Best PlacesGresham-Kelly Creek, Gresham, OR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Gresham-Kelly Creek, Gresham, 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.
Gresham-Kelly Creek, Gresham ranks 1,838th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on clean air by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Gresham-Kelly Creek, 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-Kelly Creek, Gresham's strengths and weaknesses
Where Gresham-Kelly Creek, Gresham ranks high
- Air qualityBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than 86% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 85% of neighborhoods
Where Gresham-Kelly Creek, Gresham ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,741 a month, better than only 12% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than only 19% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 32% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 35% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 39% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Gresham-Kelly Creek, Gresham
A household needs to earn about $130,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Gresham-Kelly Creek, Gresham home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $98,521, 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-Kelly Creek, Gresham's effective rate of 0.89%, 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-Kelly Creek, Gresham
Gresham-Kelly Creek, Gresham runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Gresham-Kelly Creek, Gresham.
Who works in Gresham-Kelly Creek, Gresham, and how
Work in Gresham-Kelly Creek, Gresham centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 74%
- Work from home 20%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Gresham-Kelly Creek, Gresham
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Gresham-Kelly Creek, Gresham.
What the weather is like in Gresham-Kelly Creek, Gresham, month by month
Gresham-Kelly Creek, Gresham sees roughly 106 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-Kelly Creek, Gresham
Portland International sits about 12 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 9.1 million passengers in 2025, with 117 nonstop destinations.
Gresham-Kelly Creek, 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-Kelly Creek, Gresham against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Gresham-Kelly Creek, Gresham
Is Gresham-Kelly Creek, Gresham a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Gresham-Kelly Creek, Gresham ranks 1,838th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on clean air, a stable housing market, and state infrastructure, and lowest on childcare costs and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Gresham-Kelly Creek, Gresham expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $492,998. The overall cost of living runs about 4% above the national average. Set against a $98,521 median income, cost of living beats 65% of neighborhoods.
Is Gresham-Kelly Creek, Gresham safe?
Yes, Gresham-Kelly Creek, Gresham is safer than 85% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $352 per resident a year.
Compare Gresham-Kelly Creek, Gresham with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Gresham-Kelly Creek, Gresham. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Gresham-Kelly Creek, 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-Kelly Creek, Gresham detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Gresham-Kelly Creek, Gresham: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Gresham-Kelly Creek, Gresham: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Gresham-Kelly Creek, Gresham: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Gresham-Kelly Creek, Gresham: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Gresham-Kelly Creek, 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.
Your priorities
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