Best PlacesRock Creek, Clackamas, OR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Rock Creek, Clackamas, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Rock Creek, Clackamas ranks 763rd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Rock Creek, Clackamas
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.
Rock Creek, Clackamas' strengths and weaknesses
Where Rock Creek, Clackamas ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
Where Rock Creek, Clackamas ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,525 a month, better than only 19% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 25% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 30% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 32% of neighborhoods
- Short commute26.8 minutes each way, better than only 34% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Rock Creek, Clackamas
A household needs to earn about $175,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Rock Creek, Clackamas home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $121,723, 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 Rock Creek, Clackamas' effective rate of 0.95%, 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 Rock Creek, Clackamas
Rock Creek, Clackamas runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Rock Creek, Clackamas.
Who works in Rock Creek, Clackamas, and how
Work in Rock Creek, Clackamas centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 73%
- Work from home 22%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Rock Creek, Clackamas
Rock Creek, Clackamas has more restaurants and bars per resident than 68% of neighborhoods and more parkland per resident than 71% of neighborhoods. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Rock Creek, Clackamas and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Rock Creek, Clackamas, month by month
Rock Creek, Clackamas sees roughly 107 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 48, with lows near 37. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48° | 42° | 37° |
| April | 65° | 53° | 42° |
| July | 87° | 71° | 57° |
| October | 67° | 56° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Rock Creek, Clackamas
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 Rock Creek, Clackamas
Schools across Rock Creek, Clackamas average a C, better than 37% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Scouters Mountain ElementaryB · 50% proficient
- Oregon Trail Elementary SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Beatrice Morrow Cannady ElementaryC+ · 37% proficient
Top middle schools
- Happy Valley Middle SchoolB · 46% proficient
- Rock Creek Middle SchoolC− · 29% proficient
Top high schools
- Centennial High SchoolA+ · 98% proficient
- New Urban High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Rock Creek, Clackamas school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Rock Creek, Clackamas 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 Rock Creek, Clackamas against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Rock Creek, Clackamas
Is Rock Creek, Clackamas a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Rock Creek, Clackamas ranks 763rd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on low crime, clean air, and a strong job market, and lowest on childcare costs and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Rock Creek, Clackamas expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $655,205. The overall cost of living runs about 7% above the national average. Set against a $121,723 median income, cost of living beats 81% of neighborhoods.
Is Rock Creek, Clackamas safe?
Yes, Rock Creek, Clackamas is safer than 99% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $195 per resident a year.
Compare Rock Creek, Clackamas with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Rock Creek, Clackamas. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Rock Creek, Clackamas 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.
Rock Creek, Clackamas detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Rock Creek, Clackamas: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Rock Creek, Clackamas: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Rock Creek, Clackamas: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Rock Creek, Clackamas: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Rock Creek, Clackamas 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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