Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 49/100
D+
Median home value$470,300
Portland $559,400
Median rent$1,861/mo
Portland $1,724/mo
Cost-burdened households34%
Portland 35%
Sandy
Clackamas County12,854 residentsOregon Trail SD 46
57
C−
Suburbgrade score
33rd of 43 Portland suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by housing & affordability.
57
Portland median 61
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Sandy is like to live in, by category
Bars show Sandy against Portland. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 59/100
C
Within-state proficiency79th pct
Portland median 66th pct
Student–teacher ratio21.0
Portland median 18.5
Graduation rate86%
Portland median 86%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 73/100
B
Housing cost index103
Portland 100
Eff. tax rate0.87%
Portland 0.87%
Local sales tax0.00%
Portland median 0.00%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 54/100
C−
Mean commute26.1 min
Portland 25.0 min
Under 30 minutes58%
Portland 65%
Transit stops / sq mi1.3
Portland median 8.1 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 60/100
C
Restaurants & cafés42
Portland median 65 · within 2 miles
Groceries3
Portland median 5 · within 2 miles
Parks26
Portland median 68 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 51/100
D+
Median household income$108,984
Portland $97,436
Unemployment6.0%
Portland 5.1%
Professional occupations33%
Portland 47%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Sandy on housing & affordability
Sandy's weakest grade is D+. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Damascus9 mi from SandyB− 51 D+ West Linn18 mi from SandyC+ 71 B− Lake Oswego21 mi from SandyC+ 76 B Camas16 mi from SandyC+ 68 B− Happy Valley12 mi from SandyC 62 C Oatfield16 mi from SandyC 65 C+ Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Sandy
Is Sandy, OR a good place to live?
Sandy scores 57 out of 100, 33rd 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 Sandy expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B. The median home is $470,300, 16% below the Portland median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.87%. $1,861/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Sandy?
Schools grade C. The districts serving Sandy sit at the 79th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 86% graduation rate and a 21.0 student–teacher ratio. Sandy is served by Oregon Trail SD 46. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Sandy?
The mean commute is 26.1 min, with 58% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 15% working from home. Transit density is 1.3 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Sandy?
Within two miles there are 3 groceries, 42 restaurants and cafés and 26 parks, which grades C on amenities.
Are the homes in Sandy old or new?
The median home in Sandy was built in 2003 — 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. 81% 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.