WarrenOR
A town of 1,637, settled in 1885. Public schools that outperform most of Oregon.
Is Warren a good place to live?
Warren’s best subject grade is an A− for schools; its weakest is a D for walkability. Warren’s median age is 60.6 years, where Oregon’s towns sit at 39.4 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. On walkability, just 7 of Oregon’s 228 towns do worse. On the outdoors, just 6 of Oregon’s 228 towns do worse. Warren has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Warren stand out
Where Warren beats most towns.
99% of working residents leave Warren for work
Where Warren’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Warren grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Oregon), ordered by how far Warren is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moda Center and 153 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Warren. Close and well known come first.
22 mi Stadium & arenaModa Center
22 mi Stadium & arenaProvidence Park
20 mi GardenForest Park
22 mi MuseumPittock Mansion
22 mi Stadium & arenaVeterans Memorial Coliseum23 mi Zoo & aquariumOregon ZooPhoto credits
Moda Center: Lugnuts, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Providence Park: Pdx.rollingthunder, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Forest Park: EncMstr, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pittock Mansion: PittockBack.jpg: Cacophony derivative work: Tiptoety talk, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Veterans Memorial Coliseum: Steve Morgan, CC BY-SA 3.0
Moving to Warren: who provides what
Warren is unincorporated, so Columbia 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 Warren.
42% of residents are 65 or older
People 65 and older are 42% of residents (19% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 7% of residents (23% statewide). 37% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Warren, above both the Oregon town median (27%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%).
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
46% women, 54% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±8.5 points. Across Oregon, 50.1% of residents are women.
| Warren | OR | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 1.6% | 10.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.9% | 9.6% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 0.5% | 8.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 6.5% | 14% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 6.5% | 14.1% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 9.8% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 25.4% | 12.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 25.8% | 11.5% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 15.9% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 8% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 17.7% | 22.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 26.8% | 23.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.8% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 31.5% | 22.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 5.2% | 14.1% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,600, single groups can be off by several points
On state tests, Warren’s schools beat 77% of Oregon districts
Its public schools are run by Scappoose SD 1J. One of its 2 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warren Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K | Grades K | 109 | D |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OR on state tests and graduation
Warren stands out in Oregon and nationally: a smaller share of its residents live below the poverty line
1.2% of Warren residents live below the poverty line. Among 143 Oregon towns, just 7 have a higher median household income than Warren. Jobs based in Warren grew to 196 in 2023, 78 more than in 2013.
| Warren | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $127,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 1.2% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.2% | 9.8% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
A larger share of households own their home in Warren than in most of Oregon or the rest of the country
98% of households own their home in Warren. The typical Warren home is worth about $638,000, up 1.9% in a year, 30% above the Oregon typical home.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Warren is healthier than 69% of U.S. towns
Warren beats the Oregon average on 2 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 2.
| Warren | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 32% | 36% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 74% | 72% | 79% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 35% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 21% | 25% |
| What stands out | Warren | OR |
|---|---|---|
| More adults seeing a dentist | 71.7% | 64.7% |
| More adults getting cholesterol checked | 87.1% | 84% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.8% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Mild winters and pleasant summers in Warren
Warren has mild winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Warren is 80°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
High risk in Warren, with earthquakes at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 65% of U.S. communities. Since 1987, 4 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Warren.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Conserved land covers 0% of Warren
1.0 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves. Warren’s trail density is 0.2 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Warren
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Warren; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Warren residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Oregon.
Questions about Warren
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Warren, OR a good place to live?
Public schools that outperform most of Oregon.