Best PlacesBrentwood-Darlington, Portland, OR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Brentwood-Darlington, Portland, 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.
Brentwood-Darlington, Portland ranks 2,762nd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on clean air by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Brentwood-Darlington, Portland
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.
Brentwood-Darlington, Portland's strengths and weaknesses
Where Brentwood-Darlington, Portland ranks high
- Air qualityBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than 78% of neighborhoods
- School gradeB+, better than 72% of neighborhoods
Where Brentwood-Darlington, Portland ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,722 a month, better than only 13% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than only 23% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than only 27% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 30% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 31% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Brentwood-Darlington, Portland
A household needs to earn about $116,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Brentwood-Darlington, Portland home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $80,587, 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 Brentwood-Darlington, Portland's effective rate of 0.94%, 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 Brentwood-Darlington, Portland
Brentwood-Darlington, Portland's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Brentwood-Darlington, Portland.
Who works in Brentwood-Darlington, Portland, and how
Work in Brentwood-Darlington, Portland centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 67%
- Work from home 22%
- Transit, walk, or bike 11%
Life in Brentwood-Darlington, Portland
Brentwood-Darlington, Portland has more restaurants and bars per resident than 66% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Brentwood-Darlington, Portland and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Brentwood-Darlington, Portland, month by month
Brentwood-Darlington, Portland sees roughly 115 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 49, with lows near 36. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49° | 42° | 36° |
| April | 66° | 53° | 43° |
| July | 86° | 71° | 59° |
| October | 67° | 56° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Brentwood-Darlington, Portland
Portland International sits about 8 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 Brentwood-Darlington, Portland
Schools across Brentwood-Darlington, Portland average a B+, better than 72% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Milwaukie El Puente Elementary SchoolD+ · 21% proficient
Top middle schools
- Rowe Middle SchoolD− · 14% proficient
Top high schools
- New Urban High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Brentwood-Darlington, Portland school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Brentwood-Darlington, Portland 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 Brentwood-Darlington, Portland against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Brentwood-Darlington, Portland
Is Brentwood-Darlington, Portland a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Brentwood-Darlington, Portland ranks 2,762nd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on clean air, biking, and state infrastructure, and lowest on childcare costs and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Brentwood-Darlington, Portland expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $434,180. The overall cost of living runs about 9% above the national average. Set against a $80,587 median income, cost of living beats 43% of neighborhoods.
Is Brentwood-Darlington, Portland safe?
Brentwood-Darlington, Portland is safer than 53% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $569 per resident a year.
Compare Brentwood-Darlington, Portland with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Brentwood-Darlington, Portland. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Brentwood-Darlington, Portland 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.
Brentwood-Darlington, Portland detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Brentwood-Darlington, Portland: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Brentwood-Darlington, Portland: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Brentwood-Darlington, Portland: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Brentwood-Darlington, Portland: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Brentwood-Darlington, Portland 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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