Portland

Best Portland suburbs for young professionals

Ranked on employment and income at 25%, amenities at 25%, commute at 20%, median rent at 15% (lower is better) and cost of living at 15%. Schools are not counted.

Updated Sep 2026·43 suburbs considered, 10 listed
1
Entrance sign to the private Oak Hills development.
Oak Hills$648k median · 21.3 min commute
Employment BAmenities A+Commute A
77
Score
overall 76 B
2
Drone photo of Portland, Oregon
Portland$582k median · 24.1 min commute
Employment C−Amenities A+Commute B+
73
Score
overall 67 C+
3
The historic Edward Earl Fisher Building (built 1916), located at 12444–12576 Southwest Broadway Street in Beaverton, Oregon, United States, is listed as a cont
Beaverton$570k median · 24.1 min commute
Employment CAmenities A+Commute B
73
Score
overall 71 B−
4
Downtown w:Tigard, Oregon, Main Street
Tigard$611k median · 22.9 min commute
Employment CAmenities A+Commute B+
72
Score
overall 69 B−
5
Sunrise over Salmon Creek Regional Park
Salmon Creek$530k median · 23.2 min commute
Employment CAmenities A−Commute B
70
Score
overall 62 C
6
View of Lakewood Bay, Oswego Lake, April 2008
Lake Oswego$932k median · 21.6 min commute
Employment B−Amenities A−Commute A−
70
Score
overall 76 B
7
Tualatin Commons in w:Tualatin, Oregon
Tualatin$628k median · 21.4 min commute
Employment CAmenities B+Commute B+
70
Score
overall 68 B−
8
Hillsboro, Oregon, United States, and Mount Hood.
Hillsboro$521k median · 22.9 min commute
Employment CAmenities A−Commute B
69
Score
overall 65 C+
9
TV Hwy in w:Aloha, Oregon, USA looking east at w:Mount Hood
Aloha$484k median · 25.4 min commute
Employment CAmenities ACommute B−
68
Score
overall 68 B−
10
Southern entrance sign to East Minnehaha, an area designated a Clark County Neighborhood Association in Minnehaha, Washington, USA. The sign is located on NE 40
Minnehaha$448k median · 20.2 min commute
Employment D+Amenities B+Commute A−
68
Score
overall 61 C
This list's weighting
Employment 25%Amenities 25%Commute 20%Median rent (lower is better) 15%Cost of living 15%
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Photos from Wikimedia Commons: Oak Hills (M.O. Stevens · CC BY 3.0); Portland (Spicypepper999 · CC0); Beaverton (Ian Poellet · CC BY-SA 4.0); Tigard (M.O. Stevens · Public domain); Salmon Creek (Kf1976 · CC BY-SA 4.0); Lake Oswego (Esprqii · CC BY-SA 3.0); Tualatin (M.O. Stevens · CC BY-SA 3.0); Hillsboro (M.O. Stevens at en.wikipedia · Public domain); Aloha (M.O. Stevens · Public domain); Minnehaha (Steven Baltakatei Sandoval · CC BY-SA 4.0).