Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 49/100
D+
Median home value$528,500
Portland $559,400
Median rent$1,542/mo
Portland $1,724/mo
Cost-burdened households29%
Portland 35%
Canby
Clackamas County18,134 residentsCanby SD 86
59
C
Suburbgrade score
28th of 43 Portland suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by housing & affordability.
59
Portland median 61
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Canby is like to live in, by category
Bars show Canby against Portland. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 55/100
C−
Within-state proficiency59th pct
Portland median 66th pct
Student–teacher ratio17.6
Portland median 18.5
Graduation rate86%
Portland median 86%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 78/100
B+
Housing cost index92
Portland 100
Eff. tax rate0.88%
Portland 0.87%
Local sales tax0.00%
Portland median 0.00%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 59/100
C
Mean commute24.7 min
Portland 25.0 min
Under 30 minutes62%
Portland 65%
Transit stops / sq mi2.2
Portland median 8.1 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 66/100
C+
Restaurants & cafés49
Portland median 65 · within 2 miles
Groceries4
Portland median 5 · within 2 miles
Parks38
Portland median 68 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 54/100
C−
Median household income$100,989
Portland $97,436
Unemployment4.0%
Portland 5.1%
Professional occupations35%
Portland 47%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Canby on housing & affordability
Canby's weakest grade is D+. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Damascus16 mi from CanbyB− 51 D+ Cedar Mill19 mi from CanbyB− 71 B− West Linn7 mi from CanbyC+ 71 B− Lake Oswego10 mi from CanbyC+ 76 B Bethany22 mi from CanbyC+ 70 B− Happy Valley15 mi from CanbyC 62 C Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Canby
Is Canby, OR a good place to live?
Canby scores 59 out of 100, 28th of 43 Portland suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on housing & affordability. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Canby expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B+. The median home is $528,500, 6% below the Portland median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.88%. $1,542/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Canby?
Schools grade C−. The districts serving Canby sit at the 59th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 86% graduation rate and a 17.6 student–teacher ratio. Canby is served by Canby SD 86. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Canby?
The mean commute is 24.7 min, with 62% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 13% working from home. Transit density is 2.2 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Canby?
Within two miles there are 4 groceries, 49 restaurants and cafés and 38 parks, which grades C+ on amenities.
Are the homes in Canby old or new?
The median home in Canby was built in 1993 — newer than 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. 74% 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.