The 10 Best Neighborhoods In Portland For 2022

Whether it's celebrating Chinese New Year every year at Portland's Lan Su Chinese Garden or catching a film festival with the neighborhood meet up in the Alberta Arts District there's a great Portland neighborhood dripping in tradition and diversity just steps away from all things Portland. And if it's more than a few steps, Portland's TriMet connects everyone. You know what else connects everyone? If you guessed HomeSnacks list of the best neighborhoods in Portland for 2022, you guessed right.

But before we let you in on ten of Portland's best kept secrets, here's a little bit about how we uncovered Stumptown's best of the best. Real estate trends say that higher median incomes usually translate to more expensive homes; and, generally speaking, better schools and less crime, so we looked at the latest census data for the median income and median home prices in each one of 63 Portland's neighborhoods. And because jobs, safety, affordability, and amenities are important factors, too, we added those to the mix as well.

We are happy to report that Portland's crime rate is way above the national average and this is because of neighborhood crime watch programs in places like Homestead. This is also because many of the people in these neighborhoods have good jobs. Places like Irvington and Richmond are filled with professionals who work for major Portland companies like Nike and Columbia.

And, if you want to know what place is Portland's poster neighborhood for the rest of the state as well as the country, you're going to have to keep reading.

The experts say that Portland's residents are some of the some of the healthiest in the country. The life expectancy rate is close to 90 in some of PDX's neighborhoods. All the more reason to take a look at our list below to ensure that you make the most informed decision; because if you buy a home in one of Portland's best neighborhoods, you're going to be there a while.

So, what is Portland's best neighborhood? According to the latest data, that would be Alameda.

This is actually or ninth time ranking the best neighborhoods in Portland and each year the competition does not disappoint. So, to see the other neighborhoods that made the list, hit that down arrow.

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Methodology: How We Determined The Best Portland, OR Neighborhoods In 2022

In order to rank the best neighborhoods in Portland, we had to determine what criteria defines a "best".

Using crime, census, and extrapolated BLS data, we arrived at the following set of criteria:

• High incomes
• Low unemployment rates
• Low crime
• High home prices
• High population densities (A proxy for things to do)

We then ranked each neighborhood with scores from 1 to 63 in each category, where 1 was the best.

Next, we averaged the rankings for each neighborhood to create a best neighborhood index.

And finally, we crowned the neighborhood with the lowest best neighborhood index the "Best City Neighborhood In Portland." We're lookin' at you, Alameda.

Read on below to learn more about what it's like to live in the best places Portland, Oregon has to offer. Or skip to the end to see the list of all the neighborhoods in the city from best to worst.

Summary: Putting A Bow On Our Analysis Of The Best Neighborhoods In Portland

If you're measuring the neighborhoods in Portland where crime is low and everyone wants to live, this is an accurate list.

As we mentioned earlier, the neighborhoods in Portland aren't all good. Centennial takes the title of the worst neighborhood to live in Portland.

We ranked the neighborhoods from best to worst in the chart below.

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Best Neighborhoods To Live In Portland For 2022 Detailed Data