Best places to live in Oregon
3 Oregon metros scored on the default family weighting — schools and safety heaviest, then affordability, climate, college pipeline and jobs. Change the weights on the ranking engine to see your own order.
Who lives in Oregon
Population-weighted racial and ethnic composition across the 3 tracked Oregon metros, from Census ACS table B03002.
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 70.5%
- Hispanic or Latino
- 13.2%
- Black (non-Hispanic)
- 2.4%
- Asian (non-Hispanic)
- 6%
- Other or two or more
- 7.9%
Diversity index 59/100 — how evenly the population is spread across these groups. It is descriptive, not a judgement: weight it up, down or to zero on the ranking engine.
| # | Metro | Score | US rank | Typical home | Schools | Safety | Climate | Diversity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portland | 44.0 | #82 of 103 | $549k | 51 | 15 | 36° / 82° | 63 |
| 2 | Eugene | 28.0 | #98 of 103 | $462k | 14 | 15 | 34° / 83° | 46 |
| 3 | Bend | 25.3 | #102 of 103 | $668k | 27 | 15 | 23° / 84° | 41 |
Figures are compiled estimates. Methodology and sources.