WhereDoIMove?

West · Oregon · pop 635K

Portland, OR

Fit score

Fair match

at the reference profile: one person earning $6,700/mo gross, default weights.

Personalize this score →

After estimated taxes in OR, your $6,700/mo income nets about $4,943 — covering estimated essentials here (about $1,496 rent plus everyday costs incl. local sales tax) with roughly $899 left over.

Expect summer highs near 82°F, winter lows around 36°F, and about 144 sunny days a year.

There's plenty to do — roughly 36 restaurants, arts, and recreation spots per 10k residents.

Tradeoff: the local job market is softer than most on this list (4.1% unemployment).

AFFORD 80HOUSIN 36JOBS 28SAFETY 34CLIMAT 90AMENIT 88

The Portland fit print

Est. monthly cost

$4,044/mo

Typical rent

$1,760/mo

Home value ÷ income

6.6×

Score breakdown

Affordability
80
Housing
36
Jobs
28
Safety
34
Climate
90
Amenities
88

The data behind the score

Money (Census ACS · HUD)

Median gross rent
$1,620/mo
HUD fair market rent (2BR)
$1,760/mo
Median home value
$545,000
Median household income
$82,000
Population
635,000

Work (BLS)

Unemployment rate
4.1%
Job growth (1yr)
0.6%

Safety (FBI CDE, per 100k)

Violent crime rate
640
Property crime rate
5,600

Climate (NOAA normals)

Avg. summer high
82°F
Avg. winter low
36°F
Sunny days / year
144
Days ≥100°F by 2050 (air temp)
≈4/yr
Dangerous humid days by 2050 (feels-like)
≈8/yr
Unhealthy air days
≈12/yr
Annual rain
36"
Annual snow
3"

Community & access (approx.)

2024 county margin
D+56
Int'l airport
≈9 mi
Walkability
67/100
Disaster risk
66/100
Buying instead of renting? Oregon's effective property tax runs about 0.93% of home value per year (≈$422/mo on the median $545,000 home). Our affordability score is rent-based, so this isn't double-counted.
A citywide number is an average. Rent, safety, and everything else vary block by block — treat these figures as a starting point and research specific neighborhoods before committing.

Data vintage: sample-approx-2024. Sources & methodology — this deployment is running the bundled sample dataset; figures are approximate.

Track Portland affordability

We'll email you if rents or costs in Portland shift. Occasional, no spam.

Unsubscribe anytime

Go deeper

Cities like Portland