Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 41/100
D−
Median home value$447,100
Portland $559,400
Median rent$1,654/mo
Portland $1,724/mo
Cost-burdened households33%
Portland 35%
Molalla
Clackamas County10,186 residentsMolalla River SD 35
50
D+
Suburbgrade score
41st of 43 Portland suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by housing & affordability.
50
Portland median 61
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Molalla is like to live in, by category
Bars show Molalla against Portland. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 43/100
D
Within-state proficiency47th pct
Portland median 66th pct
Student–teacher ratio18.0
Portland median 18.5
Graduation rate82%
Portland median 86%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 78/100
B+
Housing cost index93
Portland 100
Eff. tax rate0.68%
Portland 0.87%
Local sales tax0.00%
Portland median 0.00%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 43/100
D
Mean commute28.3 min
Portland 25.0 min
Under 30 minutes47%
Portland 65%
Transit stops / sq mi1.0
Portland median 8.1 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 47/100
D
Restaurants & cafés19
Portland median 65 · within 2 miles
Groceries1
Portland median 5 · within 2 miles
Parks17
Portland median 68 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 53/100
C−
Median household income$89,318
Portland $97,436
Unemployment4.7%
Portland 5.1%
Professional occupations26%
Portland 47%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Molalla on housing & affordability
Molalla's weakest grade is D−. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Damascus20 mi from MolallaB− 51 D+ West Linn15 mi from MolallaC+ 71 B− Lake Oswego19 mi from MolallaC+ 76 B Happy Valley20 mi from MolallaC 62 C Oatfield18 mi from MolallaC 65 C+ Sherwood19 mi from MolallaC− 68 B− Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Molalla
Is Molalla, OR a good place to live?
Molalla scores 50 out of 100, 41st 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 Molalla expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B+. The median home is $447,100, 20% below the Portland median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.68%. $1,654/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Molalla?
Schools grade D. The districts serving Molalla sit at the 47th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 82% graduation rate and a 18.0 student–teacher ratio. Molalla is served by Molalla River SD 35. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Molalla?
The mean commute is 28.3 min, with 47% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 13% working from home. Transit density is 1.0 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Molalla?
Within two miles there are 1 groceries, 19 restaurants and cafés and 17 parks, which grades D on amenities.
Are the homes in Molalla old or new?
The median home in Molalla was built in 1997 — 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. 66% 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.