Best Places97347, OR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 97347, 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.
97347 ranks 27,521st of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and the cost of living against local pay is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 97347
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.
97347's strengths and weaknesses
Where 97347 ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than 87% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 80% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 80% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 72% of zip codes
Where 97347 ranks low
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 13% of zip codes
- Household income$53,286 median, better than only 14% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 14% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 16% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 97347
A household needs to earn about $64,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 97347 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $53,286, 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 97347's effective rate of 0.52%, 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 97347
97347 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 97347.
Who works in 97347, and how
Work in 97347 centers on public administration and arts & entertainment. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in 97347
The coast is about 26 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across 97347, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 97347, month by month
97347 sees roughly 94 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 September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 50° | 42° | 35° |
| April | 64° | 51° | 39° |
| July | 87° | 69° | 52° |
| October | 67° | 54° | 42° |
Flying in and out of 97347
The nearest airport, McNary Field, is about 32 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Portland International, about 61 miles away.
The best schools in and around 97347
Schools across 97347 average a C, better than 35% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Nestucca K8D+ · 24% proficient
- Willamina Elementary SchoolD− · 12% proficient
Top high schools
- Nestucca High SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 97347 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
97347 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 97347 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 97347
Is 97347 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 97347 ranks 27,521st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on state infrastructure, clean air, and transit, and lowest on the cost of living against local pay and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 97347 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $252,624. The overall cost of living runs about 2% above the national average. Set against a $53,286 median income, cost of living beats 6% of zip codes.
Is 97347 safe?
97347 is safer than 44% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $418 per resident a year.
Compare 97347 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 97347. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 97347 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.
97347 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 97347: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 97347: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 97347: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 97347: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
97347 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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