Best PlacesSommerset West-Elmonica South, Hillsboro, OR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Sommerset West-Elmonica South, Hillsboro, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Sommerset West-Elmonica South, Hillsboro ranks 1,238th 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 Sommerset West-Elmonica South, Hillsboro
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.
Sommerset West-Elmonica South, Hillsboro's strengths and weaknesses
Where Sommerset West-Elmonica South, Hillsboro ranks high
- Air qualityBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than 87% of neighborhoods
Where Sommerset West-Elmonica South, Hillsboro ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,642 a month, better than only 15% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than only 22% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 23% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 38% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 38% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Sommerset West-Elmonica South, Hillsboro
A household needs to earn about $109,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Sommerset West-Elmonica South, Hillsboro home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $92,370, 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 Sommerset West-Elmonica South, Hillsboro's effective rate of 0.84%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Sommerset West-Elmonica South, Hillsboro
Sommerset West-Elmonica South, Hillsboro runs younger than the country, 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 Sommerset West-Elmonica South, Hillsboro.
Who works in Sommerset West-Elmonica South, Hillsboro, and how
Work in Sommerset West-Elmonica South, Hillsboro centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 71%
- Work from home 20%
- Transit, walk, or bike 10%
Life in Sommerset West-Elmonica South, Hillsboro
Sommerset West-Elmonica South, Hillsboro has more parkland per resident than 69% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Sommerset West-Elmonica South, Hillsboro and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Sommerset West-Elmonica South, Hillsboro, month by month
Sommerset West-Elmonica South, Hillsboro 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 Sommerset West-Elmonica South, Hillsboro
Portland International sits about 14 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 Sommerset West-Elmonica South, Hillsboro
Schools across Sommerset West-Elmonica South, Hillsboro average a B+, better than 86% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Mckinley Elementary SchoolA+ · 75% proficient
- Rock Creek Elementary SchoolA · 63% proficient
- Lenox Elementary SchoolB · 47% proficient
Top middle schools
- Stoller Middle SchoolA+ · 82% proficient
- Five Oaks Middle SchoolA− · 55% proficient
- J W Poynter Middle SchoolB · 45% proficient
Top high schools
- Westview High SchoolA · 75% proficient
- Beaverton Academy Of Science And EngineeringA− · 62% proficient
- Liberty High SchoolB · 50% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Sommerset West-Elmonica South, Hillsboro school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Sommerset West-Elmonica South, Hillsboro 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 Sommerset West-Elmonica South, Hillsboro against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Who Sommerset West-Elmonica South, Hillsboro suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 20% already work from home.
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in Sommerset West-Elmonica South, Hillsboro
Is Sommerset West-Elmonica South, Hillsboro a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Sommerset West-Elmonica South, Hillsboro ranks 1,238th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on clean air, heat safety, and a stable housing market, and lowest on childcare costs and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Sommerset West-Elmonica South, Hillsboro expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $414,135. The overall cost of living runs about 5% above the national average. Set against a $92,370 median income, cost of living beats 62% of neighborhoods.
Is Sommerset West-Elmonica South, Hillsboro safe?
Yes, Sommerset West-Elmonica South, Hillsboro is safer than 83% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $381 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Sommerset West-Elmonica South, Hillsboro?
July highs average about 86 degrees, and January highs near 49 with lows near 33. That works out to about 99 pleasant days a year, more than 52% of neighborhoods.
Is Sommerset West-Elmonica South, Hillsboro good for families?
Schools beat 86% of neighborhoods, crime safety beats 83%, and childcare runs $1,642 a month.
Compare Sommerset West-Elmonica South, Hillsboro with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Sommerset West-Elmonica South, Hillsboro. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Sommerset West-Elmonica South, Hillsboro 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.
Sommerset West-Elmonica South, Hillsboro detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Sommerset West-Elmonica South, Hillsboro: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Sommerset West-Elmonica South, Hillsboro: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Sommerset West-Elmonica South, Hillsboro: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Sommerset West-Elmonica South, Hillsboro: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Sommerset West-Elmonica South, Hillsboro 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.