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Best places to live in Greater Portland

53 places with 1,613,919 residents within about 40 km of Portland, ranked for 29 household profiles. Local data: official statistics on affordability, green space, education and family, health and elderly, jobs and economy, lifestyle and amenities, mobility and connectivity and safety and community (local or regional figures, sources on every place page) plus population and geography.

A greater area here means every municipality whose nearest big-city core is Portland, within a radius that grows with the size of the city (20 to 60 km). It is a practical commuting belt, not an official region.

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For young families

  1. 1Aloha
    Oregon, 49,425 residents    68
  2. 2Hillsboro (Oregon)
    Oregon, 102,347 residents    65
  3. 3Oak Grove (Oregon)
    Oregon, 16,629 residents    64
  4. 4Lake Oswego
    Oregon, 38,496 residents    64
  5. 5Oatfield
    Oregon, 13,415 residents    63
  6. 6Damascus (Oregon)
    Oregon, 10,952 residents    63
  7. 7Bethany (Oregon)
    Oregon, 20,646 residents    63
  8. 8Milwaukie
    Oregon, 20,830 residents    63
  9. 9Raleigh Hills
    Oregon, 5,896 residents    62
  10. 10Camas
    Washington, 21,846 residents    62

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For retired couples

  1. 1Aloha
    Oregon, 49,425 residents    76
  2. 2Oak Grove (Oregon)
    Oregon, 16,629 residents    74
  3. 3Hillsboro (Oregon)
    Oregon, 102,347 residents    73
  4. 4Oatfield
    Oregon, 13,415 residents    73
  5. 5Forest Grove
    Oregon, 24,457 residents    73
  6. 6Milwaukie
    Oregon, 20,830 residents    72
  7. 7Sherwood (Oregon)
    Oregon, 19,283 residents    72
  8. 8Bethany (Oregon)
    Oregon, 20,646 residents    72
  9. 9Cornelius (Oregon)
    Oregon, 12,317 residents    72
  10. 10Camas
    Washington, 21,846 residents    72

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For remote workers

  1. 1Aloha
    Oregon, 49,425 residents    71
  2. 2Camas
    Washington, 21,846 residents    68
  3. 3Hillsboro (Oregon)
    Oregon, 102,347 residents    67
  4. 4Washougal
    Washington, 15,288 residents    67
  5. 5Sherwood (Oregon)
    Oregon, 19,283 residents    67
  6. 6Forest Grove
    Oregon, 24,457 residents    67
  7. 7Bethany (Oregon)
    Oregon, 20,646 residents    66
  8. 8Cornelius (Oregon)
    Oregon, 12,317 residents    66
  9. 9Oak Grove (Oregon)
    Oregon, 16,629 residents    65
  10. 10Lake Oswego
    Oregon, 38,496 residents    65

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For commuters

  1. 1Hillsboro (Oregon)
    Oregon, 102,347 residents    80
  2. 2Aloha
    Oregon, 49,425 residents    77
  3. 3Beaverton (Oregon)
    Oregon, 96,577 residents    76
  4. 4Gresham (Oregon)
    Oregon, 110,553 residents    76
  5. 5Bethany (Oregon)
    Oregon, 20,646 residents    75
  6. 6West Haven-Sylvan
    Oregon, 8,001 residents    75
  7. 7Tigard
    Oregon, 51,253 residents    74
  8. 8Raleigh Hills
    Oregon, 5,896 residents    74
  9. 9Rockcreek
    Oregon, 9,316 residents    74
  10. 10Garden Home-Whitford
    Oregon, 6,674 residents    73

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For single professionals

  1. 1Beaverton (Oregon)
    Oregon, 96,577 residents    70
  2. 2Hillsboro (Oregon)
    Oregon, 102,347 residents    70
  3. 3Aloha
    Oregon, 49,425 residents    69
  4. 4Gresham (Oregon)
    Oregon, 110,553 residents    67
  5. 5Tigard
    Oregon, 51,253 residents    65
  6. 6Garden Home-Whitford
    Oregon, 6,674 residents    63
  7. 7Rockcreek
    Oregon, 9,316 residents    62
  8. 8West Haven-Sylvan
    Oregon, 8,001 residents    62
  9. 9Raleigh Hills
    Oregon, 5,896 residents    62
  10. 10Lake Oswego
    Oregon, 38,496 residents    62

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Scappoose
    Oregon, 6,954 residents    41
  2. 2Aloha
    Oregon, 49,425 residents    40
  3. 3Bethany (Oregon)
    Oregon, 20,646 residents    38
  4. 4Cedar Mill
    Oregon, 14,546 residents    38
  5. 5Camas
    Washington, 21,846 residents    37
  6. 6Rockcreek
    Oregon, 9,316 residents    37
  7. 7Oak Hills (Oregon)
    Oregon, 11,333 residents    37
  8. 8West Haven-Sylvan
    Oregon, 8,001 residents    37
  9. 9Cedar Hills
    Oregon, 8,300 residents    37
  10. 10Washougal
    Washington, 15,288 residents    36

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Towns in Greater Portland