Best Places97305, OR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 97305, 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.
97305 ranks 18,715th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and education levels rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 97305
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.
97305's strengths and weaknesses
Where 97305 ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 92% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 92% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 90% of zip codes
Where 97305 ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 15% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 18% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 97305
A household needs to earn about $102,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 97305 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $68,637, 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 97305's effective rate of 0.84%, 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 97305
97305 runs younger than the country, 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 97305.
Who works in 97305, and how
Work in 97305 centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in 97305
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 97305.
What the weather is like in 97305, month by month
97305 sees roughly 108 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 51, with lows near 35. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 51° | 42° | 35° |
| April | 65° | 52° | 40° |
| July | 88° | 71° | 55° |
| October | 68° | 54° | 44° |
Flying in and out of 97305
The nearest airport, McNary Field, is about 5 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Portland International, about 46 miles away.
The best schools in and around 97305
Schools across 97305 average a C+, better than 54% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Pratum Elementary SchoolA+ · 75% proficient
- Central Howell Elementary SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- St Marys Public SchoolD− · 14% proficient
Top middle schools
- Mt Angel Middle SchoolD · 22% proficient
- Gervais Middle SchoolF · 12% proficient
Top high schools
- Silverton High SchoolA · 73% proficient
- John F Kennedy High SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Gervais High SchoolC · 34% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 97305 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
97305 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 97305 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 97305 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 9% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 97305
Is 97305 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 97305 ranks 18,715th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on state infrastructure, cell coverage, and biking, 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 97305 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $389,926. The overall cost of living runs about 4% below the national average. Set against a $68,637 median income, cost of living beats 26% of zip codes.
Is 97305 safe?
97305 is safer than 44% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $479 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 97305?
July highs average about 88 degrees, and January highs near 51 with lows near 35. That works out to about 108 pleasant days a year, more than 68% of zip codes.
Is 97305 good for families?
Schools beat 54% of zip codes, crime safety beats 44%, and childcare runs $1,099 a month.
Compare 97305 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 97305. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 97305 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.
97305 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 97305: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 97305: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 97305: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 97305: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
97305 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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