Boring is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Boring’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.
It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Boring has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Boring has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Boring than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Boring may be for you.
In Boring, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.94 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
As is often the case in a small town, Boring doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The overall education level of Boring is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 25.09% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Boring in 2022 was $42,976, which is wealthy relative to Oregon, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $171,904 for a family of four. However, Boring contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Boring is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Boring home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Boring residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Boring also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.59% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Boring include German, Irish, Swedish, Italian, and English.
The most common language spoken in Boring is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Slavic languages.
