Best PlacesBarclay Hills, Oregon City, OR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Barclay Hills, Oregon City, 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.
Barclay Hills, Oregon City ranks 2,541st of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Barclay Hills, Oregon City
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.
Barclay Hills, Oregon City's strengths and weaknesses
Where Barclay Hills, Oregon City ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 79% of neighborhoods
Where Barclay Hills, Oregon City ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$1,525 a month, better than only 19% of neighborhoods
- Short commute29.9 minutes each way, better than only 19% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than only 20% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 28% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Barclay Hills, Oregon City
A household needs to earn about $116,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Barclay Hills, Oregon City home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $94,651, 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 Barclay Hills, Oregon City's effective rate of 0.76%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Barclay Hills, Oregon City
Barclay Hills, Oregon City runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Barclay Hills, Oregon City.
Who works in Barclay Hills, Oregon City, and how
Work in Barclay Hills, Oregon City centers on retail trade and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Barclay Hills, Oregon City
Barclay Hills, Oregon City has more parkland per resident than 94% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Barclay Hills, Oregon City and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Barclay Hills, Oregon City, month by month
Barclay Hills, Oregon City sees roughly 109 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 Barclay Hills, Oregon City
Portland International sits about 17 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 9.1 million passengers in 2025, with 117 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Barclay Hills, Oregon City
Schools across Barclay Hills, Oregon City average a C, better than 34% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Holcomb Elementary SchoolD+ · 22% proficient
- Gaffney Lane Elementary SchoolD+ · 21% proficient
Top middle schools
- Gardiner Middle SchoolC · 31% proficient
- Tumwata Middle SchoolD · 21% proficient
Top high schools
- Oregon City Senior High SchoolB · 47% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Barclay Hills, Oregon City school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Barclay Hills, Oregon City 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 Barclay Hills, Oregon City against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Barclay Hills, Oregon City
Is Barclay Hills, Oregon City a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Barclay Hills, Oregon City ranks 2,541st of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on tree cover, quiet, and clean air, and lowest on cell coverage and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Barclay Hills, Oregon City expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $446,688. The overall cost of living runs about 8% above the national average. Set against a $94,651 median income, cost of living beats 59% of neighborhoods.
Is Barclay Hills, Oregon City safe?
Yes, Barclay Hills, Oregon City is safer than 79% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $386 per resident a year.
Compare Barclay Hills, Oregon City with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Barclay Hills, Oregon City. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Barclay Hills, Oregon City 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.
Barclay Hills, Oregon City detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Barclay Hills, Oregon City: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Barclay Hills, Oregon City: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Barclay Hills, Oregon City: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Barclay Hills, Oregon City: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Barclay Hills, Oregon City 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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