Best Places97476, OR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 97476, 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.
97476 ranks 28,863rd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 97476
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.
97476's strengths and weaknesses
Where 97476 ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 90% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 79% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 78% of zip codes
Where 97476 ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than only 9% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 97476
A household needs to earn about $73,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 97476 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $52,931, 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 97476's effective rate of 0.42%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in 97476
97476 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 97476.
Who works in 97476, and how
Work in 97476 centers on agriculture & forestry 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 56%
- Work from home 39%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in 97476
The coast is about 10 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across 97476, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 97476, month by month
97476 sees roughly 104 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 97476
The nearest airport, Southwest Oregon Regional, is about 42 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Portland International, about 212 miles away.
The best schools in and around 97476
Schools across 97476 average a C+, better than 48% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Driftwood Elementary SchoolC− · 29% proficient
Top high schools
- Pacific High SchoolA− · 63% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 97476 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
97476 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 97476 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 97476
Is 97476 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 97476 ranks 28,863rd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on state infrastructure, clean air, and low property taxes, 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 97476 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $295,800. The overall cost of living runs about 2% above the national average. Set against a $52,931 median income, cost of living beats 7% of zip codes.
Is 97476 safe?
Yes, 97476 is safer than 62% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $337 per resident a year.
Compare 97476 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 97476. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 97476 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.
97476 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 97476: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 97476: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 97476: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 97476: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
97476 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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