Best PlacesScofield, OR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Scofield, 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.
Scofield ranks 7,655th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Scofield
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.
Scofield's strengths and weaknesses
Where Scofield ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 98% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 98% of towns
- Household income$155,536 median, better than 98% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 97% of towns
Where Scofield ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,642 a month, better than only 1% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 13% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Scofield
A household needs to earn about $193,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Scofield home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $155,536, 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 Scofield'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 Scofield
Scofield runs older than the country, though fewer residents are over 65 than the national share, 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 Scofield.
Who works in Scofield, and how
Work in Scofield centers on construction and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 77%
- Work from home 20%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Scofield
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Scofield.
What the weather is like in Scofield, month by month
Scofield sees roughly 89 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 Scofield
Portland International sits about 33 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 Scofield
Schools across Scofield average a C+, better than 54% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Banks Elementary SchoolD+ · 21% proficient
Top middle schools
- Tom Mccall Upper ElementaryB− · 42% proficient
- Banks Middle SchoolD+ · 27% proficient
Top high schools
- Forest Grove High SchoolA+ · 98% proficient
- Banks High SchoolB− · 41% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Scofield school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Scofield 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 Scofield against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Scofield
Is Scofield a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Scofield ranks 7,655th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, few empty homes, and what local pay buys, 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 Scofield expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $746,100. The overall cost of living runs about 12% above the national average. Set against a $155,536 median income, cost of living beats 98% of towns.
Is Scofield safe?
Scofield is safer than 19% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $563 per resident a year.
Compare Scofield with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Scofield. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Scofield 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.
Scofield detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Scofield: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Scofield: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Scofield: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Scofield: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Scofield 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.