Best PlacesGilchrist, OR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Gilchrist, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Gilchrist ranks 39,867th 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 Gilchrist
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.
Gilchrist's strengths and weaknesses
Where Gilchrist ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 97% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 169 pleasant days a year, better than 97% of towns
- TransitBetter than 92% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 86% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 84% of towns
Where Gilchrist ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- School gradeD−, better than only 3% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 10% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 10% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Gilchrist
A household needs to earn about $69,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Gilchrist home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $58,177, 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 Gilchrist's effective rate of 0.42%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Gilchrist
Gilchrist runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Gilchrist.
Who works in Gilchrist, and how
Work in Gilchrist centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 19%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Gilchrist
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Gilchrist.
What the weather is like in Gilchrist, month by month
Gilchrist sees roughly 169 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 45, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45° | 34° | 27° |
| April | 62° | 47° | 35° |
| July | 90° | 72° | 54° |
| October | 66° | 50° | 38° |
Flying in and out of Gilchrist
The nearest airport, Roberts Field, is about 54 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Portland International, about 150 miles away.
The best schools in and around Gilchrist
Schools across Gilchrist average a D−, better than 3% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Gilchrist Elementary SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Gilchrist Junior/senior High SchoolF · 8% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Gilchrist school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Gilchrist 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 Gilchrist against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Gilchrist
Is Gilchrist a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Gilchrist ranks 39,867th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, the weather, and transit, and lowest on an overheated housing market and the schools. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Gilchrist expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $278,176. The overall cost of living runs about 6% above the national average. Set against a $58,177 median income, cost of living beats 10% of towns.
Is Gilchrist safe?
Yes, Gilchrist is safer than 74% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $295 per resident a year.
Compare Gilchrist with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Gilchrist. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Gilchrist 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.
Gilchrist detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Gilchrist: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Gilchrist: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Gilchrist: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Gilchrist: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Gilchrist 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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