Best Places97760, OR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 97760, 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.
97760 ranks 12,831st of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 97760
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.
97760's strengths and weaknesses
Where 97760 ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 166 pleasant days a year, better than 93% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 84% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 82% of zip codes
Where 97760 ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 13% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 13% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 14% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than only 17% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 19% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 97760
A household needs to earn about $138,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 97760 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $93,052, 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 97760's effective rate of 0.59%, 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 97760
97760 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 97760.
Who works in 97760, and how
Work in 97760 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 74%
- Work from home 24%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 97760
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 97760.
What the weather is like in 97760, month by month
97760 sees roughly 166 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 47, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47° | 34° | 23° |
| April | 64° | 47° | 29° |
| July | 92° | 72° | 48° |
| October | 68° | 49° | 32° |
Flying in and out of 97760
The nearest airport, Roberts Field, is about 11 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Portland International, about 105 miles away.
The best schools in and around 97760
Schools across 97760 average a C, better than 35% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Sage Elementary SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Crooked River Elementary SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Tom Mccall Elementary SchoolC · 32% proficient
Top middle schools
- Crook County Middle SchoolC · 35% proficient
- Culver Middle SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Elton Gregory Middle SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Top high schools
- Crook County High SchoolA+ · 90% proficient
- Ridgeview High SchoolC · 31% proficient
- Culver High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 97760 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
97760 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 97760 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 97760
Is 97760 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 97760 ranks 12,831st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on state infrastructure, the weather, and civic engagement, and lowest on air quality 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 97760 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $543,767. The overall cost of living runs about 7% above the national average. Set against a $93,052 median income, cost of living beats 59% of zip codes.
Is 97760 safe?
Yes, 97760 is safer than 84% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $270 per resident a year.
Compare 97760 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 97760. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 97760 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.
97760 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 97760: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 97760: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 97760: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 97760: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
97760 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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