Best PlacesRickreall, OR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Rickreall, 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.
Rickreall ranks 12,691st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Rickreall
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.
Rickreall's strengths and weaknesses
Where Rickreall ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 97% of towns
- TransitBetter than 91% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 84% of towns
- Short commute21.2 minutes each way, better than 83% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 80% of towns
Where Rickreall ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 21% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 24% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,012 a month, better than only 24% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 30% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 37% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Rickreall
A household needs to earn about $180,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Rickreall home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $85,861, 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 Rickreall's effective rate of 0.59%, 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 Rickreall
Rickreall'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 Rickreall.
Who works in Rickreall, and how
Work in Rickreall centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Rickreall
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Rickreall.
What the weather is like in Rickreall, month by month
Rickreall sees roughly 104 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 51, with lows near 35. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 51° | 42° | 35° |
| April | 65° | 52° | 40° |
| July | 88° | 71° | 55° |
| October | 68° | 54° | 44° |
Flying in and out of Rickreall
The nearest airport, McNary Field, is about 11 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Portland International, about 52 miles away.
The best schools in and around Rickreall
Schools across Rickreall average a B−, better than 66% of towns.
Top high schools
- Central High SchoolA+ · 98% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Rickreall school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Rickreall 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 Rickreall against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Rickreall
Is Rickreall a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Rickreall ranks 12,691st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, transit, and clean air, and lowest on an overheated housing market and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Rickreall expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $708,878. The overall cost of living runs about 0% below the national average. Set against a $85,861 median income, cost of living beats 57% of towns.
Is Rickreall safe?
Yes, Rickreall is safer than 72% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $300 per resident a year.
Compare Rickreall with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Rickreall. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Rickreall 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.
Rickreall detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Rickreall: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Rickreall: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Rickreall: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Rickreall: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Rickreall 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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