Portland Suburbs by the Numbers 2024
We love Portland proper, of course, but we know the hustle and bustle of life in the city limits isn't for everyone. So our annual look at Portland-area real estate includes not only details on the nearly 100 official neighborhoods but also a pulse check of what's happening beyond the official borders. In Ridgefield, Washington, for example, the population increased by more than 10 percent year over year: more customers for that impending Costco and In-N-Out Burger, but also more potential residents to drive up the rent. Looking for a slightly more chill place to retire? Sauvie Island and Lake Oswego have the highest median age. Does your podcast habit demand a good bus commute? Beaverton leads the burbs in the number of people commuting by transit. Looking for more specifics? Find the answers here.
| City | Median 2023 home sale price ($) | Average 2023 home sale price ($) | Homes sold in 2023 (#) | 1-year median price change 2022-23 (%) | 5-year median price change 2018-23 (%) | Days on market (average) | Share of 2023 sales that were condos (%) | Short sales (#) | Bank-owned sales (#) | Average square feet of homes sold | Average cost per square foot ($) | Average year built of homes sold | Renters' median monthly housing ($) | Population (2022) | Population (2021) | Population change, 2021 to 2022 (#) | Population change, 2021 to 2022 (%) | Population density (per square mile) | Median age | Median household income ($) | Homeownership (%) | People below federal poverty level (%) | Unemployed (16 years and older) (%) | Families with children under 18 (%) | Households with children under 18 (%) | Married (except separated) (%) | Widowed (%) | Divorced (%) | Separated (%) | Never Married (%) | Population with bachelor degree as highest level of education (25 and older) (%) | Population with graduate degree (25 and older) (%) | English as only language (%) | People who speak other language(s) (%) | Moved from outside county in past year (%) | Moved from within same county (#) | Population in different county in state in past year (%) | Population in different state in past year (%) | Population moved from abroad in past year (%) | Population in same house a year before (%) | % Commuting with public transportation | % Commuting by walking | % Commuting by bike | Minutes by car to downtown Portland (est.) | Minutes to downtown at rush hour (est.) | Area in square miles | Miles of bike routes | Miles of bike routes per sq mile | Parks and natural areas (sq miles) | Parks as % of city | Walk score | Bike Score |
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| Battle Ground | 555,000 | 557,741 | 366 | 5 | 71 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,958 | 288 | 2009 | 1,456 | 20,888 | 20,536 | 352 | 1.71 | 2,391 | 34 | 94,360 | 72 | 6 | 3 | 46 | 39 | 54 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 30 | 16 | 8 | 86 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 90 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 0.1 | 35 | 55 | 9 | - | - | - | - | 32 | 51 |
| Beaverton | 550,000 | 552,232 | 892 | -1 | 41 | 31 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 1,836 | 312 | 1990 | 1,663 | 97,554 | 97,466 | 88 | 0.09 | 4,970 | 37 | 88,899 | 50 | 11 | 4 | 44 | 27 | 46 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 36 | 31 | 17 | 75 | 25 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 82 | 6.2 | 3.5 | 0.9 | 14 | 25 | 20 | 111 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 52 | 67 |
| Camas | 735,000 | 785,469 | 334 | 1 | 60 | 35 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2,556 | 313 | 1995 | 1,798 | 26,387 | 25,774 | 613 | 2.38 | 1,706 | 40 | 133,829 | 80 | 3 | 2 | 53 | 44 | 64 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 24 | 35 | 14 | 86 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 87 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 26 | 35 | 15 | - | - | - | - | 18 | 35 |
| Canby | 525,000 | 501,217 | 180 | 7 | 42 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1,899 | 266 | 1996 | 1,327 | 18,127 | 18,078 | 49 | 0.27 | 4,151 | 41 | 91,823 | 68 | 9 | 3 | 40 | 33 | 57 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 25 | 19 | 9 | 86 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 87 | 1.7 | 3.7 | 0.8 | 35 | 37 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 62 | 69 |
| Cornelius | 479,000 | 487,417 | 171 | -2 | 47 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1,742 | 282 | 2008 | 1,385 | 13,245 | 12,893 | 352 | 2.73 | 5,913 | 37 | 83,051 | 74 | 10 | 4 | 41 | 35 | 47 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 38 | 12 | 3 | 56 | 44 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 89 | 5.1 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 35 | 37 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 58 | 63 |
| Estacada | 491,732 | 475,311 | 92 | 5 | 45 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,760 | 280 | 2009 | 1,734 | 4,619 | 4,353 | 266 | 6.11 | 2,049 | 35 | 78,594 | 87 | 20 | 6 | 48 | 37 | 52 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 25 | 13 | 3 | 98 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 45 | 53 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 70 | 62 |
| Fairview | 406,000 | 395,413 | 88 | -6 | 22 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1,668 | 232 | 1993 | 1,483 | 10,515 | 10,439 | 76 | 0.73 | 2,981 | 35 | 78,407 | 50 | 14 | 4 | 32 | 25 | 46 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 36 | 15 | 9 | 71 | 30 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 86 | 2.5 | 4.9 | 0.3 | 20 | 28 | 4 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 54 | 66 |
| Forest Grove | 499,700 | 510,577 | 220 | -1 | 37 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1,941 | 275 | 1987 | 1,282 | 26,160 | 25,767 | 393 | 1.53 | 4,374 | 35 | 77,977 | 62 | 14 | 4 | 49 | 33 | 46 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 36 | 21 | 12 | 77 | 23 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 87 | 4.0 | 5.1 | 1.4 | 40 | 43 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 41 | 65 |
| Gladstone | 467,500 | 465,418 | 90 | -8 | 28 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1,782 | 280 | 1964 | 1,609 | 11,996 | 12,017 | -21 | -0.17 | 4,821 | 44 | 88,043 | 65 | 17 | 6 | 30 | 23 | 47 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 33 | 21 | 5 | 93 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 85 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 22 | 31 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 45 | 66 |
| Gresham | 450,000 | 444,052 | 945 | -5 | 37 | 35 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 1,741 | 265 | 1984 | 1,452 | 113,525 | 114,164 | -639 | -0.56 | 4,824 | 37 | 69,437 | 55 | 14 | 6 | 44 | 33 | 46 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 35 | 15 | 8 | 73 | 27 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 85 | 4.5 | 2.8 | 0.4 | 26 | 35 | 24 | 87 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 47 | 64 |
| Happy Valley | 655,000 | 682,194 | 393 | -6 | 29 | 58 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2,468 | 285 | 2012 | 1,954 | 24,381 | 23,442 | 939 | 4.01 | 2,486 | 40 | 126,108 | 83 | 6 | 4 | 49 | 41 | 58 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 27 | 30 | 18 | 81 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 88 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 24 | 35 | 10 | 37 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 44 |
| Hillsboro | 515,000 | 527,268 | 1,032 | -2 | 40 | 29 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 1,746 | 309 | 2000 | 1,797 | 106,612 | 105,909 | 703 | 0.66 | 4,308 | 35 | 98,891 | 51 | 8 | 5 | 45 | 32 | 50 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 34 | 23 | 19 | 71 | 30 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 83 | 4.7 | 2.8 | 0.5 | 30 | 34 | 25 | 103 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 44 | 72 |
| Lake Oswego | 928,500 | 1,203,614 | 570 | 3 | 44 | 35 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 2,641 | 433 | 1982 | 1,979 | 40,457 | 40,390 | 67 | 0.17 | 3,547 | 46 | 127,252 | 70 | 4 | 5 | 46 | 32 | 62 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 23 | 40 | 33 | 88 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 84 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 37 | 47 |
| Maywood Park | 572,500 | 583,826 | 13 | 1 | 49 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,744 | 219 | 1944 | 1,213 | 34,432 | 34,224 | 208 | 0.61 | 3,267 | 40 | 65,318 | 62 | 17 | 4 | 41 | 30 | 43 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 33 | 16 | 11 | 85 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 84 | 0.6 | 7.6 | 1.2 | 14 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 77 |
| McMinnville | 459,900 | 459,524 | 413 | 2 | 44 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1,842 | 251 | 1995 | 1,222 | 1,043 | 1,054 | -11 | -1.04 | 6,212 | 45 | 130,481 | 94 | 4 | 2 | 37 | 34 | 56 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 30 | 29 | 16 | 94 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 55 | 67 | 11 | - | - | - | - | 43 | 53 |
| Milwaukie | 490,000 | 518,253 | 213 | 0 | 40 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1,823 | 308 | 1962 | 1,441 | 21,195 | 21,108 | 87 | 0.41 | 4,183 | 40 | 78,676 | 59 | 7 | 6 | 43 | 27 | 45 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 33 | 26 | 13 | 93 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 86 | 4.4 | 3.1 | 1.2 | 14 | 20 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 53 | 70 |
| Newberg | 468,000 | 459,938 | 331 | 0 | 42 | 42 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1,660 | 287 | 1991 | 1,570 | 25,379 | 25,108 | 271 | 1.08 | 4,374 | 34 | 87,873 | 63 | 8 | 3 | 46 | 34 | 50 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 35 | 25 | 13 | 87 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 80 | 0.3 | 7.9 | 1.3 | 37 | 47 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 44 | 67 |
| Oregon City | 543,150 | 533,607 | 344 | -2 | 36 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1,891 | 295 | 1983 | 1,527 | 37,418 | 37,160 | 258 | 0.69 | 3,792 | 37 | 90,174 | 65 | 8 | 5 | 44 | 33 | 50 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 32 | 23 | 8 | 92 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 87 | 1.3 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 26 | 34 | 10 | 39 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 38 | 51 |
| Portland | 500,000 | 569,618 | 7,163 | -6 | 19 | 36 | 20 | 5 | 42 | 1,872 | 323 | 1961 | 1,530 | 646,101 | 647,176 | -1,075 | -0.17 | 4,454 | 38 | 85,876 | 53 | 12 | 6 | 43 | 23 | 41 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 42 | 31 | 21 | 82 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 83 | 8.5 | 4.9 | 4.1 | - | - | 145 | 545 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 67 | 83 |
| Ridgefield | 547,980 | 580,686 | 412 | -9 | 34 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2,069 | 283 | 2017 | 2,201 | 11,486 | 10,432 | 1,054 | 10.10 | 1,538 | 34 | 107,308 | 82 | 5 | 4 | 54 | 43 | 65 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 22 | 23 | 11 | 93 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 83 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 25 | 45 | 7 | - | - | - | - | 14 | 31 |
| Sandy | 480,000 | 475,657 | 159 | 0 | 48 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1,825 | 265 | 2007 | 1,503 | 12,592 | 12,383 | 209 | 1.69 | 3,490 | 35 | 98,341 | 77 | 5 | 5 | 55 | 44 | 58 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 30 | 16 | 6 | 93 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 82 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 35 | 60 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 56 |
| Sauvie Island | 742,500 | 753,350 | 10 | -41 | -25 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,218 | 363 | 1963 | 1,512 | 3,257 | 3,042 | 215 | 7.07 | 103 | 53 | 94,205 | 83 | 6 | 1 | 21 | 29 | 49 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 28 | 20 | 16 | 96 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 1.7 | 5.9 | 0.0 | 35 | 42 | 32 | - | - | 3 | 8 | 7 | 34 |
| Sherwood | 595,000 | 638,176 | 232 | 1 | 44 | 32 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 2,063 | 310 | 1999 | 1,980 | 20,286 | 20,281 | 5 | 0.02 | 4,678 | 36 | 109,770 | 74 | 4 | 3 | 57 | 46 | 58 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 28 | 23 | 20 | 88 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 30 | 36 | 4 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 38 | 53 |
| Tigard | 600,000 | 625,055 | 656 | 0 | 37 | 41 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2,150 | 306 | 1996 | 1,644 | 55,161 | 54,750 | 411 | 0.75 | 4,340 | 39 | 101,354 | 62 | 8 | 5 | 42 | 30 | 54 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 30 | 31 | 17 | 81 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 87 | 3.5 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 18 | 22 | 13 | 55 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 43 | 62 |
| Troutdale | 455,000 | 445,020 | 163 | -4 | 34 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1,694 | 270 | 1995 | 1,456 | 16,150 | 16,353 | -203 | -1.24 | 2,681 | 35 | 86,307 | 69 | 7 | 4 | 44 | 38 | 53 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 32 | 17 | 7 | 77 | 23 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 23 | 32 | 6 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 35 | 65 |
| Tualatin | 620,000 | 615,325 | 198 | -1 | 37 | 28 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2,125 | 298 | 1989 | 1,665 | 27,804 | 27,821 | -17 | -0.06 | 3,410 | 37 | 105,542 | 55 | 10 | 5 | 47 | 32 | 53 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 33 | 30 | 16 | 78 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 84 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 21 | 23 | 8 | 45 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 29 | 52 |
| Vancouver | 468,700 | 526,065 | 1,580 | 4 | 48 | 30 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 1,760 | 307 | 1982 | 1,525 | 190,700 | 188,331 | 2,369 | 1.26 | 3,812 | 37 | 73,626 | 51 | 12 | 4 | 44 | 28 | 44 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 34 | 20 | 11 | 80 | 20 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 81 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 15 | 26 | 50 | - | - | - | - | 41 | 59 |
| Washougal | 544,800 | 563,282 | 189 | -6 | 41 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2,104 | 277 | 1992 | 1,397 | 16,828 | 16,664 | 164 | 0.98 | 2,698 | 39 | 97,295 | 75 | 13 | 6 | 47 | 35 | 52 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 29 | 17 | 13 | 93 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 83 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 28 | 36 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 61 | 68 |
| West Linn | 762,000 | 770,961 | 347 | -1 | 47 | 28 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2,526 | 316 | 1984 | 1,907 | 27,167 | 27,173 | -6 | -0.02 | 3,357 | 44 | 134,116 | 83 | 6 | 5 | 47 | 36 | 62 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 22 | 39 | 25 | 90 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 90 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 26 | 32 | 8 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 34 | 41 |
| Wilsonville | 599,800 | 620,524 | 295 | -2 | 39 | 34 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2,038 | 309 | 2000 | 1,715 | 25,992 | 25,887 | 105 | 0.41 | 3,424 | 38 | 83,210 | 51 | 9 | 6 | 43 | 29 | 50 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 31 | 31 | 16 | 86 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 81 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 25 | 28 | 8 | 36 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 30 | 55 |
| Wood Village | 371,500 | 351,918 | 34 | -4 | 17 | 30 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1,336 | 282 | 1979 | 1,399 | 4,548 | 4,435 | 113 | 2.55 | 4,777 | 30 | 67,014 | 65 | 17 | 2 | 65 | 43 | 35 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 47 | 9 | 7 | 54 | 46 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 88 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 20 | 28 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 47 |
Methodology
Real Estate 2023 data from the Regional Multiple Listing Service with analysis by the Center for Spatial Analysis and Research at Portland State University’s Department of Geography. Figures were rounded for legibility. In places with very few home sales, such as Maywood Park and Sauvie Island, the year-to-year change can appear exaggerated.
People Data for all “people” columns, rent costs, and commuting from the US Census Bureau’s American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates 2018–2022, released in late 2023. The ACS data are estimates only, and accuracy varies by attribute.
Rent Costs Calculated from all renter-occupied units, estimated median rent is not adjusted for unit size or number of occupants. Figure includes estimated monthly utility costs.
Median Income The Census defines household as including “all the persons who occupy a housing unit as their usual place of residence.” Thus living situations in this estimate range from individuals to large households.
Parks Data from Metro and/or individual cities.
Minutes by Car to Downtown Google Maps estimate, based on non-rush-hour conditions, from a central point to Portland’s Pioneer Courthouse Square. Rush-hour travel time was estimated for a 9am weekday arrival.
Walk and Bike Scores Data from WalkScore.com, now a part of real estate agency Redfin. They reflect, on a scale of 1 to 100, a city’s pedestrian-friendliness based on distances to amenities such as grocery stores and other routine destinations and bike-friendliness based on distance to destinations as well as the city's bike infrastructure, topography, and route connectivity. For cities with no collective score, a point in a central residential neighborhood was selected to determine scores.
Unavailable Data is noted with a dash (—).
Real estate and other analysis by Travis Anglin-Dodd, David Banis, Audrey Douglass, and Ray Huey of PSU’s Center for Spatial Analysis and Research.
