from earthquakes, followed by inland flooding at 46%. Households locally have drawn federal disaster aid in 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2020.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The largest public high school is Willamette Connections Academy, with 1,282 students. The public schools here belong to Scio SD 95. Two of its 4 schools are shown below, with the reason for each.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centennial Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 291 | C |
| Scio High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 227 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts
In Scio, the peak summer temperature is 82°F, near the Oregon town median (82°F) and below the median of U.S. towns (85°F).
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
5.4% of residents live below the poverty line in Scio. In Scio, 3% of working residents work locally, against 9.8% in Oregon’s towns and 8% across U.S. towns. Since 2013, Scio has lost 84 jobs, to 337 in 2023. Its typical household income is $100,000.
| Scio | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 38 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 5.4% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $100,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 3% | 9.8% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Home values are up 4% over the year to September 2026. Among households in Scio, 67% live in a home they own. The median rent for Scio comes to $1,375 a month.
| Scio | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 67% | 65% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,375 a month | $1,414 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
For adults in Scio, the share who have high blood pressure is 30%. Only 3 of the 143 Oregon towns we compare have a higher share of adults who binge drink than Scio. This Oregon town beats the Oregon average on 2 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 4.
| Scio | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 27% | 23% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 71% | 72% | 79% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 15% | 16% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| What stands out | Scio | OR |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with high cholesterol | 30% | 34.4% |
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 7.9% | 8.9% |
| More binge drinkers | 18.5% | 15.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
1 within 15 miles of the center of Scio
About 4 of every 100 Scio residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Oregon.
2 places in Scio on the National Register of Historic Places.
City in Oregon, United States
Scio ( SY-oh) is a city in Linn County, Oregon, United States. Located east of Jefferson and south of Stayton, it sits along Oregon Route 226 near the confluence of the north and south forks of the Santiam River. Incorporated in 1866, the population was 956 at the 2020 census.
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Scio has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real. Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
