Best Places97007, OR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 97007, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
97007 ranks 1,204th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on clean air by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 97007
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
97007's strengths and weaknesses
Where 97007 ranks high
- Air qualityBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 96% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Household income$133,626 median, better than 93% of zip codes
Where 97007 ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,642 a month, better than only 3% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 30% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 34% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 34% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 37% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 97007
A household needs to earn about $165,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 97007 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $133,626, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses 97007's effective rate of 1.03%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 97007
97007's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 97007.
Who works in 97007, and how
Work in 97007 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 65%
- Work from home 29%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in 97007
97007 has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most zip codes and more parkland per resident than 77% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 97007 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 97007, month by month
97007 sees roughly 96 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 49, with lows near 33. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49° | 41° | 33° |
| April | 64° | 51° | 38° |
| July | 86° | 69° | 52° |
| October | 67° | 53° | 41° |
Flying in and out of 97007
Portland International sits about 15 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 9.1 million passengers in 2025, with 117 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around 97007
Schools across 97007 average a B+, better than 80% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Scholls Heights Elementary SchoolA+ · 75% proficient
- Kinnaman Elementary SchoolA+ · 75% proficient
- Cooper Mountain Elementary SchoolA− · 62% proficient
Top middle schools
- Conestoga Middle SchoolA− · 55% proficient
- Highland Park Middle SchoolB+ · 48% proficient
- R A Brown Middle SchoolB · 43% proficient
Top high schools
- Southridge High SchoolA · 75% proficient
- Mountainside High SchoolA · 75% proficient
- Hillsboro High SchoolB · 50% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 97007 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
97007 measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare 97007 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 97007 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 92% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 29% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 97007
Is 97007 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 97007 ranks 1,204th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on clean air, few empty homes, and state infrastructure, and lowest on childcare costs and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 97007 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $611,599. The overall cost of living runs about 7% above the national average. Set against a $133,626 median income, cost of living beats 92% of zip codes.
Is 97007 safe?
97007 is safer than 50% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $396 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 97007?
July highs average about 86 degrees, and January highs near 49 with lows near 33. That works out to about 96 pleasant days a year, more than 61% of zip codes.
Is 97007 good for families?
Schools beat 80% of zip codes, crime safety beats 50%, and childcare runs $1,642 a month.
Compare 97007 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 97007. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 97007 represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
97007 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 97007: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 97007: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 97007: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 97007: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
97007 detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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