Best Places97060, OR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 97060, 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.
97060 ranks 10,523rd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 97060
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.
97060's strengths and weaknesses
Where 97060 ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than 94% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 92% of zip codes
Where 97060 ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,741 a month, better than only 2% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 16% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 19% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 97060
A household needs to earn about $116,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 97060 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $91,164, 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 97060's effective rate of 0.88%, 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 97060
97060'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 97060.
Who works in 97060, and how
Work in 97060 centers on retail trade 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 80%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in 97060
97060 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 89% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 83% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 97060 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 97060, month by month
97060 sees roughly 110 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 97060
Portland International sits about 11 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 97060
Schools across 97060 average a B−, better than 63% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Reynolds Arthur AcademyC+ · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 97060 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
97060 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 97060 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 97060 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 14% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 97060
Is 97060 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 97060 ranks 10,523rd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on state infrastructure, biking, and clean air, 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 97060 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $439,909. The overall cost of living runs about 6% above the national average. Set against a $91,164 median income, cost of living beats 52% of zip codes.
Is 97060 safe?
97060 is safer than 33% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $504 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 97060?
July highs average about 87 degrees, and January highs near 48 with lows near 37. That works out to about 110 pleasant days a year, more than 69% of zip codes.
Is 97060 good for families?
Schools beat 63% of zip codes, crime safety beats 33%, and childcare runs $1,741 a month.
Compare 97060 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 97060. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 97060 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.
97060 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 97060: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 97060: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 97060: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 97060: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
97060 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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