Best PlacesSherwood-Tualatin North, Sherwood, OR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Sherwood-Tualatin North, Sherwood, 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.
Sherwood-Tualatin North, Sherwood ranks 1,045th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on clean air by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Sherwood-Tualatin North, Sherwood
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.
Sherwood-Tualatin North, Sherwood's strengths and weaknesses
Where Sherwood-Tualatin North, Sherwood ranks high
- Air qualityBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- School gradeA−, better than 93% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than 87% of neighborhoods
Where Sherwood-Tualatin North, Sherwood ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,642 a month, better than only 15% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 26% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 30% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 32% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 45% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Sherwood-Tualatin North, Sherwood
A household needs to earn about $147,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Sherwood-Tualatin North, Sherwood home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $109,981, 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 Sherwood-Tualatin North, Sherwood's effective rate of 0.92%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Sherwood-Tualatin North, Sherwood
Sherwood-Tualatin North, Sherwood 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 Sherwood-Tualatin North, Sherwood.
Who works in Sherwood-Tualatin North, Sherwood, and how
Work in Sherwood-Tualatin North, Sherwood 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 69%
- Work from home 25%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Sherwood-Tualatin North, Sherwood
Sherwood-Tualatin North, Sherwood has more restaurants and bars per resident than 74% of neighborhoods and more late-night spots per resident than 70% of neighborhoods. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Sherwood-Tualatin North, Sherwood and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Sherwood-Tualatin North, Sherwood, month by month
Sherwood-Tualatin North, Sherwood sees roughly 111 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 50, with lows near 35. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 50° | 42° | 35° |
| April | 65° | 52° | 41° |
| July | 87° | 70° | 55° |
| October | 67° | 55° | 44° |
Flying in and out of Sherwood-Tualatin North, Sherwood
Portland International sits about 19 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 Sherwood-Tualatin North, Sherwood
Schools across Sherwood-Tualatin North, Sherwood average an A−, better than 93% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Ridges Elementary SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Bridgeport Elementary SchoolA− · 57% proficient
- Middleton Elementary SchoolA− · 57% proficient
Top middle schools
- Sherwood Middle SchoolA− · 57% proficient
- Hazelbrook Middle SchoolB+ · 50% proficient
- Twality Middle SchoolB · 44% proficient
Top high schools
- Sherwood High SchoolA+ · 83% proficient
- Tualatin High SchoolA · 75% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Sherwood-Tualatin North, Sherwood school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Sherwood-Tualatin North, Sherwood 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 Sherwood-Tualatin North, Sherwood against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Sherwood-Tualatin North, Sherwood
Is Sherwood-Tualatin North, Sherwood a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Sherwood-Tualatin North, Sherwood ranks 1,045th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on clean air, few empty homes, and good schools, and lowest on childcare costs and transit. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Sherwood-Tualatin North, Sherwood expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $555,092. The overall cost of living runs about 7% above the national average. Set against a $109,981 median income, cost of living beats 73% of neighborhoods.
Is Sherwood-Tualatin North, Sherwood safe?
Yes, Sherwood-Tualatin North, Sherwood is safer than 70% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $492 per resident a year.
Compare Sherwood-Tualatin North, Sherwood with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Sherwood-Tualatin North, Sherwood. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Sherwood-Tualatin North, Sherwood 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.
Sherwood-Tualatin North, Sherwood detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Sherwood-Tualatin North, Sherwood: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Sherwood-Tualatin North, Sherwood: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Sherwood-Tualatin North, Sherwood: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Sherwood-Tualatin North, Sherwood: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Sherwood-Tualatin North, Sherwood 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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