Best Places97330, OR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 97330, 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.
97330 ranks 6,026th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on biking by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 97330
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.
97330's strengths and weaknesses
Where 97330 ranks high
- BikingBetter than 96% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Short commute16.3 minutes each way, better than 95% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 91% of zip codes
Where 97330 ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,442 a month, better than only 8% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 20% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 28% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 32% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 33% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 97330
A household needs to earn about $137,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 97330 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $78,998, 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 97330's effective rate of 0.96%, 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 97330
97330 runs younger 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 97330.
Who works in 97330, and how
Work in 97330 centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 65%
- Work from home 19%
- Transit, walk, or bike 16%
Life in 97330
97330 has more parkland per resident than 70% of zip codes and more late-night spots per resident than 73% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 97330 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 97330, month by month
97330 sees roughly 100 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 49, with lows near 34. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49° | 41° | 34° |
| April | 64° | 51° | 40° |
| July | 86° | 68° | 53° |
| October | 67° | 53° | 41° |
Flying in and out of 97330
The nearest airport, McNary Field, is about 26 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Portland International, about 76 miles away.
The best schools in and around 97330
Schools across 97330 average a B+, better than 76% of zip codes.
Top middle schools
- Philomath Middle SchoolA+ · 75% proficient
Top high schools
- Central High SchoolA+ · 98% proficient
- Corvallis High SchoolA+ · 90% proficient
- Philomath High SchoolA · 75% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 97330 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
97330 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 97330 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 97330 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 19% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 97330
Is 97330 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 97330 ranks 6,026th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on biking, state infrastructure, and an educated workforce, and lowest on childcare costs and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 97330 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $514,346. The overall cost of living runs about 1% above the national average. Set against a $78,998 median income, cost of living beats 47% of zip codes.
Is 97330 safe?
97330 is safer than 36% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $490 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 97330?
July highs average about 86 degrees, and January highs near 49 with lows near 34. That works out to about 100 pleasant days a year, more than 64% of zip codes.
Is 97330 good for families?
Schools beat 76% of zip codes, crime safety beats 36%, and childcare runs $1,442 a month.
Compare 97330 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 97330. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 97330 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.
97330 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 97330: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 97330: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 97330: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 97330: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
97330 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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