Best PlacesTillamook County, OR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Tillamook County, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Tillamook County ranks 1,796th of 3,144 U.S. counties 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 Tillamook County
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.
Tillamook County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Tillamook County ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 97% of counties
- Air qualityBetter than 92% of counties
- TransitBetter than 84% of counties
- Short commute19.5 minutes each way, better than 81% of counties
- BikingBetter than 80% of counties
Where Tillamook County ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 5% of counties
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 10% of counties
- Low vacancyBetter than only 12% of counties
- Internet speedBetter than only 23% of counties
- School gradeC−, better than only 27% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Tillamook County
A household needs to earn about $109,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Tillamook County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $74,235, 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 Tillamook County's effective rate of 0.62%, 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 Tillamook County
Tillamook County 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 Tillamook County.
Who works in Tillamook County, and how
Work in Tillamook County centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 72%
- Work from home 19%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Tillamook County
Tillamook County has more restaurants and bars per resident than 81% of counties and less parkland per resident than most counties. The coast is about 11 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Tillamook County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Tillamook County growing, and who is moving in?
Tillamook County has grown about 8% over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Portland, OR.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Tillamook County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Tillamook County, month by month
Tillamook County sees roughly 119 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 70 degrees. January highs sit near 52, with lows near 38. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52° | 44° | 38° |
| April | 58° | 49° | 41° |
| July | 70° | 60° | 52° |
| October | 63° | 53° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Tillamook County
The nearest airport, McNary Field, is about 57 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Portland International, about 62 miles away.
The best schools in and around Tillamook County
Schools across Tillamook County average a C−, better than 27% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- South Prairie Elementary SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Nehalem Elementary SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
- Nestucca K8D+ · 24% proficient
Top middle schools
- Neah-kah-nie Middle SchoolC · 32% proficient
- East Elementary SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Tillamook Junior High SchoolD+ · 27% proficient
Top high schools
- Neah-kah-nie High SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Tillamook High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Nestucca High SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Tillamook County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Tillamook County 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 Tillamook County against the other 3,143 counties.
Who Tillamook County suits
Families
Schools land around the 27th percentile and crime safety beats 58%.
Common questions about living in Tillamook County
Is Tillamook County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Tillamook County ranks 1,796th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on state infrastructure, clean air, and transit, and lowest on disaster risk and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Tillamook County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $426,953. The overall cost of living runs about 2% above the national average. Set against a $74,235 median income, cost of living beats 31% of counties.
Is Tillamook County safe?
Yes, Tillamook County is safer than 58% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $410 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Tillamook County?
July highs average about 70 degrees, and January highs near 52 with lows near 38. That works out to about 119 pleasant days a year, more than 74% of counties.
Is Tillamook County good for families?
Schools beat 27% of counties, crime safety beats 58%, and childcare runs $849 a month.
Compare Tillamook County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Tillamook County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Tillamook County 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.
Tillamook County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Tillamook County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Tillamook County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Tillamook County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Tillamook County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Tillamook County 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.
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program: population growth and net migration behind the population-change section.
- 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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