Best PlacesSchefflin, OR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Schefflin, 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.
Schefflin ranks 3,427th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Schefflin
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.
Schefflin's strengths and weaknesses
Where Schefflin ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 97% of towns
- Household income$136,570 median, better than 96% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 95% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 94% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 93% of towns
Where Schefflin ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,642 a month, better than only 1% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 18% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 19% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 31% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 40% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Schefflin
A household needs to earn about $213,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Schefflin home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $136,570, 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 Schefflin's effective rate of 0.71%, 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 Schefflin
Schefflin runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Schefflin.
Who works in Schefflin, and how
Work in Schefflin centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Schefflin
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Schefflin.
What the weather is like in Schefflin, month by month
Schefflin sees roughly 99 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 Schefflin
Portland International sits about 21 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 Schefflin
Schools across Schefflin average a C+, better than 49% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- North Plains Elementary SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Paul L Patterson Elementary SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Banks Elementary SchoolD+ · 21% proficient
Top middle schools
- Evergreen Jr High SchoolB · 44% proficient
- Banks Middle SchoolD+ · 27% proficient
Top high schools
- Glencoe High SchoolB− · 41% proficient
- Banks High SchoolB− · 41% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Schefflin school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Schefflin 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 Schefflin against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Schefflin
Is Schefflin a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Schefflin ranks 3,427th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, high incomes, and clean air, and lowest on childcare costs and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Schefflin expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $822,938. The overall cost of living runs about 10% above the national average. Set against a $136,570 median income, cost of living beats 93% of towns.
Is Schefflin safe?
Yes, Schefflin is safer than 55% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $362 per resident a year.
Compare Schefflin with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Schefflin. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Schefflin 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.
Schefflin detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Schefflin: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Schefflin: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Schefflin: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Schefflin: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Schefflin 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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