Best Places97373, OR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 97373, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
97373 ranks 22,142nd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 97373
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.
97373's strengths and weaknesses
Where 97373 ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 88% of zip codes
- Short commute21.1 minutes each way, better than 80% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 76% of zip codes
Where 97373 ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 15% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 16% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- School gradeD+, better than only 19% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 97373
A household needs to earn about $126,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 97373 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $74,260, 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 97373's effective rate of 0.77%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in 97373
97373 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 97373.
Who works in 97373, and how
Work in 97373 centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 66%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 25%
Life in 97373
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 97373.
What the weather is like in 97373, month by month
97373 sees roughly 108 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 October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 50° | 42° | 35° |
| April | 65° | 52° | 41° |
| July | 87° | 70° | 55° |
| October | 67° | 55° | 44° |
Flying in and out of 97373
The nearest airport, McNary Field, is about 15 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Portland International, about 38 miles away.
The best schools in and around 97373
Schools across 97373 average a D+, better than 19% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- St Marys Public SchoolD− · 14% proficient
Top middle schools
- Mt Angel Middle SchoolD · 22% proficient
Top high schools
- John F Kennedy High SchoolB− · 43% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 97373 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
97373 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 97373 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 97373
Is 97373 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 97373 ranks 22,142nd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on few empty homes, state infrastructure, and cell coverage, and lowest on a weak job market 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 97373 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $484,700. The overall cost of living runs about 1% below the national average. Set against a $74,260 median income, cost of living beats 24% of zip codes.
Is 97373 safe?
Yes, 97373 is safer than 65% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $335 per resident a year.
Compare 97373 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 97373. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 97373 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.
97373 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 97373: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 97373: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 97373: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 97373: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
97373 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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