Best PlacesSouth Tabor, Portland, OR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around South Tabor, Portland, 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.
South Tabor, Portland ranks 1,498th 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 South Tabor, Portland
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.
South Tabor, Portland's strengths and weaknesses
Where South Tabor, Portland ranks high
- Air qualityBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than 87% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than 82% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 81% of neighborhoods
Where South Tabor, Portland ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,741 a month, better than only 12% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than only 20% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than only 22% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than only 28% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than only 34% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in South Tabor, Portland
A household needs to earn about $157,000 a year to comfortably buy the median South Tabor, Portland home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $116,365, 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 South Tabor, Portland's effective rate of 1.10%, 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 South Tabor, Portland
South Tabor, Portland's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 South Tabor, Portland.
Who works in South Tabor, Portland, and how
Work in South Tabor, Portland centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 66%
- Work from home 26%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in South Tabor, Portland
South Tabor, Portland has more restaurants and bars per resident than 69% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of South Tabor, Portland and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in South Tabor, Portland, month by month
South Tabor, Portland sees roughly 115 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 49, with lows near 36. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49° | 42° | 36° |
| April | 66° | 53° | 43° |
| July | 86° | 71° | 59° |
| October | 67° | 56° | 46° |
Flying in and out of South Tabor, Portland
Portland International sits about 6 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 9.1 million passengers in 2025, with 117 nonstop destinations.
South Tabor, Portland 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 South Tabor, Portland against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in South Tabor, Portland
Is South Tabor, Portland a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, South Tabor, Portland ranks 1,498th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on clean air, state infrastructure, and biking, and lowest on childcare costs and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is South Tabor, Portland expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $577,950. The overall cost of living runs about 9% above the national average. Set against a $116,365 median income, cost of living beats 81% of neighborhoods.
Is South Tabor, Portland safe?
South Tabor, Portland is safer than 28% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $785 per resident a year.
Compare South Tabor, Portland with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to South Tabor, Portland. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in South Tabor, Portland 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.
South Tabor, Portland detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for South Tabor, Portland: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in South Tabor, Portland: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of South Tabor, Portland: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in South Tabor, Portland: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
South Tabor, Portland 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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