State place rankings
Best Places in Oregon
Compare places by General Quality score or population. Each place links to its sourced facts, scores, and local summary.
General Quality score
Best overall places
- st
Dunthorpe, OR
Census-designated place
- General Quality
- Population
- 1,875
- Median home value
- $1,459,300
- nd
Bethany, OR
Census-designated place
- General Quality
- Population
- 33,106
- Median home value
- $751,700
- rd
Lake Oswego, OR
City
- General Quality
- Population
- 39,722
- Median home value
- $932,200
- th
Oak Hills, OR
Census-designated place
- General Quality
- Population
- 11,131
- Median home value
- $647,800
- th
Cedar Mill, OR
Census-designated place
- General Quality
- Population
- 19,471
- Median home value
- $878,300
- th
Cedar Hills, OR
Census-designated place
- General Quality
- Population
- 8,388
- Median home value
- $611,400
- th
Bend, OR
City
- General Quality
- Population
- 107,342
- Median home value
- $718,400
- th
Beaverton, OR
City
- General Quality
- Population
- 97,842
- Median home value
- $569,800
- th
West Haven-Sylvan, OR
Census-designated place
- General Quality
- Population
- 7,674
- Median home value
- $782,400
- th
West Linn, OR
City
- General Quality
- Population
- 26,567
- Median home value
- $770,200
- th
Rockcreek, OR
Census-designated place
- General Quality
- Population
- 9,223
- Median home value
- $653,300
- th
Garden Home-Whitford, OR
Census-designated place
- General Quality
- Population
- 6,979
- Median home value
- $624,900
- th
Raleigh Hills, OR
Census-designated place
- General Quality
- Population
- 6,744
- Median home value
- $913,700
- th
West Slope, OR
Census-designated place
- General Quality
- Population
- 6,582
- Median home value
- $755,300
- th
Bull Mountain, OR
Census-designated place
- General Quality
- Population
- 9,865
- Median home value
- $696,600
- th
Sherwood, OR
City
- General Quality
- Population
- 20,535
- Median home value
- $602,100
- th
Aloha, OR
Census-designated place
- General Quality
- Population
- 52,389
- Median home value
- $484,400
- th
Marlene Village, OR
Census-designated place
- General Quality
- Population
- 5,439
- Median home value
- $539,800
- th
Tigard, OR
City
- General Quality
- Population
- 57,929
- Median home value
- $610,500
- th
Metzger, OR
Census-designated place
- General Quality
- Population
- 3,714
- Median home value
- $543,400
- st
Hillsboro, OR
City
- General Quality
- Population
- 111,126
- Median home value
- $521,100
- nd
Rivergrove, OR
City
- General Quality
- Population
- 536
- Median home value
- $902,300
- rd
Happy Valley, OR
City
- General Quality
- Population
- 28,916
- Median home value
- $725,300
- th
Tualatin, OR
City
- General Quality
- Population
- 28,139
- Median home value
- $628,200
- th
King City, OR
City
- General Quality
- Population
- 5,044
- Median home value
- $423,700
How this list is ranked
Places are ordered by General Quality score. General Quality is a balanced livability composite spanning safety, affordability, healthcare, climate, education, jobs, mobility, outdoors, taxes, and other core factors.
Largest to smallest
Population-ranked places
- st
Portland, OR
City
- Population
- 635,109
- Median home value
- $581,500
- Median rent
- $1,655
- nd
Salem, OR
City
- Population
- 181,779
- Median home value
- $416,900
- Median rent
- $1,400
- rd
Eugene, OR
City
- Population
- 178,618
- Median home value
- $460,400
- Median rent
- $1,402
- th
Gresham, OR
City
- Population
- 111,513
- Median home value
- $458,700
- Median rent
- $1,586
- th
Hillsboro, OR
City
- Population
- 111,126
- Median home value
- $521,100
- Median rent
- $1,978
- th
Bend, OR
City
- Population
- 107,342
- Median home value
- $718,400
- Median rent
- $1,883
- th
Beaverton, OR
City
- Population
- 97,842
- Median home value
- $569,800
- Median rent
- $1,826
- th
Medford, OR
City
- Population
- 86,494
- Median home value
- $417,100
- Median rent
- $1,376
- th
Corvallis, OR
City
- Population
- 61,499
- Median home value
- $502,900
- Median rent
- $1,391
- th
Springfield, OR
City
- Population
- 61,431
- Median home value
- $358,700
- Median rent
- $1,258
- th
Tigard, OR
City
- Population
- 57,929
- Median home value
- $610,500
- Median rent
- $1,782
- th
Albany, OR
City
- Population
- 56,894
- Median home value
- $389,200
- Median rent
- $1,372
- th
Aloha, OR
Census-designated place
- Population
- 52,389
- Median home value
- $484,400
- Median rent
- $1,896
- th
Lake Oswego, OR
City
- Population
- 39,722
- Median home value
- $932,200
- Median rent
- $2,139
- th
Grants Pass, OR
City
- Population
- 39,239
- Median home value
- $382,600
- Median rent
- $1,217
- th
Keizer, OR
City
- Population
- 39,140
- Median home value
- $434,100
- Median rent
- $1,424
- th
Redmond, OR
City
- Population
- 38,547
- Median home value
- $462,500
- Median rent
- $1,628
- th
Oregon City, OR
City
- Population
- 38,175
- Median home value
- $555,800
- Median rent
- $1,708
- th
McMinnville, OR
City
- Population
- 34,647
- Median home value
- $432,800
- Median rent
- $1,380
- th
Bethany, OR
Census-designated place
- Population
- 33,106
- Median home value
- $751,700
- Median rent
- $2,245
- st
Woodburn, OR
City
- Population
- 31,948
- Median home value
- $331,800
- Median rent
- $1,489
- nd
Happy Valley, OR
City
- Population
- 28,916
- Median home value
- $725,300
- Median rent
- $2,029
- rd
Tualatin, OR
City
- Population
- 28,139
- Median home value
- $628,200
- Median rent
- $1,806
- th
Wilsonville, OR
City
- Population
- 27,833
- Median home value
- $615,300
- Median rent
- $1,878
- th
Forest Grove, OR
City
- Population
- 27,252
- Median home value
- $479,600
- Median rent
- $1,460
How this list is ranked
Places are ordered by their latest available population estimate. Incorporated places and census-designated places are both eligible when they appear in the published location data.
Annual Census population estimates are used where available; ACS place estimates fill coverage gaps.