Best PlacesMill Park, Portland, OR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Mill Park, Portland, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Mill Park, Portland ranks 4,416th 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 Mill Park, Portland
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.
Mill Park, Portland's strengths and weaknesses
Where Mill Park, Portland ranks high
- Air qualityBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than 87% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than 71% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than 69% of neighborhoods
Where Mill Park, Portland ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,741 a month, better than only 12% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than only 15% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than only 19% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 21% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 22% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Mill Park, Portland
A household needs to earn about $108,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Mill Park, Portland home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $64,211, 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 Mill Park, Portland's effective rate of 0.98%, 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 Mill Park, Portland
Mill Park, Portland's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Mill Park, Portland.
Who works in Mill Park, Portland, and how
Work in Mill Park, Portland centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 69%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 13%
Life in Mill Park, Portland
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Mill Park, Portland.
What the weather is like in Mill Park, Portland, month by month
Mill Park, Portland sees roughly 111 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 49, with lows near 36. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49° | 42° | 36° |
| April | 66° | 53° | 43° |
| July | 86° | 71° | 59° |
| October | 67° | 56° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Mill Park, Portland
Portland International sits about 6 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 9.1 million passengers in 2025, with 117 nonstop destinations.
Mill Park, Portland 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 Mill Park, Portland against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Mill Park, Portland
Is Mill Park, Portland a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Mill Park, Portland ranks 4,416th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on clean air, state infrastructure, and cell coverage, and lowest on childcare costs and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Mill Park, Portland expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $403,785. The overall cost of living runs about 5% above the national average. Set against a $64,211 median income, cost of living beats 23% of neighborhoods.
Is Mill Park, Portland safe?
Mill Park, Portland is safer than 35% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $726 per resident a year.
Compare Mill Park, Portland with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Mill Park, Portland. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Mill Park, Portland 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.
Mill Park, Portland detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Mill Park, Portland: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Mill Park, Portland: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Mill Park, Portland: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Mill Park, Portland: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Mill Park, Portland 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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