Best PlacesTangent, OR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Tangent, 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.
Tangent ranks 11,219th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Tangent
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.
Tangent's strengths and weaknesses
Where Tangent ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 97% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 93% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 93% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 92% of towns
- TransitBetter than 89% of towns
Where Tangent ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 16% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,005 a month, better than only 24% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 25% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 26% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Tangent
A household needs to earn about $86,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Tangent home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $89,115, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
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 Tangent's effective rate of 0.80%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Tangent
Tangent runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Tangent.
Who works in Tangent, and how
Work in Tangent centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Tangent
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Tangent.
What the weather is like in Tangent, month by month
Tangent sees roughly 101 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 49, with lows near 34. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49° | 41° | 34° |
| April | 64° | 51° | 40° |
| July | 86° | 68° | 53° |
| October | 67° | 53° | 41° |
Flying in and out of Tangent
The nearest airport, McNary Field, is about 25 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Portland International, about 76 miles away.
The best schools in and around Tangent
Schools across Tangent average a C+, better than 56% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Tangent Elementary SchoolD · 19% proficient
- Oak Elementary SchoolD · 18% proficient
- Green Acres SchoolD− · 12% proficient
Top middle schools
- Timber Ridge SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Seven Oak Middle SchoolC− · 29% proficient
- Memorial Middle SchoolD+ · 26% proficient
Top high schools
- Central Linn High SchoolA · 75% proficient
- West Albany High SchoolA · 72% proficient
- South Albany High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Tangent school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Tangent 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 Tangent against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Tangent
Is Tangent a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Tangent ranks 11,219th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low crime, and cell coverage, and lowest on disaster risk and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Tangent expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $329,385. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $89,115 median income, cost of living beats 74% of towns.
Is Tangent safe?
Yes, Tangent is safer than 93% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $223 per resident a year.
Compare Tangent with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Tangent. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Tangent 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.
Tangent detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Tangent: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Tangent: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Tangent: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Tangent: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Tangent 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.