Best PlacesTwickenham, OR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Twickenham, 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.
Twickenham ranks 41,056th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Twickenham
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.
Twickenham's strengths and weaknesses
Where Twickenham ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 97% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 170 pleasant days a year, better than 97% of towns
- QuietBetter than 84% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 74% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 69% of towns
Where Twickenham ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 2% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 2% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 5% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 5% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 7% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Twickenham
A household needs to earn about $101,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Twickenham home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $61,954, 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 Twickenham's effective rate of 0.65%, 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 Twickenham
Twickenham 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 Twickenham.
Who works in Twickenham, and how
Work in Twickenham centers on education and hospitality & food. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 69%
- Work from home 24%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Twickenham
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Twickenham.
What the weather is like in Twickenham, month by month
Twickenham sees roughly 170 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 95 degrees. January highs sit near 46, with lows near 29. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, August, and September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46° | 36° | 29° |
| April | 66° | 50° | 38° |
| July | 95° | 77° | 56° |
| October | 69° | 52° | 41° |
Flying in and out of Twickenham
The nearest airport, Roberts Field, is about 57 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Portland International, about 130 miles away.
The best schools in and around Twickenham
Schools across Twickenham average a B−, better than 59% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Ashwood Elementary SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Madras High SchoolC− · 26% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Twickenham school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Twickenham 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 Twickenham against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Twickenham
Is Twickenham a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Twickenham ranks 41,056th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, the weather, and quiet, and lowest on internet speeds and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Twickenham expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $393,568. The overall cost of living runs about 1% below the national average. Set against a $61,954 median income, cost of living beats 17% of towns.
Is Twickenham safe?
Twickenham is safer than 38% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $412 per resident a year.
Compare Twickenham with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Twickenham. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Twickenham 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.
Twickenham detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Twickenham: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Twickenham: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Twickenham: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Twickenham: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Twickenham 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.