Best PlacesSutherlin, OR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Sutherlin, 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.
Sutherlin ranks 25,182nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Sutherlin
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.
Sutherlin's strengths and weaknesses
Where Sutherlin ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 97% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 94% of towns
- TransitBetter than 93% of towns
- BikingBetter than 93% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 90% of towns
Where Sutherlin ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 12% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 20% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 21% of towns
- School gradeC−, better than only 24% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 29% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Sutherlin
A household needs to earn about $80,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Sutherlin home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $66,002, 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 Sutherlin's effective rate of 0.69%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Sutherlin
Sutherlin runs older 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 Sutherlin.
Who works in Sutherlin, and how
Work in Sutherlin centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Sutherlin
Sutherlin has more restaurants and bars per resident than 73% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Sutherlin and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Sutherlin, month by month
Sutherlin sees roughly 127 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 53, with lows near 36. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 53° | 43° | 36° |
| April | 68° | 53° | 42° |
| July | 90° | 73° | 57° |
| October | 70° | 56° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Sutherlin
The nearest airport, Southwest Oregon Regional, is about 47 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Portland International, about 156 miles away.
The best schools in and around Sutherlin
Schools across Sutherlin average a C−, better than 24% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Oakland Elementary SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Glide Elementary SchoolC− · 26% proficient
- Winchester ElementaryD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lincoln Middle SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Joseph Lane Middle SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Glide Middle SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Glide High SchoolB+ · 57% proficient
- Roseburg High SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Oakland High SchoolB− · 45% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Sutherlin school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Sutherlin 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 Sutherlin against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Sutherlin
Is Sutherlin a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Sutherlin ranks 25,182nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, walkability, and transit, and lowest on noise and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Sutherlin expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $310,957. The overall cost of living runs about 6% below the national average. Set against a $66,002 median income, cost of living beats 30% of towns.
Is Sutherlin safe?
Yes, Sutherlin is safer than 73% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $309 per resident a year.
Compare Sutherlin with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Sutherlin. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Sutherlin 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.
Sutherlin detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Sutherlin: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Sutherlin: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Sutherlin: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Sutherlin: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Sutherlin 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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