Best PlacesThree Rivers, OR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Three Rivers, 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.
Three Rivers ranks 12,714th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on civic engagement by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Three Rivers
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.
Three Rivers' strengths and weaknesses
Where Three Rivers ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 99% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 97% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 170 pleasant days a year, better than 97% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 92% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 87% of towns
Where Three Rivers ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,426 a month, better than only 5% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 10% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 30% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Three Rivers
A household needs to earn about $152,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Three Rivers home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $89,355, 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 Three Rivers' effective rate of 0.68%, 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 Three Rivers
Three Rivers 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 Three Rivers.
Who works in Three Rivers, and how
Work in Three Rivers centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 70%
- Work from home 26%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Three Rivers
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Three Rivers.
What the weather is like in Three Rivers, month by month
Three Rivers sees roughly 170 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 45, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45° | 34° | 27° |
| April | 62° | 47° | 35° |
| July | 90° | 72° | 54° |
| October | 66° | 50° | 38° |
Flying in and out of Three Rivers
The nearest airport, Roberts Field, is about 33 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Portland International, about 133 miles away.
The best schools in and around Three Rivers
Schools across Three Rivers average a B−, better than 59% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Westside Village Magnet School At Kingston Elementary SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Three Rivers Elementary SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Rosland ElementaryD+ · 24% proficient
Top middle schools
- Cascade Middle SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Lapine Middle SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Top high schools
- Bend Senior High SchoolA− · 65% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Three Rivers school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Three Rivers 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 Three Rivers against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Three Rivers
Is Three Rivers a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Three Rivers ranks 12,714th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on civic engagement, state infrastructure, and the weather, and lowest on an overheated housing market and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Three Rivers expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $591,841. The overall cost of living runs about 9% above the national average. Set against a $89,355 median income, cost of living beats 54% of towns.
Is Three Rivers safe?
Yes, Three Rivers is safer than 68% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $334 per resident a year.
Compare Three Rivers with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Three Rivers. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Three Rivers 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.
Three Rivers detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Three Rivers: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Three Rivers: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Three Rivers: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Three Rivers: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Three Rivers 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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