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2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Gresham-North Central, 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-North Central, Gresham ranks 3,234th 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-North Central, 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-North Central, Gresham's strengths and weaknesses
Where Gresham-North Central, Gresham ranks high
- Air qualityBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than 84% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 82% of neighborhoods
- Short commute20.8 minutes each way, better than 75% of neighborhoods
Where Gresham-North Central, Gresham ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,741 a month, better than only 12% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than only 18% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 26% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than only 30% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 32% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Gresham-North Central, Gresham
A household needs to earn about $117,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Gresham-North Central, Gresham home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $79,616, 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-North Central, Gresham's effective rate of 0.96%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Gresham-North Central, Gresham
Gresham-North Central, 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-North Central, Gresham.
Who works in Gresham-North Central, Gresham, and how
Work in Gresham-North Central, Gresham centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 71%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 17%
Life in Gresham-North Central, Gresham
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Gresham-North Central, Gresham.
What the weather is like in Gresham-North Central, Gresham, month by month
Gresham-North Central, Gresham sees roughly 108 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-North Central, Gresham
Portland International sits about 9 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-North Central, Gresham
Schools across Gresham-North Central, Gresham average a C, better than 48% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Gresham Arthur AcademyC · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Gresham-North Central, Gresham school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Gresham-North Central, 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-North Central, Gresham against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Gresham-North Central, Gresham
Is Gresham-North Central, Gresham a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Gresham-North Central, Gresham ranks 3,234th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on clean air, state infrastructure, and fast internet, 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-North Central, Gresham expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $437,146. The overall cost of living runs about 1% above the national average. Set against a $79,616 median income, cost of living beats 46% of neighborhoods.
Is Gresham-North Central, Gresham safe?
Yes, Gresham-North Central, Gresham is safer than 59% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $546 per resident a year.
Compare Gresham-North Central, Gresham with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Gresham-North Central, Gresham. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Gresham-North Central, 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-North Central, Gresham detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Gresham-North Central, Gresham: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Gresham-North Central, Gresham: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Gresham-North Central, Gresham: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Gresham-North Central, Gresham: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Gresham-North Central, 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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