Best PlacesSherwood-Tualatin South, Tualatin, OR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Sherwood-Tualatin South, Tualatin, 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 South, Tualatin ranks 1,795th 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 South, Tualatin
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 South, Tualatin's strengths and weaknesses
Where Sherwood-Tualatin South, Tualatin ranks high
- Air qualityBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
- School gradeB+, better than 86% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 83% of neighborhoods
Where Sherwood-Tualatin South, Tualatin ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,642 a month, better than only 15% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 26% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than only 27% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 27% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 30% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Sherwood-Tualatin South, Tualatin
A household needs to earn about $174,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Sherwood-Tualatin South, Tualatin home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $112,689, 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 South, Tualatin's 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 Sherwood-Tualatin South, Tualatin
Sherwood-Tualatin South, Tualatin runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Sherwood-Tualatin South, Tualatin.
Who works in Sherwood-Tualatin South, Tualatin, and how
Work in Sherwood-Tualatin South, Tualatin 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 76%
- Work from home 20%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Sherwood-Tualatin South, Tualatin
Sherwood-Tualatin South, Tualatin has more restaurants and bars per resident than 71% of neighborhoods and more parkland per resident than 79% of neighborhoods. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Sherwood-Tualatin South, Tualatin and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Sherwood-Tualatin South, Tualatin, month by month
Sherwood-Tualatin South, Tualatin 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 South, Tualatin
Portland International sits about 18 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 South, Tualatin
Schools across Sherwood-Tualatin South, Tualatin average a B+, better than 86% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Multi-sensory Instruction Teaching Children Hands-on (mitch)A− · 58% proficient
- Bridgeport Elementary SchoolA− · 57% proficient
- Archer Glen Elementary SchoolB · 50% 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
- Wilsonville High SchoolB · 50% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Sherwood-Tualatin South, Tualatin school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Sherwood-Tualatin South, Tualatin 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 South, Tualatin against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Sherwood-Tualatin South, Tualatin
Is Sherwood-Tualatin South, Tualatin a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Sherwood-Tualatin South, Tualatin ranks 1,795th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on clean air, heat safety, and state infrastructure, 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 Sherwood-Tualatin South, Tualatin expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $653,457. The overall cost of living runs about 7% above the national average. Set against a $112,689 median income, cost of living beats 76% of neighborhoods.
Is Sherwood-Tualatin South, Tualatin safe?
Sherwood-Tualatin South, Tualatin is safer than 38% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $875 per resident a year.
Compare Sherwood-Tualatin South, Tualatin with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Sherwood-Tualatin South, Tualatin. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Sherwood-Tualatin South, Tualatin 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 South, Tualatin detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Sherwood-Tualatin South, Tualatin: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Sherwood-Tualatin South, Tualatin: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Sherwood-Tualatin South, Tualatin: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Sherwood-Tualatin South, Tualatin: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Sherwood-Tualatin South, Tualatin 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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