Best PlacesGresham-North Gresham, Gresham, OR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Gresham-North Gresham, 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 Gresham, Gresham ranks 4,151st of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on clean air by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Gresham-North Gresham, 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 Gresham, Gresham's strengths and weaknesses
Where Gresham-North Gresham, Gresham ranks high
- Air qualityBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 82% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than 80% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than 77% of neighborhoods
Where Gresham-North Gresham, Gresham ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 11% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$1,741 a month, better than only 12% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than only 17% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 18% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 23% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Gresham-North Gresham, Gresham
A household needs to earn about $79,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Gresham-North Gresham, Gresham home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $68,275, 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 Gresham, Gresham's effective rate of 0.99%, 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 7 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 Gresham, Gresham
Gresham-North Gresham, 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 Gresham, Gresham.
Who works in Gresham-North Gresham, Gresham, and how
Work in Gresham-North Gresham, Gresham centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 10%
Life in Gresham-North Gresham, Gresham
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Gresham-North Gresham, Gresham.
What the weather is like in Gresham-North Gresham, Gresham, month by month
Gresham-North Gresham, Gresham sees roughly 111 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 Gresham, Gresham
Portland International sits about 8 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 9.1 million passengers in 2025, with 117 nonstop destinations.
Gresham-North Gresham, 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 Gresham, Gresham against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Gresham-North Gresham, Gresham
Is Gresham-North Gresham, Gresham a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Gresham-North Gresham, Gresham ranks 4,151st of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on clean air, state infrastructure, and a stable housing market, and lowest on noise and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Gresham-North Gresham, Gresham expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $295,876. The overall cost of living runs about 3% above the national average. Set against a $68,275 median income, cost of living beats 30% of neighborhoods.
Is Gresham-North Gresham, Gresham safe?
Gresham-North Gresham, Gresham is safer than 50% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $595 per resident a year.
Compare Gresham-North Gresham, Gresham with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Gresham-North Gresham, Gresham. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Gresham-North Gresham, 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 Gresham, Gresham detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Gresham-North Gresham, Gresham: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Gresham-North Gresham, Gresham: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Gresham-North Gresham, Gresham: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Gresham-North Gresham, Gresham: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Gresham-North Gresham, 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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