Best PlacesTophill, OR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Tophill, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Tophill ranks 21,732nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Tophill
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.
Tophill's strengths and weaknesses
Where Tophill ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 97% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 95% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Household income$105,515 median, better than 88% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 84% of towns
Where Tophill ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,486 a month, better than only 4% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 15% of towns
- Short commute34.4 minutes each way, better than only 16% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Tophill
A household needs to earn about $133,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Tophill home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $105,515, 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 Tophill's effective rate of 0.57%, 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 Tophill
Tophill runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Tophill.
Who works in Tophill, and how
Work in Tophill centers on construction and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Tophill
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Tophill.
What the weather is like in Tophill, month by month
Tophill sees roughly 90 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 49, with lows near 33. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49° | 41° | 33° |
| April | 65° | 52° | 39° |
| July | 85° | 69° | 54° |
| October | 67° | 53° | 42° |
Flying in and out of Tophill
Portland International sits about 32 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 9.1 million passengers in 2025, with 117 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Tophill
Schools across Tophill average a C−, better than 27% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Banks Elementary SchoolD+ · 21% proficient
- Vernonia Elementary SchoolD · 19% proficient
Top middle schools
- Banks Middle SchoolD+ · 27% proficient
- Vernonia Middle SchoolD− · 18% proficient
Top high schools
- Banks High SchoolB− · 41% proficient
- Vernonia High SchoolB− · 41% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Tophill school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Tophill 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 Tophill against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Tophill
Is Tophill a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Tophill ranks 21,732nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, clean air, and tree cover, and lowest on biking and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Tophill expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $525,331. The overall cost of living runs about 11% above the national average. Set against a $105,515 median income, cost of living beats 71% of towns.
Is Tophill safe?
Yes, Tophill is safer than 60% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $343 per resident a year.
Compare Tophill with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Tophill. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Tophill 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.
Tophill detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Tophill: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Tophill: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Tophill: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Tophill: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Tophill 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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