Best PlacesGresham-Gresham Butte, Gresham, OR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Gresham-Gresham Butte, Gresham, 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.
Gresham-Gresham Butte, Gresham ranks 1,404th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Gresham-Gresham Butte, Gresham
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.
Gresham-Gresham Butte, Gresham's strengths and weaknesses
Where Gresham-Gresham Butte, Gresham ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
Where Gresham-Gresham Butte, Gresham ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$1,741 a month, better than only 12% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than only 18% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 22% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Gresham-Gresham Butte, Gresham
A household needs to earn about $142,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Gresham-Gresham Butte, Gresham home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $120,868, 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 Gresham-Gresham Butte, Gresham's effective rate of 1.01%, 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 Gresham-Gresham Butte, Gresham
Gresham-Gresham Butte, Gresham runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Gresham-Gresham Butte, Gresham.
Who works in Gresham-Gresham Butte, Gresham, and how
Work in Gresham-Gresham Butte, Gresham centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 75%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Gresham-Gresham Butte, Gresham
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Gresham-Gresham Butte, Gresham.
What the weather is like in Gresham-Gresham Butte, Gresham, month by month
Gresham-Gresham Butte, Gresham 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 Gresham-Gresham Butte, Gresham
Portland International sits about 11 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 Gresham-Gresham Butte, Gresham
Schools across Gresham-Gresham Butte, Gresham average a C+, better than 56% of neighborhoods.
Top high schools
- Centennial High SchoolA+ · 98% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Gresham-Gresham Butte, Gresham school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Gresham-Gresham Butte, Gresham 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 Gresham-Gresham Butte, Gresham against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Gresham-Gresham Butte, Gresham
Is Gresham-Gresham Butte, Gresham a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Gresham-Gresham Butte, Gresham ranks 1,404th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on tree cover, few empty homes, and quiet, and lowest on cell coverage and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Gresham-Gresham Butte, Gresham expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $529,681. The overall cost of living runs about 6% above the national average. Set against a $120,868 median income, cost of living beats 83% of neighborhoods.
Is Gresham-Gresham Butte, Gresham safe?
Yes, Gresham-Gresham Butte, Gresham is safer than 82% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $370 per resident a year.
Compare Gresham-Gresham Butte, Gresham with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Gresham-Gresham Butte, Gresham. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Gresham-Gresham Butte, Gresham 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.
Gresham-Gresham Butte, Gresham detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Gresham-Gresham Butte, Gresham: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Gresham-Gresham Butte, Gresham: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Gresham-Gresham Butte, Gresham: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Gresham-Gresham Butte, Gresham: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Gresham-Gresham Butte, Gresham 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.
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