Best Places97355, OR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 97355, 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.
97355 ranks 18,805th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and the schools rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 97355
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.
97355's strengths and weaknesses
Where 97355 ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 88% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than 80% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 80% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 79% of zip codes
Where 97355 ranks low
- School gradeD, better than only 8% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 22% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 26% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 27% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 97355
A household needs to earn about $100,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 97355 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $70,342, 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 97355's effective rate of 0.71%, 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 97355
97355's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 97355.
Who works in 97355, and how
Work in 97355 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 97355
97355 has more parkland per resident than 86% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 97355 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 97355, month by month
97355 sees roughly 97 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 97355
The nearest airport, McNary Field, is about 27 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Portland International, about 75 miles away.
The best schools in and around 97355
Schools across 97355 average a D, better than 8% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Sand Ridge Charter SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- Foster Elementary SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Pioneer SchoolC · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Timber Ridge SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Seven Oak Middle SchoolC− · 29% proficient
- Scio Middle SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Central Linn High SchoolA · 75% proficient
- West Albany High SchoolA · 72% proficient
- Scio High SchoolB+ · 58% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 97355 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
97355 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 97355 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 97355 suits
Families
Schools land around the 8th percentile and crime safety beats 88%.
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 8% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 97355
Is 97355 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 97355 ranks 18,805th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low crime, and clean air, and lowest on the schools and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 97355 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $388,281. The overall cost of living runs about 2% below the national average. Set against a $70,342 median income, cost of living beats 27% of zip codes.
Is 97355 safe?
Yes, 97355 is safer than 88% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $267 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 97355?
July highs average about 86 degrees, and January highs near 49 with lows near 34. That works out to about 97 pleasant days a year, more than 61% of zip codes.
Is 97355 good for families?
Schools beat 8% of zip codes, crime safety beats 88%, and childcare runs $1,005 a month.
Compare 97355 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 97355. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 97355 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.
97355 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 97355: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 97355: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 97355: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 97355: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
97355 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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