Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 45/100
D
Median home value$452,900
Portland $559,400
Median rent$1,573/mo
Portland $1,724/mo
Cost-burdened households33%
Portland 35%
Cornelius
Washington County14,255 residents2 school districts
52
D+
Suburbgrade score
38th of 43 Portland suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by schools.
52
Portland median 61
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Cornelius is like to live in, by category
Bars show Cornelius against Portland. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 41/100
D−
Within-state proficiency32nd pct
Portland median 66th pct
Student–teacher ratio16.4
Portland median 18.5
Graduation rate83%
Portland median 86%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 76/100
B
Housing cost index86
Portland 100
Eff. tax rate0.58%
Portland 0.87%
Local sales tax0.00%
Portland median 0.00%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 48/100
D+
Mean commute28.7 min
Portland 25.0 min
Under 30 minutes61%
Portland 65%
Transit stops / sq mi3.5
Portland median 8.1 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 56/100
C−
Restaurants & cafés32
Portland median 65 · within 2 miles
Groceries2
Portland median 5 · within 2 miles
Parks59
Portland median 68 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 54/100
C−
Median household income$96,273
Portland $97,436
Unemployment5.0%
Portland 5.1%
Professional occupations32%
Portland 47%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Cornelius on schools
Cornelius's weakest grade is D−. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbSchoolsOverall
Lake Oswego18 mi from CorneliusA− 76 B West Linn23 mi from CorneliusA− 71 B− Wilsonville20 mi from CorneliusB+ 64 C+ Sherwood15 mi from CorneliusB+ 68 B− Beaverton12 mi from CorneliusB+ 71 B− Cedar Mill12 mi from CorneliusB 71 B− Within-state proficiency: EDFacts SY2021–22 · Graduation rate: EDFacts ACGR SY2018–19
Common questions about living in Cornelius
Is Cornelius, OR a good place to live?
Cornelius scores 52 out of 100, 38th of 43 Portland suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on schools. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Cornelius expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B. The median home is $452,900, 19% below the Portland median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.58%. $1,573/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Cornelius?
Schools grade D−. The districts serving Cornelius sit at the 32nd pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 83% graduation rate and a 16.4 student–teacher ratio. Cornelius is served by Forest Grove SD 15 and Hillsboro SD 1j. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Cornelius?
The mean commute is 28.7 min, with 61% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 9.0% working from home. Transit density is 3.5 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Cornelius?
Within two miles there are 2 groceries, 32 restaurants and cafés and 59 parks, which grades C− on amenities.
Are the homes in Cornelius old or new?
The median home in Cornelius was built in 1992 — 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. 75% 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.