Best Places97411, OR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 97411, 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.
97411 ranks 25,114th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 97411
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.
97411's strengths and weaknesses
Where 97411 ranks high
- Short commute15.7 minutes each way, better than 96% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 88% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 87% of zip codes
Where 97411 ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Household income$50,982 median, better than only 12% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 97411
A household needs to earn about $114,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 97411 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $50,982, 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 97411'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 97411
97411 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 97411.
Who works in 97411, and how
Work in 97411 centers on retail trade and arts & entertainment. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 9%
Life in 97411
97411 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 83% of zip codes. The coast is about 4 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of 97411 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 97411, month by month
97411 sees roughly 115 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 65 degrees. January highs sit near 53, with lows near 39. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 53° | 44° | 39° |
| April | 58° | 48° | 40° |
| July | 65° | 58° | 52° |
| October | 63° | 52° | 44° |
Flying in and out of 97411
The nearest airport, Southwest Oregon Regional, is about 23 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Portland International, about 193 miles away.
The best schools in and around 97411
Schools across 97411 average a C+, better than 50% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Ocean Crest Elementary SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Driftwood Elementary SchoolC− · 29% proficient
- Myrtle Crest SchoolD · 18% proficient
Top middle schools
- Harbor Lights Middle SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Pacific High SchoolA− · 63% proficient
- Bandon Senior High SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Myrtle Point High SchoolD− · 14% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 97411 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
97411 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 97411 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 97411
Is 97411 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 97411 ranks 25,114th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on short commutes, state infrastructure, and clean air, and lowest on disaster risk and the cost of living against local pay. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 97411 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $454,528. The overall cost of living runs about 7% above the national average. Set against a $50,982 median income, cost of living beats 5% of zip codes.
Is 97411 safe?
97411 is safer than 42% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $469 per resident a year.
Compare 97411 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 97411. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 97411 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.
97411 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 97411: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 97411: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 97411: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 97411: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
97411 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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