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Ranked for Great Weather

Best Places to Live in Oregon for Great Weather

Dry, sunny, and comfortable year-round Ranked by how well each place fits the Great Weather profile across cost, schools, climate, and safety — see how we score.

Top 25 places

  1. #1PortlandPopulation 646,101 · mixed overall livability71% match
  2. #2SalemPopulation 175,754 · mixed overall livability71% match
  3. #3GreshamPopulation 113,525 · mixed overall livability71% match
  4. #4HillsboroPopulation 106,612 · solid overall livability71% match
  5. #5BeavertonPopulation 97,554 · solid overall livability71% match
  6. #6CorvallisPopulation 60,050 · solid overall livability71% match
  7. #7AlbanyPopulation 56,348 · solid overall livability71% match
  8. #8TigardPopulation 55,161 · solid overall livability71% match
  9. #9AlohaPopulation 53,532 · solid overall livability71% match
  10. #10Lake OswegoPopulation 40,457 · solid overall livability71% match
  11. #11KeizerPopulation 39,122 · solid overall livability71% match
  12. #12Oregon CityPopulation 37,418 · mixed overall livability71% match
  13. #13BethanyPopulation 30,983 · solid overall livability71% match
  14. #14TualatinPopulation 27,804 · solid overall livability71% match
  15. #15West LinnPopulation 27,167 · solid overall livability71% match
  16. #16WoodburnPopulation 26,222 · mixed overall livability71% match
  17. #17Forest GrovePopulation 26,160 · solid overall livability71% match
  18. #18WilsonvillePopulation 25,992 · solid overall livability71% match
  19. #19NewbergPopulation 25,379 · solid overall livability71% match
  20. #20MedfordPopulation 85,539 · mixed overall livability61% match
  21. #21McMinnvillePopulation 34,432 · solid overall livability59% match
  22. #22EugenePopulation 176,755 · mixed overall livability49% match
  23. #23SpringfieldPopulation 61,740 · solid overall livability49% match
  24. #24BendPopulation 99,442 · mixed overall livability37% match
  25. #25Grants PassPopulation 39,131 · mixed overall livability37% match

Match % is a range-based fit: the share of this profile's weighted factors whose value for a place lands inside the profile's preferred band. It is not an absolute quality score, and very small communities are excluded from this list.

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