Best PlacesMt. Park, Lake Oswego, OR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Mt. Park, Lake Oswego, 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.
Mt. Park, Lake Oswego ranks 865th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Mt. Park, Lake Oswego
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.
Mt. Park, Lake Oswego's strengths and weaknesses
Where Mt. Park, Lake Oswego ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- School gradeA, better than 93% of neighborhoods
Where Mt. Park, Lake Oswego ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,579 a month, better than only 18% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 18% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 21% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 31% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 32% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Mt. Park, Lake Oswego
A household needs to earn about $201,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Mt. Park, Lake Oswego home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $115,267, 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 Mt. Park, Lake Oswego's effective rate of 1.01%, 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 Mt. Park, Lake Oswego
Mt. Park, Lake Oswego 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 Mt. Park, Lake Oswego.
Who works in Mt. Park, Lake Oswego, and how
Work in Mt. Park, Lake Oswego centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 64%
- Work from home 33%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Mt. Park, Lake Oswego
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Mt. Park, Lake Oswego.
What the weather is like in Mt. Park, Lake Oswego, month by month
Mt. Park, Lake Oswego 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 Mt. Park, Lake Oswego
Portland International sits about 12 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 Mt. Park, Lake Oswego
Schools across Mt. Park, Lake Oswego average an A, better than 93% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Forest Hills Elementary SchoolA · 68% proficient
- Oak Creek Elementary SchoolA · 63% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lake Oswego Middle SchoolA · 61% proficient
Top high schools
- Lake Oswego Senior High SchoolA · 78% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Mt. Park, Lake Oswego school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Mt. Park, Lake Oswego 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 Mt. Park, Lake Oswego against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Mt. Park, Lake Oswego
Is Mt. Park, Lake Oswego a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Mt. Park, Lake Oswego ranks 865th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on tree cover, clean air, and civic engagement, and lowest on childcare costs and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Mt. Park, Lake Oswego expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $748,118. The overall cost of living runs about 14% above the national average. Set against a $115,267 median income, cost of living beats 78% of neighborhoods.
Is Mt. Park, Lake Oswego safe?
Yes, Mt. Park, Lake Oswego is safer than 71% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $455 per resident a year.
Compare Mt. Park, Lake Oswego with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Mt. Park, Lake Oswego. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Mt. Park, Lake Oswego 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.
Mt. Park, Lake Oswego detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Mt. Park, Lake Oswego: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Mt. Park, Lake Oswego: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Mt. Park, Lake Oswego: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Mt. Park, Lake Oswego: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Mt. Park, Lake Oswego 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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