Best Places97071, OR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 97071, 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.
97071 ranks 19,434th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cell coverage by a wide margin, and education levels rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 97071
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.
97071's strengths and weaknesses
Where 97071 ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 97% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 91% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 88% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 84% of zip codes
Where 97071 ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- School gradeD+, better than only 18% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 18% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 97071
A household needs to earn about $101,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 97071 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $77,125, 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 97071'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 97071
97071's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 97071.
Who works in 97071, and how
Work in 97071 centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 97071
97071 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 71% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 97071 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 97071, month by month
97071 sees roughly 111 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 97071
The nearest airport, McNary Field, is about 18 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Portland International, about 33 miles away.
The best schools in and around 97071
Schools across 97071 average a D+, better than 18% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Butte Creek Elementary SchoolC · 35% proficient
- Cecile Trost Elementary SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- St Paul Elementary SchoolD+ · 22% proficient
Top middle schools
- Molalla River Middle SchoolD+ · 27% proficient
- Mt Angel Middle SchoolD · 22% proficient
- North Marion Middle SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Top high schools
- Canby High SchoolA · 75% proficient
- John F Kennedy High SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Molalla High SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 97071 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
97071 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 97071 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 97071 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 8% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 97071
Is 97071 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 97071 ranks 19,434th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cell coverage, state infrastructure, and few empty homes, and lowest on education levels and thin health care access. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 97071 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $381,935. The overall cost of living runs about 3% below the national average. Set against a $77,125 median income, cost of living beats 41% of zip codes.
Is 97071 safe?
97071 is safer than 50% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $403 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 97071?
July highs average about 87 degrees, and January highs near 50 with lows near 35. That works out to about 111 pleasant days a year, more than 70% of zip codes.
Is 97071 good for families?
Schools beat 18% of zip codes, crime safety beats 50%, and childcare runs $1,114 a month.
Compare 97071 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 97071. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 97071 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.
97071 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 97071: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 97071: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 97071: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 97071: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
97071 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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