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Best Places to Live in Oregon for Retirees

Warm winters, low taxes, low crime, clean air, a calmer pace Ranked by how well each place fits the Retirees profile across cost, schools, climate, and safety — see how we score.

Top 25 places

  1. #1Lake OswegoPopulation 40,457 · solid overall livability33% match
  2. #2West LinnPopulation 27,167 · solid overall livability33% match
  3. #3WilsonvillePopulation 25,992 · solid overall livability24% match
  4. #4PortlandPopulation 646,101 · mixed overall livability21% match
  5. #5EugenePopulation 176,755 · mixed overall livability21% match
  6. #6SalemPopulation 175,754 · mixed overall livability21% match
  7. #7GreshamPopulation 113,525 · mixed overall livability21% match
  8. #8HillsboroPopulation 106,612 · solid overall livability21% match
  9. #9BeavertonPopulation 97,554 · solid overall livability21% match
  10. #10SpringfieldPopulation 61,740 · solid overall livability21% match
  11. #11CorvallisPopulation 60,050 · solid overall livability21% match
  12. #12AlbanyPopulation 56,348 · solid overall livability21% match
  13. #13TigardPopulation 55,161 · solid overall livability21% match
  14. #14AlohaPopulation 53,532 · solid overall livability21% match
  15. #15KeizerPopulation 39,122 · solid overall livability21% match
  16. #16Oregon CityPopulation 37,418 · mixed overall livability21% match
  17. #17BethanyPopulation 30,983 · solid overall livability21% match
  18. #18TualatinPopulation 27,804 · solid overall livability21% match
  19. #19WoodburnPopulation 26,222 · mixed overall livability21% match
  20. #20Forest GrovePopulation 26,160 · solid overall livability21% match
  21. #21NewbergPopulation 25,379 · solid overall livability21% match
  22. #22MedfordPopulation 85,539 · mixed overall livability10% match
  23. #23Grants PassPopulation 39,131 · mixed overall livability10% match
  24. #24McMinnvillePopulation 34,432 · solid overall livability10% match
  25. #25BendPopulation 99,442 · mixed overall livability0% 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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