Best PlacesBull Mountain, OR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Bull Mountain, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Bull Mountain ranks 203rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on population health by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Bull Mountain
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.
Bull Mountain's strengths and weaknesses
Where Bull Mountain ranks high
- Health outlookBetter than 99% of towns
- BikingBetter than 98% of towns
- Household income$167,932 median, better than 98% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 98% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of towns
Where Bull Mountain ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,642 a month, better than only 1% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 22% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 31% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 40% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 40% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Bull Mountain
A household needs to earn about $192,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Bull Mountain home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $167,932, 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 Bull Mountain's effective rate of 0.84%, 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 Bull Mountain
Bull Mountain's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Bull Mountain.
Who works in Bull Mountain, and how
Work in Bull Mountain centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 62%
- Work from home 33%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Bull Mountain
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Bull Mountain.
What the weather is like in Bull Mountain, month by month
Bull Mountain sees roughly 98 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 49, with lows near 33. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49° | 41° | 33° |
| April | 64° | 51° | 38° |
| July | 86° | 69° | 52° |
| October | 67° | 53° | 41° |
Flying in and out of Bull Mountain
Portland International sits about 16 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 Bull Mountain
Schools across Bull Mountain average an A−, better than 87% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Scholls Heights Elementary SchoolA+ · 75% proficient
- Mary Woodward Elementary SchoolA+ · 75% proficient
- Nancy Ryles Elementary SchoolA− · 58% proficient
Top middle schools
- Conestoga Middle SchoolA− · 55% proficient
- Twality Middle SchoolB · 44% proficient
- Thomas R Fowler Middle SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Top high schools
- Southridge High SchoolA · 75% proficient
- Tualatin High SchoolA · 75% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Bull Mountain school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Bull Mountain 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 Bull Mountain against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Bull Mountain
Is Bull Mountain a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Bull Mountain ranks 203rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on population health, biking, and high incomes, and lowest on childcare costs and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Bull Mountain expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $728,784. The overall cost of living runs about 8% above the national average. Set against a $167,932 median income, cost of living beats 98% of towns.
Is Bull Mountain safe?
Yes, Bull Mountain is safer than 74% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $293 per resident a year.
Compare Bull Mountain with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Bull Mountain. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Bull Mountain 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.
Bull Mountain detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Bull Mountain: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Bull Mountain: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Bull Mountain: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Bull Mountain: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Bull Mountain 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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