Best Places97370, OR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 97370, 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.
97370 ranks 7,729th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 97370
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.
97370's strengths and weaknesses
Where 97370 ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 88% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 87% of zip codes
- School gradeA−, better than 86% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 84% of zip codes
Where 97370 ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,439 a month, better than only 8% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 30% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 40% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 42% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 97370
A household needs to earn about $125,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 97370 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $85,637, 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 97370's effective rate of 0.88%, 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 97370
97370 runs older 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 97370.
Who works in 97370, and how
Work in 97370 centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 74%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 9%
Life in 97370
The coast is about 49 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across 97370, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 97370, month by month
97370 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 97370
The nearest airport, Mahlon Sweet Field, is about 30 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Portland International, about 82 miles away.
The best schools in and around 97370
Schools across 97370 average an A−, better than 86% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Philomath Elementary SchoolA+ · 75% proficient
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 97370 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
97370 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 97370 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 97370
Is 97370 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 97370 ranks 7,729th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on state infrastructure, population health, 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 97370 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $474,681. The overall cost of living runs about 0% above the national average. Set against a $85,637 median income, cost of living beats 58% of zip codes.
Is 97370 safe?
97370 is safer than 46% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $425 per resident a year.
Compare 97370 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 97370. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 97370 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.
97370 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 97370: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 97370: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 97370: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 97370: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
97370 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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