Best PlacesEastmoreland, Portland, OR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Eastmoreland, Portland, 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.
Eastmoreland, Portland ranks 368th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on what local pay buys by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Eastmoreland, 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.
Eastmoreland, Portland's strengths and weaknesses
Where Eastmoreland, Portland ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Household income$208,838 median, better than 98% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
Where Eastmoreland, Portland ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,740 a month, better than only 12% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than only 18% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than only 21% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 29% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than only 30% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Eastmoreland, Portland
A household needs to earn about $235,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Eastmoreland, Portland home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $208,838, 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 Eastmoreland, Portland's effective rate of 1.18%, 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 Eastmoreland, Portland
Eastmoreland, Portland runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Eastmoreland, Portland.
Who works in Eastmoreland, Portland, and how
Work in Eastmoreland, Portland centers on professional & technical 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 47%
- Work from home 40%
- Transit, walk, or bike 14%
Life in Eastmoreland, Portland
Eastmoreland, Portland has more parkland per resident than 86% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Eastmoreland, Portland and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Eastmoreland, Portland, month by month
Eastmoreland, Portland sees roughly 116 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 Eastmoreland, 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 Eastmoreland, Portland
Schools across Eastmoreland, Portland average a B+, better than 77% 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 Eastmoreland, Portland school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Eastmoreland, 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 Eastmoreland, Portland against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Eastmoreland, Portland
Is Eastmoreland, Portland a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Eastmoreland, Portland ranks 368th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on what local pay buys, high incomes, and civic engagement, and lowest on childcare costs and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Eastmoreland, Portland expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $854,906. The overall cost of living runs about 15% above the national average. Set against a $208,838 median income, cost of living beats 99% of neighborhoods.
Is Eastmoreland, Portland safe?
Yes, Eastmoreland, Portland is safer than 58% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $524 per resident a year.
Compare Eastmoreland, Portland with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Eastmoreland, Portland. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Eastmoreland, 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.
Eastmoreland, Portland detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Eastmoreland, Portland: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Eastmoreland, Portland: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Eastmoreland, Portland: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Eastmoreland, Portland: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Eastmoreland, 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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