Best PlacesRichmond, Portland, OR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Richmond, 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.
Richmond, Portland ranks 871st of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on biking by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Richmond, 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.
Richmond, Portland's strengths and weaknesses
Where Richmond, Portland ranks high
- BikingBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
Where Richmond, Portland ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 9% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$1,741 a month, better than only 12% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than only 23% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than only 26% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 33% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Richmond, Portland
A household needs to earn about $186,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Richmond, Portland home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $113,326, 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 Richmond, Portland's effective rate of 1.00%, 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 Richmond, Portland
Richmond, Portland's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Richmond, Portland.
Who works in Richmond, Portland, and how
Work in Richmond, Portland centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 40%
- Work from home 40%
- Transit, walk, or bike 20%
Life in Richmond, Portland
Richmond, Portland has more restaurants and bars per resident than 87% of neighborhoods and more late-night spots per resident than 80% of neighborhoods. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Richmond, Portland and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Richmond, Portland, month by month
Richmond, Portland sees roughly 116 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 Richmond, 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.
Richmond, 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 Richmond, Portland against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Who Richmond, Portland suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 79% of neighborhoods and 40% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 61% of neighborhoods, health care access beats 58%, and it is quieter than 57%.
Common questions about living in Richmond, Portland
Is Richmond, Portland a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Richmond, Portland ranks 871st of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on biking, clean air, and civic engagement, and lowest on internet speeds and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Richmond, Portland expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $692,867. The overall cost of living runs about 11% above the national average. Set against a $113,326 median income, cost of living beats 79% of neighborhoods.
Is Richmond, Portland safe?
Richmond, Portland is safer than 26% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $811 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Richmond, Portland?
July highs average about 86 degrees, and January highs near 49 with lows near 36. That works out to about 116 pleasant days a year, more than 61% of neighborhoods.
Is Richmond, Portland good for families?
Schools beat 75% of neighborhoods, crime safety beats 26%, and childcare runs $1,741 a month.
Compare Richmond, Portland with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Richmond, Portland. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Richmond, 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.
Richmond, Portland detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Richmond, Portland: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Richmond, Portland: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Richmond, Portland: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Richmond, Portland: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Richmond, 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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