Best Places97030, OR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 97030, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
97030 ranks 15,792nd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on transit by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 97030
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.
97030's strengths and weaknesses
Where 97030 ranks high
- TransitBetter than 96% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 96% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 93% of zip codes
Where 97030 ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,741 a month, better than only 2% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 14% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 22% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 97030
A household needs to earn about $113,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 97030 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $74,041, 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 97030's effective rate of 0.86%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 97030
97030 runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 97030.
Who works in 97030, and how
Work in 97030 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 76%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 11%
Life in 97030
97030 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 75% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 68% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 97030 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 97030, month by month
97030 sees roughly 107 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 48, with lows near 37. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48° | 42° | 37° |
| April | 65° | 53° | 42° |
| July | 87° | 71° | 57° |
| October | 67° | 56° | 46° |
Flying in and out of 97030
Portland International sits about 10 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 97030
Schools across 97030 average a C+, better than 47% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Gresham Arthur AcademyC · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- Centennial High SchoolA+ · 98% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 97030 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
97030 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 97030 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 97030 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 13% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 97030
Is 97030 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 97030 ranks 15,792nd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on transit, biking, and state infrastructure, and lowest on childcare costs and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 97030 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $430,100. The overall cost of living runs about 1% above the national average. Set against a $74,041 median income, cost of living beats 31% of zip codes.
Is 97030 safe?
97030 is safer than 25% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $572 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 97030?
July highs average about 87 degrees, and January highs near 48 with lows near 37. That works out to about 107 pleasant days a year, more than 68% of zip codes.
Is 97030 good for families?
Schools beat 47% of zip codes, crime safety beats 25%, and childcare runs $1,741 a month.
Compare 97030 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 97030. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 97030 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.
97030 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 97030: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 97030: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 97030: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 97030: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
97030 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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