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A town of 1,013, settled in 1916. 2.3 times the library visits per person than the typical Oregon town.
Yachats’ best subject grade is an A+ for civic life; its weakest is a D for hazard risk. 57% of residents are 65 or older in Yachats, where Oregon’s towns sit at 18% and U.S. towns at 18%. No town among the 143 in Oregon we compare has a higher median age than Yachats. Homes are expensive, about $538K for a typical one and 8.5 times the Newport area’s $63K median household income. Yachats’ trail density is 2.2 miles per square mile, above both the Oregon town median (0.8) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). On civic life, just 11 of Oregon’s 161 towns do better. Fisher School Bridge and North Fork of the Yachats Bridge is on the National Register of Historic Places. Yachats has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Yachats beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Oregon), ordered by how far Yachats is from typical.
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Census counts: 441 in 1970, 994 in 2020. The archive holds 10 old photos and papers going back to 1923 and 4 maps from 1922 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Yachats, 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 Yachats.
About one in 5 of Yachats’s working residents works in town. The average trip to work in Yachats is 12 minutes. Since 2013, Yachats has added 96 jobs, to 422 in 2023.
| Yachats | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 12 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 20% | 9.8% | 8% |
| Median household income | $67,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 11% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 90% of U.S. communities. Since 1997, 6 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Yachats.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Yachats has mild winters and cool summers, with plenty of rain. Yachats’ July high is 67°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
10% of adults binge drink in Yachats. No town among the 143 in Oregon we compare has a higher share of adults who have high blood pressure than Yachats. 28% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Yachats.
| Yachats | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 15% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 46% | 33% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 18% | 17% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 83% | 72% | 79% |
| What stands out | Yachats | OR |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7.4% | 12.5% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.5% | 8.5% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 16.5% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The typical Yachats home is worth about $538,000, up 1.2% in a year, 9% above the Oregon typical home.
| Yachats | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $979 a month | $1,414 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 64% | 65% | 73% |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
2.0 miles of trail in 6 parks and preserves. Only 4 of the 141 Oregon towns we compare have a lower share of conserved land than Yachats.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Yachats Community Park | 0.4 mi | 5 |
| 2. Yachats Ocean Road State Natural Site | — | 18 |
| 3. Yachats State Recreation Area | 0.2 mi | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Yachats; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Yachats residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Oregon.
Where Yachats’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
City in Oregon, United States
Yachats ( YAH-hahts) is a small coastal city in the southernmost area of Lincoln County, Oregon, United States. According to Oregon Geographic Names, the name comes from the Siletz language and means "at the foot of the mountain". There is a range of differing etymologies. William Bright says the name comes from the Alsea placename yáx̣ayky (IPA: /ˈjaχajkʲ/). At the 2020 census, the city's population was 994.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
2.3 times the library visits per person than the typical Oregon town.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.