Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 51/100
D+
Median home value$484,400
Portland $559,400
Median rent$1,896/mo
Portland $1,724/mo
Cost-burdened households29%
Portland 35%
Aloha
Washington County52,389 residents2 school districts
68
B−
Suburbgrade score
9th of 43 Portland suburbs. Strongest on amenities, held back by housing & affordability.
68
Portland median 61
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Aloha is like to live in, by category
Bars show Aloha against Portland. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 71/100
B−
Within-state proficiency83rd pct
Portland median 66th pct
Student–teacher ratio17.4
Portland median 18.5
Graduation rate86%
Portland median 86%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 73/100
B
Housing cost index97
Portland 100
Eff. tax rate0.85%
Portland 0.87%
Local sales tax0.00%
Portland median 0.00%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 68/100
B−
Mean commute25.4 min
Portland 25.0 min
Under 30 minutes63%
Portland 65%
Transit stops / sq mi12
Portland median 8.1 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 89/100
A
Restaurants & cafés122
Portland median 65 · within 2 miles
Groceries11
Portland median 5 · within 2 miles
Parks274
Portland median 68 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 60/100
C
Median household income$101,934
Portland $97,436
Unemployment4.2%
Portland 5.1%
Professional occupations44%
Portland 47%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Aloha on housing & affordability
Aloha's weakest grade is D+. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Felida17 mi from AlohaB 61 C Damascus21 mi from AlohaB− 51 D+ Cedar Mill5 mi from AlohaB− 71 B− West Linn14 mi from AlohaC+ 71 B− Lake Oswego10 mi from AlohaC+ 76 B Camas23 mi from AlohaC+ 68 B− Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Aloha
Is Aloha, OR a good place to live?
Aloha scores 68 out of 100, 9th of 43 Portland suburbs. It is strongest on amenities and weakest on housing & affordability. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Aloha expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B. The median home is $484,400, 13% below the Portland median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.85%. $1,896/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Aloha?
Schools grade B−. The districts serving Aloha sit at the 83rd pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 86% graduation rate and a 17.4 student–teacher ratio. Aloha is served by Beaverton SD 48j and Hillsboro SD 1j. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Aloha?
The mean commute is 25.4 min, with 63% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 22% working from home. Transit density is 12 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Aloha?
Within two miles there are 11 groceries, 122 restaurants and cafés and 274 parks, which grades A on amenities.
Are the homes in Aloha old or new?
The median home in Aloha was built in 1984 — close to the Portland median of 1984. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 83% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.
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