Best PlacesRaleigh West, Beaverton, OR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Raleigh West, Beaverton, 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.
Raleigh West, Beaverton ranks 1,468th 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 Raleigh West, Beaverton
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.
Raleigh West, Beaverton's strengths and weaknesses
Where Raleigh West, Beaverton ranks high
- Air qualityBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- School gradeA, better than 95% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than 84% of neighborhoods
Where Raleigh West, Beaverton ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,642 a month, better than only 15% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 25% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than only 27% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 45% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 46% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Raleigh West, Beaverton
A household needs to earn about $178,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Raleigh West, Beaverton home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $88,523, 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 Raleigh West, Beaverton's effective rate of 0.90%, 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 Raleigh West, Beaverton
Raleigh West, Beaverton 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 Raleigh West, Beaverton.
Who works in Raleigh West, Beaverton, and how
Work in Raleigh West, Beaverton centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 62%
- Work from home 27%
- Transit, walk, or bike 12%
Life in Raleigh West, Beaverton
Raleigh West, Beaverton has more restaurants and bars per resident than 81% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Raleigh West, Beaverton and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Raleigh West, Beaverton, month by month
Raleigh West, Beaverton sees roughly 98 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 49, with lows near 33. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49° | 41° | 33° |
| April | 64° | 51° | 38° |
| July | 86° | 69° | 52° |
| October | 67° | 53° | 41° |
Flying in and out of Raleigh West, Beaverton
Portland International sits about 11 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 Raleigh West, Beaverton
Schools across Raleigh West, Beaverton average an A, better than 95% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Raleigh Park Elementary SchoolA · 72% proficient
- Raleigh Hills Elementary SchoolA · 65% proficient
- Mckay Elementary SchoolA− · 60% proficient
Top middle schools
- Whitford Middle SchoolA+ · 73% proficient
- Cedar Park Middle SchoolA · 60% proficient
Top high schools
- Sunset High SchoolA · 70% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Raleigh West, Beaverton school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Raleigh West, Beaverton 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 Raleigh West, Beaverton against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Raleigh West, Beaverton
Is Raleigh West, Beaverton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Raleigh West, Beaverton ranks 1,468th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on clean air, good schools, and civic engagement, and lowest on childcare costs and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Raleigh West, Beaverton expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $670,944. The overall cost of living runs about 8% above the national average. Set against a $88,523 median income, cost of living beats 57% of neighborhoods.
Is Raleigh West, Beaverton safe?
Yes, Raleigh West, Beaverton is safer than 60% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $554 per resident a year.
Compare Raleigh West, Beaverton with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Raleigh West, Beaverton. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Raleigh West, Beaverton 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.
Raleigh West, Beaverton detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Raleigh West, Beaverton: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Raleigh West, Beaverton: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Raleigh West, Beaverton: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Raleigh West, Beaverton: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Raleigh West, Beaverton 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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