Best PlacesEagle Creek, OR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Eagle Creek, 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.
Eagle Creek ranks 18,950th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Eagle Creek
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.
Eagle Creek's strengths and weaknesses
Where Eagle Creek ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 97% of towns
- TransitBetter than 95% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 90% of towns
- BikingBetter than 90% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 89% of towns
Where Eagle Creek ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,525 a month, better than only 2% of towns
- Short commute33.5 minutes each way, better than only 18% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 22% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 24% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 31% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Eagle Creek
A household needs to earn about $161,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Eagle Creek home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $87,935, 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 Eagle Creek's effective rate of 0.55%, 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 Eagle Creek
Eagle Creek runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Eagle Creek.
Who works in Eagle Creek, and how
Work in Eagle Creek centers on manufacturing and construction. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 68%
- Work from home 26%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Eagle Creek
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Eagle Creek.
What the weather is like in Eagle Creek, month by month
Eagle Creek sees roughly 105 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 48, with lows near 37. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48° | 42° | 37° |
| April | 65° | 53° | 42° |
| July | 87° | 71° | 57° |
| October | 67° | 56° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Eagle Creek
Portland International sits about 21 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 Eagle Creek
Schools across Eagle Creek average a C, better than 34% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Clackamas River Elementary SchoolC− · 27% proficient
- River Mill Elementary SchoolD · 20% proficient
Top middle schools
- Estacada Middle SchoolD− · 18% proficient
Top high schools
- Estacada High SchoolB− · 41% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Eagle Creek school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Eagle Creek 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 Eagle Creek against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Eagle Creek
Is Eagle Creek a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Eagle Creek ranks 18,950th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, transit, and clean air, and lowest on childcare costs and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Eagle Creek expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $637,729. The overall cost of living runs about 18% above the national average. Set against a $87,935 median income, cost of living beats 34% of towns.
Is Eagle Creek safe?
Yes, Eagle Creek is safer than 74% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $294 per resident a year.
Compare Eagle Creek with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Eagle Creek. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Eagle Creek 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.
Eagle Creek detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Eagle Creek: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Eagle Creek: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Eagle Creek: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Eagle Creek: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Eagle Creek 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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