Best PlacesMarylhurst, OR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Marylhurst, 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.
Marylhurst ranks 4,901st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on transit by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Marylhurst
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.
Marylhurst's strengths and weaknesses
Where Marylhurst ranks high
- TransitBetter than 98% of towns
- BikingBetter than 98% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 97% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 97% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 96% of towns
Where Marylhurst ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,525 a month, better than only 2% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 20% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 22% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 31% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 32% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Marylhurst
A household needs to earn about $163,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Marylhurst home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $100,500, 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 Marylhurst's effective rate of 0.88%, 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 Marylhurst
Marylhurst 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 Marylhurst.
Who works in Marylhurst, and how
Work in Marylhurst centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 48%
- Work from home 48%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Marylhurst
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Marylhurst.
What the weather is like in Marylhurst, month by month
Marylhurst sees roughly 107 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 50, with lows near 35. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 50° | 42° | 35° |
| April | 65° | 52° | 41° |
| July | 87° | 70° | 55° |
| October | 67° | 55° | 44° |
Flying in and out of Marylhurst
Portland International sits about 16 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 Marylhurst
Schools across Marylhurst average a B+, better than 78% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Hallinan Elementary SchoolA · 63% proficient
- Colton Elementary SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
- Clackamas River Elementary SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lakeridge Middle SchoolA · 60% proficient
- Estacada Middle SchoolD− · 18% proficient
- Colton Middle SchoolD− · 17% proficient
Top high schools
- Colton High SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Estacada High SchoolB− · 41% proficient
- Harmony AcademyD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Marylhurst school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Marylhurst 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 Marylhurst against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Marylhurst
Is Marylhurst a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Marylhurst ranks 4,901st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on transit, biking, and state infrastructure, and lowest on childcare costs and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Marylhurst expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $615,381. The overall cost of living runs about 23% above the national average. Set against a $100,500 median income, cost of living beats 56% of towns.
Is Marylhurst safe?
Marylhurst is safer than 51% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $400 per resident a year.
Compare Marylhurst with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Marylhurst. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Marylhurst 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.
Marylhurst detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Marylhurst: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Marylhurst: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Marylhurst: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Marylhurst: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Marylhurst 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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