Ranked · Sun & walkable · Oregon
Best sunny, walkable cities in Oregon
Cities of 25,000+ residents, scored with the “Sun & walkable” weighting the live tool uses, heaviest on sunny days / year, walkability, crime index, january low. Scores are relative to this set; open the tool to change the weights and re-rank.
1.Salem, OR179k residents
75/100sunny days / year: 160 days · walkability: 38/100 · january low: 36°F
2.Springfield, OR61k residents
75/100sunny days / year: 160 days · walkability: 34/100 · january low: 35°F
3.Grants Pass, OR39k residents
74/100sunny days / year: 160 days · walkability: 30/100 · january low: 35°F
4.Eugene, OR180k residents
73/100sunny days / year: 160 days · walkability: 38/100 · january low: 35°F
5.Gresham, OR112k residents
72/100sunny days / year: 160 days · walkability: 38/100 · january low: 37°F
6.Albany, OR57k residents
72/100sunny days / year: 160 days · walkability: 34/100 · january low: 34°F
7.Medford, OR86k residents
71/100sunny days / year: 160 days · walkability: 34/100 · january low: 33°F
8.Woodburn, OR28k residents
71/100sunny days / year: 160 days · walkability: 30/100 · january low: 36°F
9.Corvallis, OR60k residents
70/100sunny days / year: 160 days · walkability: 34/100 · january low: 34°F
10.Aloha, OR52k residents
70/100sunny days / year: 160 days · walkability: 34/100 · january low: 40°F
Methodology: each city is scored 0–100 by min–max normalizing every weighted facet across this candidate set (direction-aware), identical math to the tool's “Best fit” tab. A different weighting produces a different order, which is the point: this is a starting shortlist, not a verdict.
- Which city is the sunniest and most walkable in Oregon?
- Salem, OR ranks first with a fit score of 75/100, followed by Springfield (75) and Grants Pass (74), using the "Sun & walkable" weighting.
- How is this ranking calculated?
- Each of the 10 candidate cities (25,000+ residents) is scored 0 to 100 by min-max normalizing the weighted facets, heaviest on sunny days / year, walkability, crime index, january low, across this set. Change the weights in the live tool and the order changes with them.