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.

StrongestA⁻Schools A⁻Jobs & incomeWeakestDWalkability CHazard risk

What makes Warren stand out

Where Warren beats most towns.

Scappoose SD 1J schools

School	Grades	Students
Warren Elementary School	K	109
South Columbia Family School	K–8	66

SchoolsA⁻

On state tests and graduation

NCES · EDFacts.

A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Warren for work

Where Warren’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

196jobs based in Warren

1%of working residents work in town

21 mimedian commute distance

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 grading works

WalkabilityEPA walkability 4.9 of 20; 2% of households have no car; 0% of workers walk, bike or ride transitDOpen →SchoolsA⁻Open →Jobs & income$127K median household incomeA⁻Open →Hazard riskearthquakes tops the listCOpen →HealthLegacy Salmon Creek Medical Center 13.1 miles awayB⁺Open →Cost of livingTypical home $638K, 6.6 years of the Portland metro’s $97K median household incomeB⁻Open →

Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.

Outdoors1 mile of trailDOpen →HistoryC⁻Open →

Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.

ClimateMild winters, 81° summer afternoons–Open →Housing market–Open →Who lives here–Open →

How TownRatings grades towns →

Nearby attractions

Moda Center and 153 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Warren. Close and well known come first.

All 186 attractions →

22 mi Stadium & arenaModa Center

22 mi Stadium & arenaProvidence Park

20 mi City parkForest Park

22 mi MuseumPittock Mansion

22 mi Stadium & arenaVeterans Memorial Coliseum 23 mi Zoo & aquariumOregon Zoo

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons

Photo 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

Getting set up

Moving to Warren: who provides what

Warren is unincorporated, so Columbia County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerColumbia River Peoples Ut Dist9.8¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA

WaterWarren Water AssociationNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA

Internet3 providers88% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC

Trash & county servicesColumbia CountyColumbia County provides services here

SchoolsScappoose School District 1JWhich school depends on your addressNCES

Register to voteOnlineIn Oregon you can register online until 21 days before Election Day, in person until 21 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 21 days before).vote.gov

Who runs elections hereColumbia County Clerk, Elections OfficeColumbia County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2023

ZIP codes97053, 9705697053 89% · 97056 11%Census 2020

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.

Who lives here

42% of residents are 65 or older

In Warren, 37% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more, above both the Oregon town median (27%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%).

60.6median age · OR 40.4

WarrenOregonUnited States

ORU.S.

Ages · share of residents

26%

Education · adults 25 and older

No diploma8%

High school18%

Some college27%

Associate’s11%

Bachelor’s32%

Graduate5%

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.

Ages and education in Warren
	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%

Full pageWarren by the numbersOpen the page

Ages60.6 median age · 42% are 65 or older Schooling37% have a four-year degree Homes98% own their home · Homeowners Income$127K a year · Median household income

U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,600, single groups can be off by several points

SchoolsA⁻

On state tests, Warren’s schools beat 77% of Oregon districts

One of its 2 schools is below, with the reason it’s listed. Its public schools are run by Scappoose SD 1J.

77%of OR districts it outscoresA⁻School Grade

School	Level	Students	Letter
Warren Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K	Grades K	109	D

Full pageWarren’s schools pageOpen the page

The districtsScappoose SD 1J Every school2 schools · Warren Elementary School Questions“Are Warren’s schools good?”

NCES · EDFacts · graded within OR on state tests and graduation

Work & commuteJobs & income grade A⁻

Warren stands out in Oregon and nationally: a smaller share of its residents live below the poverty line

Warren’s average trip to work is 26 minutes. Among 143 Oregon towns, just 7 have a higher middle household income than Warren. The share of working residents in Warren who work locally: 1.2%. Jobs in Warren grew by 78 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 196.

1%work in town

	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

In Warren1%

Portland30%

St. Helens10%

Hillsboro9%

Scappoose4%

21 mi

median commute distance

196

jobs based in Warren

A commuter town

jobs vs. working residents

Walkability grade: more walkable than 7% of U.S. towns

Full pageWarren’s work & commute pageOpen the page

The jobs here196 jobs based here · A commuter town Where people work1% work in Warren Commute times26 minutes · The average commute How far they goHalf commute less than 21 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

HousingCost of living grade B⁻

A larger share of households are owner-occupiers in Warren than in most of Oregon or the rest of the country

In the year to September 2026, typical home values climbed 1.9%.

$638KZillow home value

Typical home value

Warren$638K

Oregon$493K

+1.9%

value change, 1 year

homes sold in May

Full pageWarren’s housing & cost-of-living pageOpen the page

Prices over the yearsUp 1.9% in a year Years of income to buyA typical home costs 5.0 years of income RentsRents

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

HealthB⁺

Warren is healthier than 69% of U.S. towns

Among adults 18 to 64 in Warren, 6.7% have no health insurance. CDC measures, 26 in all: Warren beats Oregon on 2 and trails on 2. In Warren, nearly three quarters of adults had a checkup this year, and 31% have obesity.

69%healthier than U.S. townsB⁺Health Grade

	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%

26 measures vs. Oregon

2 better22 too close to call2 worse

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%

Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center

13.1 mi away · emergency room

2 of 3

care shortages: primary care, mental health

Full pageWarren’s health reportOpen the page

Everyday habitsMore smokers Hospitals & doctors nearby13.1 miles to an ER · Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center How adults are doingFewer adults in frequent mental distress Every CDC estimateBetter than OR on 2 of 26

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Climate

Expect mild winters and pleasant summers in Warren

Warren’s peak summer temperature stands at 80°F.

81°summer high

Typical low → high °F

Winter34–47°

Spring41–61°

Summer53–78°

Fall43–63°

Nov 2

typical first frost

Apr 10

typical last frost

+1.3°

vs. the 20th-century average

81°

typical summer high

Full pageWarren’s climate pageOpen the page

A year of weatherJuly highs 80°, January lows 34°Rain & snow43″ of rain a year · Snow is almost unheard of Heating & coolingMostly a heating bill Then and now+1.3° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C

Warren has a high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from earthquakes

Since 1987, 4 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Warren. Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in nearly two thirds of U.S. communities. One declared disaster, in 2007, has brought federal aid to Warren households.

65risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

EarthquakesInland floodingHeat waves

paid flood claims since 1987

federal disasters paid out here

Full pageWarren’s hazards pageOpen the page

What it facesHigh risk Flood claims4 paid flood claims · Since 1987 Past disasters1 federal disaster · Paid out in Warren Get readyReady for earthquakes

FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

OutdoorsD