Best PlacesOakdale, Portland, ME Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Oakdale, Portland, 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.
Oakdale, Portland ranks 1,351st of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Oakdale, 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.
Oakdale, Portland's strengths and weaknesses
Where Oakdale, Portland ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- School gradeA, better than 96% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
Where Oakdale, Portland ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than only 22% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 24% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Oakdale, Portland
A household needs to earn about $171,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Oakdale, Portland home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $78,017, 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 Oakdale, Portland's effective rate of 1.08%, 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 Oakdale, Portland
Oakdale, Portland runs younger 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 Oakdale, Portland.
Who works in Oakdale, Portland, and how
Work in Oakdale, Portland centers on professional & technical and education. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 64%
- Work from home 21%
- Transit, walk, or bike 15%
Life in Oakdale, Portland
Oakdale, Portland has more restaurants and bars per resident than 70% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 7 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Oakdale, Portland and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Oakdale, Portland, month by month
Oakdale, Portland sees roughly 73 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 83 degrees. January highs sit near 37, with lows near 17. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 27° | 17° |
| April | 56° | 45° | 34° |
| July | 83° | 71° | 61° |
| October | 63° | 52° | 42° |
Flying in and out of Oakdale, Portland
The nearest airport, Portland International Jetport, is about 2 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Edward Lawrence Logan International, about 97 miles away.
The best schools in and around Oakdale, Portland
Schools across Oakdale, Portland average an A, better than 96% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Ocean AvenueA+ · 75% proficient
Top middle schools
- King Middle SchoolA+ · 71% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Oakdale, Portland school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Oakdale, 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 Oakdale, Portland against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Oakdale, Portland
Is Oakdale, Portland a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Oakdale, Portland ranks 1,351st of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, good schools, and clean air, and lowest on noise and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Oakdale, Portland expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $629,169. The overall cost of living runs about 12% above the national average. Set against a $78,017 median income, cost of living beats 40% of neighborhoods.
Is Oakdale, Portland safe?
Yes, Oakdale, Portland is safer than 81% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $291 per resident a year.
Compare Oakdale, Portland with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Oakdale, Portland. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Oakdale, 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.
Oakdale, Portland detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Oakdale, Portland: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Oakdale, Portland: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Oakdale, Portland: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Oakdale, Portland: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Oakdale, 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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