Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 43/100
D
Median home value$515,700
Portland $559,400
Median rent$1,744/mo
Portland $1,724/mo
Cost-burdened households42%
Portland 35%
Oak Grove
Clackamas County16,796 residentsNorth Clackamas SD 12
65
C+
Suburbgrade score
15th of 43 Portland suburbs. Strong on cost of living and amenities, held back by housing & affordability.
65
Portland median 61
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Oak Grove is like to live in, by category
Bars show Oak Grove against Portland. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 64/100
C+
Within-state proficiency69th pct
Portland median 66th pct
Student–teacher ratio18.2
Portland median 18.5
Graduation rate87%
Portland median 86%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 84/100
A−
Housing cost index97
Portland 100
Eff. tax rate0.91%
Portland 0.87%
Local sales tax0.00%
Portland median 0.00%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 73/100
B
Mean commute25.1 min
Portland 25.0 min
Under 30 minutes62%
Portland 65%
Transit stops / sq mi12
Portland median 8.1 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 84/100
A−
Restaurants & cafés103
Portland median 65 · within 2 miles
Groceries7
Portland median 5 · within 2 miles
Parks74
Portland median 68 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 47/100
D
Median household income$86,226
Portland $97,436
Unemployment5.3%
Portland 5.1%
Professional occupations47%
Portland 47%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Oak Grove on housing & affordability
Oak Grove's weakest grade is D. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Felida21 mi from Oak GroveB 61 C Damascus9 mi from Oak GroveB− 51 D+ Cedar Mill12 mi from Oak GroveB− 71 B− West Linn3 mi from Oak GroveC+ 71 B− Lake Oswego3 mi from Oak GroveC+ 76 B Camas16 mi from Oak GroveC+ 68 B− Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Oak Grove
Is Oak Grove, OR a good place to live?
Oak Grove scores 65 out of 100, 15th 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 Oak Grove expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades A−. The median home is $515,700, 8% below the Portland median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.91%. $1,744/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Oak Grove?
Schools grade C+. The districts serving Oak Grove sit at the 69th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 87% graduation rate and a 18.2 student–teacher ratio. Oak Grove is served by North Clackamas SD 12. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Oak Grove?
The mean commute is 25.1 min, with 62% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 28% working from home. Transit density is 12 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Oak Grove?
Within two miles there are 7 groceries, 103 restaurants and cafés and 74 parks, which grades A− on amenities.
Are the homes in Oak Grove old or new?
The median home in Oak Grove was built in 1969 — older 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. 68% 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.