Portland–Vancouver–Hillsboro

43 cities and suburbs across Portland, each scored out of 100 on the same national scales. The metro's median home is $559,400 and its mean commute 25.0 min. Lake Oswego scores highest overall at 76. St. Helens leads on cost of living.

Places

Median score

Poll responses

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Coverage

43 places
in Portland

One of 50 metros graded so far, on the same national scales.

10 mi

20 mi

30 mi

Downtown Portland

Downtown Vancouver

Lake Oswego

West Linn

Cedar Mill

Beaverton

Bethany

Tigard

Tualatin

Camas

Sherwood

Hillsboro

Wilsonville

Salmon Creek

Happy Valley

Ridgefield

McMinnville

Minnehaha

Mount Vista

Gladstone

Orchards

Canby

Oregon City

Battle Ground

Washougal

Newberg

Sandy

Gresham

Forest Grove

Molalla

St. Helens

Dot size = overall scoreA B C D Positions plotted from place centroids · rings measured from Downtown Portland

Every suburb of Portland, ranked

#	Place	Score	Hous	Scho	Cost	Comm	Amen	Empl	Resi
1	Lake Oswego	76 B	C+	A−	C	A−	A−	B−	—
2	Oak Hills	76 B	C−	B	B	A	A+	B	—
3	West Linn	71 B−	C+	A−	C	B	B	C+	—
4	Cedar Mill	71 B−	B−	B	C+	B+	B	C	—
5	Beaverton	71 B−	D	B+	B	B	A+	C	—
6	Bethany	70 B−	C+	B−	C	B	B	B	—
7	Tigard	69 B−	D+	B−	B−	B+	A+	C	—
8	Tualatin	68 B−	D+	B−	B	B+	B+	C	—
9	Aloha	68 B−	D+	B−	B	B−	A	C	—
10	Camas	68 B−	C+	B	C	B−	C+	C+	—
11	Sherwood	68 B−	C−	B+	C+	B−	B−	C+	—
12	Portland	67 C+	D	C+	B−	B+	A+	C−	—
13	Oatfield	65 C+	C	C	B+	C+	A−	D+	—
14	Hillsboro	65 C+	D	C−	B	B	A−	C	—
15	Oak Grove	65 C+	D	C+	A−	B	A−	D	—
16	Wilsonville	64 C+	D	B+	B	C+	B	D	—
17	Milwaukie	63 C+	D−	C	B+	B−	B+	D+	—
18	Salmon Creek	62 C	D+	D−	B−	B	A−	C	—
19	Happy Valley	62 C	C	D+	B−	C	B−	C+	—
20	Ridgefield	62 C	C+	B−	C	C+	C−	D+	—
21	McMinnville	61 C	F	B−	A−	B−	B−	F	—
22	Minnehaha	61 C	D+	D	B−	A−	B+	D+	—
23	Mount Vista	61 C	C−	D+	C+	B+	B−	C−	—
24	Gladstone	61 C	D	C−	B+	B	B	D	—
25	Felida	61 C	B	D−	C+	B+	D−	B−	—
26	Orchards	60 C	D+	D+	B+	C+	B	D+	—
27	Five Corners	60 C	C−	D+	C+	C	B+	C−	—
28	Canby	59 C	D+	C−	B+	C	C+	C−	—
29	Oregon City	59 C	D+	D	B	C	B+	C−	—
30	Battle Ground	58 C	D	D+	B−	D+	B	C	—
31	Washougal	58 C	D+	C	C+	C+	C	D	—
32	Newberg	58 C	D−	C+	B−	D	B−	C−	—
33	Sandy	57 C−	D+	C	B	C−	C	D+	—
34	Vancouver	57 C−	D−	D	B	B	B+	D	—
35	Hazel Dell	57 C−	D−	D	B+	B−	B+	D−	—
36	Troutdale	54 C−	D	F	B+	C+	B−	D+	—
37	Gresham	53 C−	F	F	B	C	A	D	—
38	Cornelius	52 D+	D	D−	B	D+	C−	C−	—
39	Forest Grove	51 D+	D−	F	A−	D+	C	D+	—
40	Damascus	51 D+	B−	F	C+	D	F	C	—
41	Molalla	50 D+	D−	D	B+	D	D	C−	—
42	Fairview	50 D+	F	F	B	B−	C−	D+	—
43	St. Helens	46 D	F	F	A−	D−	C−	D+	—

— for Residents: fewer than 8 poll responses, so the category is not yet counted. Those places' overall scores are computed on the other six categories, re-normalised to 100%. 43 of 43 are currently below the threshold.

Six Portland lists

Best Portland suburbs for families Most affordable Portland suburbs Best Portland suburbs for schools Shortest commutes to Downtown Portland Most walkable Portland suburbs Best Portland suburbs for young professionals

8 head-to-heads

Portland vs Milwaukie Vancouver vs Minnehaha Gresham vs Fairview Hillsboro vs Aloha Beaverton vs Aloha Tigard vs Tualatin Aloha vs Oak Hills Lake Oswego vs Oak Grove

5 guides

What "median home value" hides when you compare suburbsWhat a school proficiency percentile actually measuresWhat a two-mile amenity count can and cannot seeReading an effective property tax rateWhat the scores deliberately do not coverAll guides →