Most walkable Portland suburbs

Ranked on amenities within two miles at 40%, transit stop density at 15%, and the three poll questions about walking to groceries, restaurants and the state of the sidewalks at 45%. Walkability is mostly something residents know and datasets do not.

Updated Sep 2026·43 suburbs considered, 10 listed
1
Drone photo of Portland, Oregon
Portland$582k median · 24.1 min commute
Amenities A+Commute B+Residents inactive
100
Walkability
overall 67 C+
2
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
Amenities A+Commute BResidents inactive
96
Walkability
overall 71 B−
3
Entrance sign to the private Oak Hills development.
Oak Hills$648k median · 21.3 min commute
Amenities A+Commute AResidents inactive
91
Walkability
overall 76 B
4
Downtown w:Tigard, Oregon, Main Street
Tigard$611k median · 22.9 min commute
Amenities A+Commute B+Residents inactive
89
Walkability
overall 69 B−
5
Gresham City Park and downtown Gresham
Gresham$459k median · 26.0 min commute
Amenities ACommute CResidents inactive
88
Walkability
overall 53 C−
6
TV Hwy in w:Aloha, Oregon, USA looking east at w:Mount Hood
Aloha$484k median · 25.4 min commute
Amenities ACommute B−Residents inactive
87
Walkability
overall 68 B−
7
Oatfield$569k median · 26.1 min commute
Amenities A−Commute C+Residents inactive
85
Walkability
overall 65 C+
8
Hillsboro, Oregon, United States, and Mount Hood.
Hillsboro$521k median · 22.9 min commute
Amenities A−Commute BResidents inactive
83
Walkability
overall 65 C+
9
w:Oak Grove, Oregon, near w:Portland, Oregon.
Oak Grove$516k median · 25.1 min commute
Amenities A−Commute BResidents inactive
83
Walkability
overall 65 C+
10
Hazel Dell$456k median · 24.6 min commute
Amenities B+Commute B−Residents inactive
82
Walkability
overall 57 C−
This list's weighting
Amenities 40%Transit stop density 15%Resident poll (Q3, Q4, Q8) 45%

Poll components only count for places with eight or more resident responses; for the others the remaining weights re-normalise to 100%.

Photos from Wikimedia Commons: Portland (Spicypepper999 · CC0); Beaverton (Ian Poellet · CC BY-SA 4.0); Oak Hills (M.O. Stevens · CC BY 3.0); Tigard (M.O. Stevens · Public domain); Gresham (SkatePark in Main City Park, Gresham, Oregon.jpg · CC BY 4.0); Aloha (M.O. Stevens · Public domain); Hillsboro (M.O. Stevens at en.wikipedia · Public domain); Oak Grove (Tedder · CC BY 3.0).