Best Places97068, OR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 97068, 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.
97068 ranks 1,013th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on civic engagement by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 97068
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.
97068's strengths and weaknesses
Where 97068 ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Household income$157,072 median, better than 97% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than 96% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of zip codes
Where 97068 ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,525 a month, better than only 5% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 13% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 21% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 30% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 31% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 97068
A household needs to earn about $226,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 97068 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $157,072, 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 97068's effective rate of 1.09%, 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 97068
97068 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 97068.
Who works in 97068, and how
Work in 97068 centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 64%
- Work from home 32%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 97068
97068 has more parkland per resident than 89% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 97068 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 97068, month by month
97068 sees roughly 109 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 50, with lows near 35. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 50° | 42° | 35° |
| April | 65° | 52° | 41° |
| July | 87° | 70° | 55° |
| October | 67° | 55° | 44° |
Flying in and out of 97068
Portland International sits about 16 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 97068
Schools across 97068 average a B+, better than 75% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Hallinan Elementary SchoolA · 63% proficient
- Cedaroak Park Primary SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- Trillium Creek Primary SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
Top middle schools
- Three Rivers Charter SchoolA+ · 78% proficient
- Lakeridge Middle SchoolA · 60% proficient
- Rosemont Ridge Middle SchoolA− · 58% proficient
Top high schools
- Wilsonville High SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Oregon City Senior High SchoolB · 47% proficient
- New Urban High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 97068 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
97068 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 97068 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 97068 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 96% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 32% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 69% of zip codes and health care access beats 73%.
Common questions about living in 97068
Is 97068 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 97068 ranks 1,013th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on civic engagement, high incomes, and what local pay buys, 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 97068 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $832,623. The overall cost of living runs about 14% above the national average. Set against a $157,072 median income, cost of living beats 96% of zip codes.
Is 97068 safe?
Yes, 97068 is safer than 78% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $308 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 97068?
July highs average about 87 degrees, and January highs near 50 with lows near 35. That works out to about 109 pleasant days a year, more than 69% of zip codes.
Is 97068 good for families?
Schools beat 75% of zip codes, crime safety beats 78%, and childcare runs $1,525 a month.
Compare 97068 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 97068. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 97068 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.
97068 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 97068: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 97068: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 97068: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 97068: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
97068 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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