Are you looking for love in Oregon?
Or are you just hoping to hook up with a hot Oregonian?
Either way, we’ve got you covered here.
If you live in Oregon, there’s a pretty good chance there are a lot of singles in your area. The Beaver State has plenty of people over 18 who aren’t married or in a serious relationship.
That’s great news for people who are single and looking to mingle.
So, where are the best cities for singles in Oregon? We used Saturday Night Science to find out.
27.9 median age · 7.0% married households
Located in
Benton County, Oregon
Corvallis is a city in central western Oregon, United States. It is the county seat of Benton County and the principal city of the Corvallis, Oregon Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Benton County. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 54,462. Its population was estimated by the Portland Research Center to be 55,298 in 2013. Corvallis is the location of Oregon State University, a large Hewlett-Packard research campus, and Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center.
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37.8 median age · 11.0% married households
Located in
Washington County, Oregon
Beaverton is a city in Washington County, in the U.S. state of Oregon. The city center is 7 miles west of downtown Portland in the Tualatin River Valley. As of the 2010 census, the population is 89,803. This makes it the second-largest city in the county and Oregon’s sixth-largest city. Fire protection and EMS services are provided through Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue.
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38.8 median age · 9.0% married households
Located in
Washington County, Oregon
Portland is the largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon and the seat of Multnomah County. It is a major port in the Willamette Valley region of the Pacific Northwest, at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers. The city covers 145 square miles and had an estimated population of 639,863 in 2016, making it the 26th most populous city in the United States, and the second-most populous in the Pacific Northwest. Approximately 2,424,955 people live in the Portland metropolitan statistical area, making it the 25th most populous MSA in the United States. Its Combined Statistical Area ranks 18th with a population of 3,160,488. Roughly 60% of Oregon’s population resides within the Portland metropolitan area.
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35.2 median age · 11.0% married households
Located in
Lane County, Oregon
Eugene is a city of the Pacific Northwest located in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is located at the southern end of the Willamette Valley, near the confluence of the McKenzie and Willamette Rivers, about 50 miles east of the Oregon Coast.
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27.1 median age · 13.0% married households
Located in
Polk County, Oregon
Monmouth ( is a city in Polk County in the U.S. state of Oregon. It was named for Monmouth, Illinois, the origin of its earliest settlers. The population has reached 9,534 as of the 2010 census and it is part of the Salem Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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35.0 median age · 11.0% married households
Located in
Washington County, Oregon
Hillsboro is the fifth-largest city in the State of Oregon and is the county seat of Washington County. Lying in the Tualatin Valley on the west side of the Portland metropolitan area, the city hosts many high-technology companies, such as Intel, that comprise what has become known as the Silicon Forest. At the 2010 Census, the city’s population was 91,611.
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34.8 median age · 16.0% married households
Located in
Yamhill County, Oregon
Newberg is a city in Yamhill County, Oregon, United States. Located in the Portland metropolitan area, the city is home to George Fox University. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 22,110 making it the second most populous city in the county.
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35.1 median age · 11.0% married households
Located in
Washington County, Oregon
Cornelius is a city in Washington County, Oregon, United States. Located in the Portland metropolitan area, the city’s population was 11,869 at the 2010 census. The city lies along Tualatin Valley Highway between Forest Grove to the west and Hillsboro to the east. Cornelius was incorporated in 1893 and is named for founder Thomas R. Cornelius.
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37.0 median age · 17.0% married households
Located in
Multnomah County, Oregon
Gresham is a city located in Multnomah County, Oregon, in the United States, immediately east of Portland. Though it began as a settlement in the mid-1800s, it was not officially incorporated as a city until 1905; it was named after Walter Quinton Gresham, the American Civil War general and United States Postmaster General.
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36.0 median age · 15.0% married households
Located in
Polk County, Oregon
Salem is the capital of the U.S. state of Oregon, and the county seat of Marion County. It is located in the center of the Willamette Valley alongside the Willamette River, which runs north through the city. The river forms the boundary between Marion and Polk counties, and the city neighborhood of West Salem is in Polk County. Salem was founded in 1842, became the capital of the Oregon Territory in 1851, and was incorporated in 1857.
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Methodology: How do you determine which city is best for singles in Oregon anyways?
To give you the places in Oregon which are best for singles to find one another, we used Saturday Night Science to look at a handful of metrics. Of course, we want to measure the type of people who live in each city and make some assumptions about what single people like.
So we researched the internet for a database that contains all that information.
We threw a lot of criteria at this one to get the best, most complete results possible. Using the 2020-2024 American Community Survey Census data produced for the state of Oregon, we looked at every single city in the state. We paid particular attention to:
- Population density
- % of population that’s male vs. female (closer to a 50-50 ratio is better)
- % of households with kids
- Median age
- Number of unmarried people in each city
We then gave each city a “Singles Score.”
The higher the score, the better the city is for singles to find one another. We also limited our results to cities with over 10,000 people. For Oregon, that meant a total of 55 cities.
We updated this article for 2026. This is our eleventh time ranking the best cities for singles in Oregon.
Read on to see why Corvallis is the talk of the town while Prineville is probably a bit on the bland side.
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Best Cities For Singles In Oregon
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| Rank | City | Singles Score | Population | Median Age | % Married Households | % Households w/ Kids |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corvallis | 8.40 | 59,960 | 27.9 | 7.0% | 19.6% |
| 2 | Beaverton | 11.40 | 97,812 | 37.8 | 11.0% | 27.5% |
| 3 | Portland | 12.60 | 641,165 | 38.8 | 9.0% | 22.0% |
| 4 | Eugene | 15.00 | 179,591 | 35.2 | 11.0% | 21.1% |
| 5 | Monmouth | 16.20 | 11,428 | 27.1 | 13.0% | 29.0% |
| 6 | Hillsboro | 16.60 | 108,231 | 35.0 | 11.0% | 29.5% |
| 7 | Newberg | 19.10 | 26,066 | 34.8 | 16.0% | 30.6% |
| 8 | Cornelius | 20.20 | 14,255 | 35.1 | 11.0% | 33.1% |
| 9 | Gresham | 20.30 | 112,378 | 37.0 | 17.0% | 32.6% |
| 10 | Salem | 20.60 | 178,865 | 36.0 | 15.0% | 31.8% |
| 11 | Bend | 21.90 | 103,390 | 40.9 | 11.0% | 26.9% |
| 12 | Astoria | 22.00 | 10,109 | 40.3 | 13.0% | 20.0% |
| 13 | Tigard | 22.80 | 56,011 | 39.4 | 17.0% | 30.6% |
| 14 | Fairview | 23.50 | 10,735 | 37.4 | 14.0% | 23.0% |
| 15 | Hermiston | 24.00 | 19,546 | 30.9 | 13.0% | 48.1% |
| 16 | Springfield | 24.40 | 61,499 | 37.4 | 17.0% | 30.6% |
| 17 | Woodburn | 24.40 | 27,875 | 38.6 | 9.0% | 32.3% |
| 18 | Medford | 24.80 | 86,315 | 38.9 | 15.0% | 30.6% |
| 19 | Tualatin | 24.90 | 27,763 | 37.4 | 15.0% | 31.0% |
| 20 | Milwaukie | 24.90 | 21,392 | 41.3 | 19.0% | 25.1% |
| 21 | Independence | 24.90 | 10,199 | 30.7 | 17.0% | 33.3% |
| 22 | Wilsonville | 26.10 | 26,974 | 37.7 | 15.0% | 29.0% |
| 23 | Lake Oswego | 26.40 | 40,381 | 46.7 | 14.0% | 30.7% |
| 24 | Ashland | 26.40 | 21,259 | 47.7 | 6.0% | 15.2% |
| 25 | Klamath Falls | 26.80 | 22,115 | 35.2 | 15.0% | 28.9% |
| 26 | Sherwood | 27.70 | 20,307 | 36.7 | 19.0% | 45.4% |
| 27 | Forest Grove | 27.90 | 26,529 | 34.0 | 16.0% | 33.9% |
| 28 | Roseburg | 28.40 | 23,778 | 39.6 | 15.0% | 28.6% |
| 29 | Gladstone | 28.90 | 11,977 | 44.8 | 21.0% | 23.4% |
| 30 | Lebanon | 29.10 | 19,344 | 37.2 | 20.0% | 24.9% |
| 31 | McMinnville | 29.20 | 34,596 | 38.9 | 15.0% | 29.9% |
| 32 | Albany | 29.60 | 56,839 | 37.7 | 21.0% | 32.2% |
| 33 | Ontario | 29.80 | 11,842 | 35.2 | 14.0% | 30.9% |
| 34 | La Grande | 30.10 | 13,058 | 32.9 | 22.0% | 23.1% |
| 35 | Sandy | 30.60 | 12,854 | 34.8 | 27.0% | 39.2% |
| 36 | Keizer | 30.80 | 39,082 | 37.4 | 22.0% | 32.1% |
| 37 | North Bend | 30.90 | 10,171 | 43.4 | 17.0% | 28.3% |
| 38 | West Linn | 31.50 | 26,935 | 43.3 | 16.0% | 37.0% |
| 39 | Central Point | 32.30 | 19,216 | 41.7 | 20.0% | 31.9% |
| 40 | Coos Bay | 32.40 | 15,925 | 44.1 | 14.0% | 20.9% |
| 41 | Grants Pass | 32.60 | 39,311 | 40.8 | 14.0% | 34.4% |
| 42 | The Dalles | 32.80 | 15,917 | 38.5 | 16.0% | 24.1% |
| 43 | Troutdale | 33.50 | 15,923 | 38.1 | 21.0% | 33.2% |
| 44 | Cottage Grove | 33.50 | 10,698 | 38.9 | 19.0% | 31.9% |
| 45 | Newport | 33.60 | 10,583 | 51.3 | 9.0% | 18.8% |
| 46 | Molalla | 35.40 | 10,186 | 32.2 | 28.0% | 42.3% |
| 47 | Redmond | 36.90 | 36,092 | 36.2 | 19.0% | 33.0% |
| 48 | Sweet Home | 37.40 | 10,078 | 42.4 | 23.0% | 24.8% |
| 49 | Canby | 37.90 | 18,134 | 43.0 | 27.0% | 31.5% |
| 50 | Dallas | 38.40 | 17,531 | 40.9 | 22.0% | 28.6% |
| 51 | St. Helens | 38.90 | 14,258 | 39.8 | 20.0% | 35.6% |
| 52 | Happy Valley | 40.70 | 26,738 | 39.0 | 17.0% | 39.9% |
| 53 | Pendleton | 42.30 | 16,950 | 36.9 | 20.0% | 36.1% |
| 54 | Silverton | 43.00 | 10,456 | 38.5 | 21.0% | 36.9% |
| 55 | Prineville | 45.30 | 11,470 | 38.4 | 22.0% | 34.1% |
Source: U.S. Census ACS 2020-2024. 55 cities with more than 10,000 residents.
Summary
Summary: The Best Cities For Singles In Oregon For 2026
If you’re looking for a breakdown of cities in Oregon ranked by criteria that most agree make a place a great spot for finding a single person (and potentially love), this is an accurate list.
The best cities for singles in Oregon are Corvallis, Beaverton, Portland, Eugene, Monmouth, Hillsboro, Newberg, Cornelius, Gresham, and Salem.
