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42.14° N · 121.94° W · GEOID 4138750

Keno

Klamath County, Oregon · part of the Klamath Falls, OR metro

Limited data population under 5,000

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The short answer

Keno is home to 1,651 people. Median household income is $72,877 a year and median rent is $1,281 a month, 21.1% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $339,600, about 4.7x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,281
6% below the median place
Median household income
$72,877
9% below the median place
Median home value
$339,600
6% above the median place
Unemployment
7.2%
47% above the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Keno

  • 89% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 89% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-highest of 104 Oregon places.
  • Owning with a mortgage costs only about $131 a month more than the median rent, a smaller gap than in 88% of places its size.
  • The median resident is 47.1 years old, older than in 86% of places its size.
01

Moving to Keno

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

Within Oregon, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
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
7.1% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 3.6% from another state. County figure.
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
$51,200 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,281 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,412 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $339,600.
Getting to work
28 minutes each way on average; 8.8% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Stuarts Draft, VA matches it on character. Compare the two
Income of households moving out6
$53,423
24% below the median place
Moved from another state1
3.6%
81% above the median place
Income of households moving in6
$55,431
21% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureKenoAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure7.1%24% above
Moved from another state1County figure3.6%81% above
Net movers per 1,000 people6County figure1.2above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in6County figure$55,43121% below
Income of households moving out6County figure$53,42324% below
02

What it costs to live here

Homeownership is 89.5%, 35% above the median place.

Keno21.1%
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
$51,240
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
21.1%
3% above the median place
Home price to income
4.7x
23% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
21%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$57,600
a year, prices not adjusted
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Keno, $1,281 a month. It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Keno, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

PlaceRent to incomeMore left a year
Wildwood, NJ15.9% vs 21.1%n/aCompare
Braidwood, IL15.2% vs 21.1%n/aCompare
Finley, WA14.3% vs 21.1%n/aCompare

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Homeownership1
89.5%
35% above the median place
Property tax rate1
0.6%
40% below the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$1,412
25% below the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureKenoAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,2816% below
Rent to income121.1%3% above
Property tax rate10.6%40% below
Home price to income14.7x23% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms2County figure$1,13430% below
HUD area median income3County figure$86,20020% below
Property tax paid (median)1$1,85943% below
Median home value1$339,6006% above
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure1.4%55% below
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure51.1%1% below
Homeownership189.5%35% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure54.9%8% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,41225% below
Vacant homes1County figure12.6%78% above
Median year built119790% above
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Income per person1
$31,517
21% below the median place
Mean commute1
28 min
11% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureKenoAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$72,8779% below
Income per person1$31,51721% below
Unemployment1County figure7.2%47% above
Average annual pay5County figure$54,94417% below
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure2.2%41% below
Jobs5County figure23,88484% below
Poverty rate1County figure18.3%70% above
Mean commute128 min11% above
Works from home1County figure8.8%30% below
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Median age is 47.1, 21% above the median place.

Median age1
47.1
21% above the median place
Homes with broadband1
85.4%
7% below the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
18.8%
41% below the median place
All 8 people measures
MeasureKenoAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population11,6516646th largest
Median age147.121% above
Bachelor's or higher118.8%41% below
High school or higher186.8%6% below
Household size12.77% above
Born abroad1County figure4.7%47% below
No health insurance1County figure6.8%6% above
Homes with broadband185.4%7% below
05

Life in Keno

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

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents12.1 +19%
Playgrounds per 10k12.1 +29%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k12.1 +9%
Libraries per 10k6.1 7.0×
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

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.

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.

Public schools10
1
89% below the median place
Public school students10
183
96% below the median place
Students per teacher10
14.1
8% below the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureKenoAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools10189% below
Public school students1018396% below
Students per teacher1014.18% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k7County figure22.58% above
Shops per 10k7County figure29.04% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7County figure3.710% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7County figure16.817% below
Child care centers per 10k7County figure2.30% above
Parks per 10k812.119% above
Playgrounds per 10k812.129% above
Grocery stores per 10k80.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k812.19% above
Libraries per 10k86.1above (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails80.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi80.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings9County figure29123% above
06

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 Keno. Larger places are fetched first.

Tornado risk12
4.3
95% below the median place
Average temperature11
45°F
18% below the median place
July average high11
81°F
6% below the median place
All 10 weather and risk measures
MeasureKenoAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high11County figure81°F6% below
January average low11County figure22°F13% below
Average temperature11County figure45°F18% below
Annual precipitation11County figure26.8 in39% below
Natural hazard risk12County figure77.916% below
Tornado risk12County figure4.395% below
Wildfire risk12County figure94.454% above
Heat wave risk12County figure69.922% below
Median air quality index13County figure3812% below
Good air days13County figure64.4%6% below
08

Keno in 2030: where the trends point

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.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median household income$72,877 (2024)$92,500$78,000 to $109,500+4.0%
Median home value$339,600 (2024)$507,000$368,000 to $698,000+6.9%

The median home would be worth 5.5 years of the median income in 2030, against 4.7 now.

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

09

Places like Keno

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

PlaceRentIncome
Stuarts Draft, VA$1,201$79,332Compare
Red Hill, SC$1,179$68,250Compare
Boiling Spring Lakes, NC$1,385$62,676Compare
Hillside, IL$1,320$72,320Compare
Hillside, ILBoiling Spring Lakes, NCRed Hill, SCStuarts Draft, VAKeno, ORKenoStuarts DraftRed HillHillsideKenoStuarts DraftRed HillHillside

Common questions

Is Keno a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. 89% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 89% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-highest of 104 Oregon places. Owning with a mortgage costs only about $131 a month more than the median rent, a smaller gap than in 88% of places its size. On cost, space and class size it scores 72 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Keno expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 21.1% 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 $339,600.

What salary do you need to live in Keno?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $51,240 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Keno?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Stuarts Draft, VA, Red Hill, SC, Boiling Spring Lakes, NC and Hillside, IL.

Sources and methods

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

  1. 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
  2. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  3. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  4. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  5. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  6. 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.
  7. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  8. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  9. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  10. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  11. 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
  12. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  13. 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 Keno with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Keno itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/keno-oregon

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

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.