Best Places97145, OR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 97145, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
97145 ranks 20,225th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on clean air by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 97145
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.
97145's strengths and weaknesses
Where 97145 ranks high
- Air qualityBetter than 96% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 88% of zip codes
Where 97145 ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 13% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 13% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 19% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 97145
A household needs to earn about $200,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 97145 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $76,917, 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 97145's effective rate of 0.65%, 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 97145
97145 runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 97145.
Who works in 97145, and how
Work in 97145 centers on hospitality & food and public administration. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 9%
Life in 97145
The coast is about 0 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across 97145, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 97145, month by month
97145 sees roughly 112 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 70 degrees. January highs sit near 52, with lows near 37. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52° | 44° | 37° |
| April | 59° | 49° | 40° |
| July | 70° | 61° | 53° |
| October | 63° | 54° | 45° |
Flying in and out of 97145
Portland International sits about 68 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 97145
Schools across 97145 average a C−, better than 20% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- The Cannon Beach AcademyD+ · 25% proficient
- Pacific Ridge Elementary SchoolD+ · 23% proficient
Top middle schools
- Seaside Middle SchoolD · 22% proficient
Top high schools
- Seaside High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 97145 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
97145 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 97145 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 97145
Is 97145 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 97145 ranks 20,225th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on clean air, state infrastructure, and walkability, and lowest on an overheated housing market and empty homes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 97145 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $781,720. The overall cost of living runs about 24% above the national average. Set against a $76,917 median income, cost of living beats 32% of zip codes.
Is 97145 safe?
97145 is safer than 13% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $746 per resident a year.
Compare 97145 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 97145. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 97145 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.
97145 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 97145: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 97145: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 97145: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 97145: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
97145 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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