Best Places97219, OR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 97219, 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.
97219 ranks 1,452nd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on clean air by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 97219
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.
97219's strengths and weaknesses
Where 97219 ranks high
- Air qualityBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 96% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 95% of zip codes
Where 97219 ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,736 a month, better than only 2% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 26% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 27% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 97219
A household needs to earn about $199,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 97219 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $141,129, 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 97219's effective rate of 1.17%, 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 97219
97219's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 97219.
Who works in 97219, and how
Work in 97219 centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 61%
- Work from home 28%
- Transit, walk, or bike 10%
Life in 97219
97219 has more parkland per resident than 88% of zip codes and more late-night spots per resident than 67% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 97219 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 97219, month by month
97219 sees roughly 113 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 49, with lows near 36. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49° | 42° | 36° |
| April | 66° | 53° | 43° |
| July | 86° | 71° | 59° |
| October | 67° | 56° | 46° |
Flying in and out of 97219
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 97219
Schools across 97219 average an A−, better than 75% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Forest Hills Elementary SchoolA · 68% proficient
- Montclair Elementary SchoolA · 68% proficient
- Riverdale Grade SchoolA · 68% proficient
Top middle schools
- Whitford Middle SchoolA+ · 73% proficient
- Lake Oswego Middle SchoolA · 61% proficient
- Twality Middle SchoolB · 44% proficient
Top high schools
- Lake Oswego Senior High SchoolA · 78% proficient
- Riverdale High SchoolA · 75% proficient
- Tualatin High SchoolA · 75% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 97219 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
97219 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 97219 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 97219 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 94% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 28% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 71% of zip codes and health care access beats 57%.
Common questions about living in 97219
Is 97219 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 97219 ranks 1,452nd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on clean air, an educated workforce, and state infrastructure, 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 97219 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $724,437. The overall cost of living runs about 11% above the national average. Set against a $141,129 median income, cost of living beats 94% of zip codes.
Is 97219 safe?
97219 is safer than 42% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $447 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 97219?
July highs average about 86 degrees, and January highs near 49 with lows near 36. That works out to about 113 pleasant days a year, more than 71% of zip codes.
Is 97219 good for families?
Schools beat 75% of zip codes, crime safety beats 42%, and childcare runs $1,736 a month.
Compare 97219 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 97219. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 97219 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.
97219 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 97219: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 97219: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 97219: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 97219: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
97219 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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