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Ranked for Young Families

Best Places to Live in Oregon for Young Families

Top schools, low crime, parks, room for a family Ranked by how well each place fits the Young Families profile across cost, schools, climate, and safety — see how we score.

Top 25 places

  1. #1SalemPopulation 175,754 · mixed overall livability73% match
  2. #2West LinnPopulation 27,167 · solid overall livability61% match
  3. #3WilsonvillePopulation 25,992 · solid overall livability53% match
  4. #4AlbanyPopulation 56,348 · solid overall livability51% match
  5. #5EugenePopulation 176,755 · mixed overall livability46% match
  6. #6CorvallisPopulation 60,050 · solid overall livability46% match
  7. #7PortlandPopulation 646,101 · mixed overall livability44% match
  8. #8HillsboroPopulation 106,612 · solid overall livability44% match
  9. #9BendPopulation 99,442 · mixed overall livability44% match
  10. #10TigardPopulation 55,161 · solid overall livability44% match
  11. #11Lake OswegoPopulation 40,457 · solid overall livability44% match
  12. #12KeizerPopulation 39,122 · solid overall livability44% match
  13. #13RedmondPopulation 34,191 · mixed overall livability44% match
  14. #14TualatinPopulation 27,804 · solid overall livability44% match
  15. #15SpringfieldPopulation 61,740 · solid overall livability41% match
  16. #16WoodburnPopulation 26,222 · mixed overall livability39% match
  17. #17McMinnvillePopulation 34,432 · solid overall livability34% match
  18. #18Oregon CityPopulation 37,418 · mixed overall livability32% match
  19. #19NewbergPopulation 25,379 · solid overall livability32% match
  20. #20Grants PassPopulation 39,131 · mixed overall livability29% match
  21. #21BeavertonPopulation 97,554 · solid overall livability22% match
  22. #22MedfordPopulation 85,539 · mixed overall livability22% match
  23. #23AlohaPopulation 53,532 · solid overall livability22% match
  24. #24BethanyPopulation 30,983 · solid overall livability22% match
  25. #25GreshamPopulation 113,525 · mixed overall livability10% 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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