Best PlacesEstacada, OR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Estacada, 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.
Estacada ranks 13,161st 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 Estacada
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.
Estacada's strengths and weaknesses
Where Estacada ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 97% of towns
- TransitBetter than 96% of towns
- BikingBetter than 94% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 89% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 89% of towns
Where Estacada ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,525 a month, better than only 2% of towns
- Short commute32.8 minutes each way, better than only 21% of towns
- School gradeC−, better than only 26% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 31% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 31% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Estacada
A household needs to earn about $151,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Estacada home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $93,156, 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 Estacada's effective rate of 0.63%, 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 Estacada
Estacada runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Estacada.
Who works in Estacada, and how
Work in Estacada centers on construction and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 77%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Estacada
Estacada has more restaurants and bars per resident than 68% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Estacada and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Estacada, month by month
Estacada sees roughly 103 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 Estacada
Portland International sits about 25 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 Estacada
Schools across Estacada average a C−, better than 26% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Redland Elementary SchoolC− · 27% proficient
- Clackamas River Elementary SchoolC− · 27% proficient
- River Mill Elementary SchoolD · 20% proficient
Top middle schools
- Tumwata Middle SchoolD · 21% proficient
- Estacada Middle SchoolD− · 18% proficient
Top high schools
- Oregon City Senior High SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Estacada High SchoolB− · 41% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Estacada school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Estacada 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 Estacada against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Estacada
Is Estacada a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Estacada ranks 13,161st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, transit, and biking, 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 Estacada expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $591,923. The overall cost of living runs about 11% above the national average. Set against a $93,156 median income, cost of living beats 49% of towns.
Is Estacada safe?
Yes, Estacada is safer than 75% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $315 per resident a year.
Compare Estacada with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Estacada. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Estacada 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.
Estacada detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Estacada: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Estacada: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Estacada: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Estacada: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Estacada 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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