Best PlacesCamp Sherman, OR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Camp Sherman, 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.
Camp Sherman ranks 34,963rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Camp Sherman
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.
Camp Sherman's strengths and weaknesses
Where Camp Sherman ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 97% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 162 pleasant days a year, better than 95% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 93% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 90% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 85% of towns
Where Camp Sherman ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 4% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 10% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 11% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Camp Sherman
A household needs to earn about $217,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Camp Sherman home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $80,896, 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 Camp Sherman's effective rate of 1.49%, 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 Camp Sherman
Camp Sherman runs older than the country, 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 Camp Sherman.
Who works in Camp Sherman, and how
Work in Camp Sherman centers on other services and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 48%
- Work from home 27%
- Transit, walk, or bike 25%
Life in Camp Sherman
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Camp Sherman.
What the weather is like in Camp Sherman, month by month
Camp Sherman sees roughly 162 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 Camp Sherman
The nearest airport, Roberts Field, is about 29 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Portland International, about 91 miles away.
The best schools in and around Camp Sherman
Schools across Camp Sherman average a B−, better than 60% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Sisters Elementary SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Black Butte Elementary SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Foster Elementary SchoolC · 32% proficient
Top middle schools
- Sisters Middle SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Culver Middle SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Sweet Home Junior High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Sisters High SchoolB+ · 56% proficient
- Sweet Home High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
- Culver High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Camp Sherman school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Camp Sherman 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 Camp Sherman against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Camp Sherman
Is Camp Sherman a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Camp Sherman ranks 34,963rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, the weather, and health care access, and lowest on an overheated housing market and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Camp Sherman expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $760,346. The overall cost of living runs about 7% above the national average. Set against a $80,896 median income, cost of living beats 33% of towns.
Is Camp Sherman safe?
Camp Sherman is safer than 31% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $466 per resident a year.
Compare Camp Sherman with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Camp Sherman. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Camp Sherman 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.
Camp Sherman detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Camp Sherman: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Camp Sherman: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Camp Sherman: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Camp Sherman: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Camp Sherman 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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