Name: Altamont, OR statistics
Creator: Citytistics

Moving to Altamont

Klamath County gains about 1.2 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in2,884

Moved out2,819

Net+65

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Jackson County, OR167255−88

Deschutes County, OR190146+44

Lane County, OR144121+23

Siskiyou County, CA10881+27

Washington County, OR7956+23

Josephine County, OR6669−3

Multnomah County, OR5776−19

Los Angeles County, CA60

Within Oregon, other states or abroad

Arrivals

40%60%

Leavers

40%60%

Within OregonOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$55K

Leavers$53K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Klamath County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here: 4.3% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 1.9% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves: Households moving into Klamath County report $55,400 a year in income on average; those leaving, $53,400.
Income you would need: $40,600 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy: Median rent is $1,015 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,355 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $249,200.
Getting to work: 15 minutes each way on average; 8.5% work from home.
If it is close but not quite: New Haven, IN matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two

Moved here in the past year1
4.3%
24% below the median place
Moved from another state1
1.9%
6% below the median place
Income of households moving out6
$53,423
24% below the median place

All 5 moving measures

Measure	Altamont	Vs median
Moved here in the past year1	4.3%	24% below
Moved from another state1	1.9%	6% below
Net movers per 1,000 people6County figure	1.2	above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in6County figure	$55,431	21% below
Income of households moving out6County figure	$53,423	24% below

What it costs to live here

The median household earns $58,629 a year, less than in 78% of the 2,301 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track.

Altamont20.8%

Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent

$40,600

a year, at the 30% line

Rent to income

20.8%

2% above the median place

Home price to income

4.3x

12% above the median place

Could you afford it?

Your household income, before tax

The median rent would take

21%

comfortably under the 30% line

Left after rent, in US prices

$46,800

a year, prices not adjusted

Vs the typical household here

Same

as the median household

Uses the median rent in Altamont, $1,015 a month. It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Altamont, but easier on the budget

Places that match Altamont on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

Place	Match	Rent to income	More left a year
New Haven, IN	97	16.9% vs 20.8%	n/a	Compare
Kaukauna, WI	96	16.2% vs 20.8%	n/a	Compare
Miamisburg, OH	95	16.4% vs 20.8%	n/a	Compare
Lewiston, ID	95	17.1% vs 20.8%	n/a	Compare

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Owner costs with a mortgage1
$1,355
28% below the median place
Vacant homes1
4.2%
40% below the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$1,679
49% below the median place

All 15 cost and housing measures

Measure	Altamont	Vs median
Median gross rent1	$1,015	26% below
Rent to income1	20.8%	2% above
Property tax rate1	0.7%	26% below
Home price to income1	4.3x	12% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms2County figure	$1,134	30% below
HUD area median income3County figure	$86,200	20% below
Property tax paid (median)1	$1,679	49% below
Median home value1	$249,200	22% below
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure	1.4%	55% below
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure	51.1%	1% below
Homeownership1	70.5%	6% above
Renters paying 30%+1	54.5%	8% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1	$1,355	28% below
Vacant homes1	4.2%	40% below
Median year built1	1972	0% below

Work and pay

Compared with the 23 places most like it in size, age, education, housing and region (such as Yucca Valley, CA, The Dalles, OR and Centralia, WA), unemployment here is higher: 7.4% against a typical 5.7%.

Mean commute1
15 min
41% below the median place
Unemployment1
7.4%
52% above the median place
Income per person1
$30,387
24% below the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Median household income$58,629 −27%

Poverty rate16.9% +57%

Works from home8.5% −32%

All 9 work and pay measures

Measure	Altamont	Vs median
Median household income1	$58,629	27% below
Income per person1	$30,387	24% below
Unemployment1	7.4%	52% above
Average annual pay5County figure	$54,944	17% below
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure	2.2%	41% below
Jobs5County figure	23,884	84% below
Poverty rate1	16.9%	57% above
Mean commute1	15 min	41% below
Works from home1	8.5%	32% below

Who lives here

16.9% of residents live below the poverty line, more than in 76% of the 2,223 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track.

Homes with broadband1
87.6%
5% below the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
22.0%
31% below the median place
Born abroad1
5.0%
43% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

High school or higher88.9% −4%

No health insurance7.7% +20%

Median age38.0 −3%

Household size2.5 −1%

All 8 people measures

Measure	Altamont	Vs median
Population1	19,927	2321st largest
Median age1	38.0	3% below
Bachelor's or higher1	22.0%	31% below
High school or higher1	88.9%	4% below
Household size1	2.5	1% below
Born abroad1	5.0%	43% below
No health insurance1	7.7%	20% above
Homes with broadband1	87.6%	5% below

Life in Altamont

OpenStreetMap shows 0 libraries per 10,000 residents, fewer than in 86% of the 2,301 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 104 Oregon places we track.

29 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, one of them a National Historic Landmark. Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents5.5 −46%

Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%

Grocery stores per 10k2.0 −5%

Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k8.5 −23%

Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%

Named paths and bike trails13 km 6.7×

Bus and rail stops per sq mi7.6 36.1×

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

National Park Service sites nearby

World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument 28 miles
Tule Lake National Monument 28 miles
Lava Beds National Monument 35 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars22.5 +8%

Shops29.0 −4%

Arts, recreation and fitness3.7 −10%

Doctors' offices and clinics16.8 −17%

Child care centers2.3 +0%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Nearest National Park Service site9
27.9
9% below the median place
Public schools11
30
233% above the median place
Students per teacher11
17.8
16% above the median place

All 18 schools and local life measures

Measure	Altamont	Vs median
Public schools11County figure	30	233% above
Public school students11County figure	9,474	93% above
Students per teacher11County figure	17.8	16% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k7County figure	22.5	8% above
Shops per 10k7County figure	29.0	4% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7County figure	3.7	10% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7County figure	16.8	17% below
Child care centers per 10k7County figure	2.3	0% above
Parks per 10k8	5.5	46% below
Playgrounds per 10k8	0.0	below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k8	2.0	5% below
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k8	8.5	23% below
Libraries per 10k8	0.0	below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails8	13.3	above (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi8	7.6	above (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site9	27.9	9% below
National Park Service sites within 60 miles9	4	100% above
National Register listings10County figure	29	123% above

Safety, weather and risk

Tornado risk is 4.3, 95% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Altamont. Larger places are fetched first.

Tornado risk13
4.3
95% below the median place
Average temperature12
45°F
18% below the median place
July average high12
81°F
6% below the median place

All 10 weather and risk measures

Measure	Altamont	Vs median
July average high12County figure	81°F	6% below
January average low12County figure	22°F	13% below
Average temperature12County figure	45°F	18% below
Annual precipitation12County figure	26.8 in	39% below
Natural hazard risk13County figure	77.9	16% below
Tornado risk13County figure	4.3	95% below
Wildfire risk13County figure	94.4	54% above
Heat wave risk13County figure	69.9	22% below
Median air quality index14County figure	38	12% below
Good air days14County figure	64.4%	6% below

How it is changing

Five-year survey estimates, one point per release. Between the 2019 and 2024 releases, which share no survey years, the median rent went from 20.2% to 20.8% of the median income.

Median gross rent

Up 28.6% from 2019 to 2024.

Median household income

Up 24.9% from 2019 to 2024.

Median home value

Up 58.2% from 2019 to 2024.

Citytistics measures

Paycheck stretch

n/a

No local price data

Pay vs rent

-0.6 pts

a year, rent outrunning pay. Better than 44% of places

Family fit

of 100 on cost, space and class size

Affordability trend

+0.6 pts

rent share of income, 2019 to 2024 (20.2% to 20.8%)

Rent vs fundamentals Experimental

-8%

against places with the same traits in this market

Growth

n/a

Population figure is the county's

Measures only Citytistics publishes, built from the figures on this page. Scores of 100 beat every place we track. Formulas

Altamont in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 21% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 21% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases. On projected 2030 affordability, Altamont does better than 42% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 68%.

Measure	Latest	2030 projection	Likely range	Avg. per year
Median rent	$1,015/mo (2024)	$1,300/mo	$1,070 to $1,590/mo	+4.2%
Median household income	$58,629 (2024)	$74,000	$62,500 to $88,000	+4.0%
Median home value	$249,200 (2024)	$362,000	$263,000 to $498,000	+6.4%

The median home would be worth 4.9 years of the median income in 2030, against 4.3 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

Places like Altamont

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

Place	Rent	Income
Lewiston, ME	$986	$55,393	Compare
Pueblo, CO	$1,082	$56,664	Compare
Graham, NC	$1,071	$56,239	Compare
Sidney, MT	$931	$62,538	Compare

Nearby

Compare Altamont with

Places built like Altamont

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how Altamont performs against places like it.

Place	Rent to income	Income growth	Pop. change
Altamont, OR	20.8%	4.6%/yr	n/a
Yucca Valley, CA	28.8%	5.9%/yr	0.7%	Compare
The Dalles, OR	19.0%	4.3%/yr	-1.7%	Compare
Centralia, WA	23.1%	5.8%/yr	5.8%	Compare
Cottage Grove, OR	18.6%	11.1%/yr	2.3%	Compare
Pendleton, OR	17.2%	5.3%/yr	-0.5%	Compare
Lebanon, OR	24.9%	6.7%/yr	9.4%	Compare

Common questions

Is Altamont a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 29 out of 100, better than 29% of the places we rate and 75th of 104 in Oregon. On cost, space and class size it scores 36 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Altamont expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 20.8% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $249,200.

What salary do you need to live in Altamont?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $40,600 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Altamont?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Lewiston, ME, Pueblo, CO, Graham, NC and Sidney, MT.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Altamont with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Altamont itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/altamont-oregon

Citytistics. “Altamont, Oregon.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/altamont-oregon/

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