Best PlacesGaffney Lane, Oregon City, OR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Gaffney Lane, Oregon City, 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.
Gaffney Lane, Oregon City ranks 1,299th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cell coverage by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Gaffney Lane, Oregon City
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.
Gaffney Lane, Oregon City's strengths and weaknesses
Where Gaffney Lane, Oregon City ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than 80% of neighborhoods
Where Gaffney Lane, Oregon City ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$1,525 a month, better than only 19% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than only 31% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 34% of neighborhoods
- School gradeC, better than only 36% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Gaffney Lane, Oregon City
A household needs to earn about $145,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Gaffney Lane, Oregon City home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $115,144, 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 Gaffney Lane, Oregon City's effective rate of 0.91%, 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 Gaffney Lane, Oregon City
Gaffney Lane, Oregon City runs younger 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 Gaffney Lane, Oregon City.
Who works in Gaffney Lane, Oregon City, and how
Work in Gaffney Lane, Oregon City centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 12%
Life in Gaffney Lane, Oregon City
Gaffney Lane, Oregon City has more restaurants and bars per resident than 81% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Gaffney Lane, Oregon City and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Gaffney Lane, Oregon City, month by month
Gaffney Lane, Oregon City sees roughly 108 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 50, with lows near 35. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 50° | 42° | 35° |
| April | 65° | 52° | 41° |
| July | 87° | 70° | 55° |
| October | 67° | 55° | 44° |
Flying in and out of Gaffney Lane, Oregon City
Portland International sits about 18 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 Gaffney Lane, Oregon City
Schools across Gaffney Lane, Oregon City average a C, better than 36% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Redland Elementary SchoolC− · 27% proficient
- Gaffney Lane Elementary SchoolD+ · 21% proficient
- Beavercreek Elementary SchoolD · 20% proficient
Top middle schools
- Gardiner Middle SchoolC · 31% proficient
- Tumwata Middle SchoolD · 21% proficient
Top high schools
- Oregon City Senior High SchoolB · 47% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Gaffney Lane, Oregon City school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Gaffney Lane, Oregon City 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 Gaffney Lane, Oregon City against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Gaffney Lane, Oregon City
Is Gaffney Lane, Oregon City a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Gaffney Lane, Oregon City ranks 1,299th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on cell coverage, low crime, and quiet, and lowest on internet speeds and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Gaffney Lane, Oregon City expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $545,607. The overall cost of living runs about 9% above the national average. Set against a $115,144 median income, cost of living beats 74% of neighborhoods.
Is Gaffney Lane, Oregon City safe?
Yes, Gaffney Lane, Oregon City is safer than 94% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $275 per resident a year.
Compare Gaffney Lane, Oregon City with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Gaffney Lane, Oregon City. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Gaffney Lane, Oregon City 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.
Gaffney Lane, Oregon City detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Gaffney Lane, Oregon City: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Gaffney Lane, Oregon City: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Gaffney Lane, Oregon City: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Gaffney Lane, Oregon City: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Gaffney Lane, Oregon City 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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