Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 57/100
C−
Median home value$602,100
Portland $559,400
Median rent$2,131/mo
Portland $1,724/mo
Cost-burdened households33%
Portland 35%
Sherwood
Washington County20,307 residentsSherwood SD 88j
68
B−
Suburbgrade score
11th of 43 Portland suburbs. Strongest on schools, held back by housing & affordability.
68
Portland median 61
0 · F
A+ · 100
Launch-day rule. Residents is not counted for Sherwood yet: no poll responses so far. The overall score of 68 is computed on the other six categories, re-normalised to 100%. Answer the poll →
What living here is actually like
Written summary in preparation This page is waiting for its written summary, and for a person to check it. Until then it is excluded from search engines.
What Sherwood is like to live in, by category
Bars show Sherwood against Portland. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 80/100
B+
Within-state proficiency99th pct
Portland median 66th pct
Student–teacher ratio20.0
Portland median 18.5
Graduation rate97%
Portland median 86%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 65/100
C+
Housing cost index112
Portland 100
Eff. tax rate0.92%
Portland 0.87%
Local sales tax0.00%
Portland median 0.00%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 68/100
B−
Mean commute24.1 min
Portland 25.0 min
Under 30 minutes59%
Portland 65%
Transit stops / sq mi2.3
Portland median 8.1 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 68/100
B−
Restaurants & cafés59
Portland median 65 · within 2 miles
Groceries2
Portland median 5 · within 2 miles
Parks39
Portland median 68 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 67/100
C+
Median household income$109,966
Portland $97,436
Unemployment3.5%
Portland 5.1%
Professional occupations50%
Portland 47%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
—
No responses yet. Residents is excluded from the score until eight people answer.
Ask the people who live here
Twelve yes/no questions, one tap each. No dataset knows whether the yards are kept or whether anyone talks to their neighbours. Answers feed the Residents grade, which needs eight responses before it counts.
Nobody has answered for Sherwood yet. If you live here, you can be the first.
Is it quiet at night?
—
Do you feel safe walking after dark?
—
Can you walk to a grocery store?
—
Is it good for young children?
—
Are yards and streets well kept?
—
Tap either button to answer — no account neededAll twelve questions →
Better than Sherwood on housing & affordability
Sherwood's weakest grade is C−. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Damascus20 mi from SherwoodB− 51 D+ Cedar Mill12 mi from SherwoodB− 71 B− West Linn10 mi from SherwoodC+ 71 B− Lake Oswego8 mi from SherwoodC+ 76 B Bethany14 mi from SherwoodC+ 70 B− Happy Valley17 mi from SherwoodC 62 C Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Sherwood
Is Sherwood, OR a good place to live?
Sherwood scores 68 out of 100, 11th of 43 Portland suburbs. It is strongest on schools and weakest on housing & affordability. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Sherwood expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades C+. The median home is $602,100, 8% above the Portland median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.92%. $2,131/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Sherwood?
Schools grade B+. The districts serving Sherwood sit at the 99th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 97% graduation rate and a 20.0 student–teacher ratio. Sherwood is served by Sherwood SD 88j. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Sherwood?
The mean commute is 24.1 min, with 59% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 26% working from home. Transit density is 2.3 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Sherwood?
Within two miles there are 2 groceries, 59 restaurants and cafés and 39 parks, which grades B− on amenities.
Are the homes in Sherwood old or new?
The median home in Sherwood was built in 1997 — 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. 78% 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.