These Are The 10 Best Places In Oregon To Catch Pokemon

So, you want to catch ’em all, huh?
Pokemon Go has swept the nation, and the app has broken records for the most downloads in the first week of release. All over the country, people are swarming, gathering, and all around going nuts, playing this interactive game.
Since we’re a data analytics website, and because we’re often cited as the ‘go to’ place for regional infotainment, we thought it was our duty to be as helpful as we can for people in Oregon who want to have the inside scoop as to where they should go if they want to dominate this addicting game.
After analyzing every place in Oregon, here is our list of the best places to catch Pokemon in the Beaver State:

1. Creswell (Photos)
2. Talent (Photos)
3. Warrenton (Photos)
4. Gladstone (Photos)
5. Independence (Photos)
6. Damascus (Photos)
7. Fairview (Photos)
8. Happy Valley (Photos)
9. Winston (Photos)
10. Milton-Freewater (Photos)

As you might note, these are all smaller suburbs of major cities in Oregon. That’s because in smaller cities, there are a higher number of places per capita where Pokemon are traditionally found. Meaning you’ll find more Pokemon in a much smaller area. When you read the analysis below, this will all make sense. Trust us.
So, grab your avatars, cell phones, and your Poke Balls as we uncover the truly best places in Oregon in which to find the most Pokemon, based on data.
For more Oregon reading , check out:

• 10 Best Places To Live In Oregon
• 10 Cheapest Places To Live In Oregon
• 10 Most Diverse Cities In Oregon

How do you decide where the best place is to catch Pokemon?

In order to rank the best places in Oregon in which to catch ’em all, we had to determine which cities, towns and villages in Oregon have the most places to find Pokemon.
So we scraped the internet for those criteria, and it spit out the answer. Like magic.

How we crunched the numbers

We threw a lot of criteria at this one in order to get the best, most complete results possible. Using Google Maps, this is the criteria we used:

• Number of parks per capita
• Number of museums per capita
• Number of churches per capita
• Number of memorials and public gathering places per capita

If you’d like to see the complete list of cities, scroll to the bottom of this post to see a chart of the top cities.
Note: When measuring the locations listed above, we measured the locations within a short drive of the center of each place in Oregon.

1. Creswell

Population: 5,065
Parks Per 1,000 People: 11.85
Museums Per 1,000 People: 2.76
Churches Per 1,000 People: 11.85
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 2.37

2. Talent

Population: 6,164
Parks Per 1,000 People: 8.44
Museums Per 1,000 People: 1.95
Churches Per 1,000 People: 9.73
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 2.11

3. Warrenton

Population: 5,089
Parks Per 1,000 People: 8.84
Museums Per 1,000 People: 1.38
Churches Per 1,000 People: 6.48
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 3.34

4. Gladstone

Population: 11,668
Parks Per 1,000 People: 5.14
Museums Per 1,000 People: 3.43
Churches Per 1,000 People: 5.14
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 3.0

5. Independence

Population: 8,654
Parks Per 1,000 People: 5.89
Museums Per 1,000 People: 1.27
Churches Per 1,000 People: 6.93
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 1.04

6. Damascus

Population: 10,711
Parks Per 1,000 People: 5.6
Museums Per 1,000 People: 1.31
Churches Per 1,000 People: 5.6
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 1.68

7. Fairview

Population: 9,094
Parks Per 1,000 People: 4.29
Museums Per 1,000 People: 0.99
Churches Per 1,000 People: 6.6
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 1.54

8. Happy Valley

Population: 15,693
Parks Per 1,000 People: 3.82
Museums Per 1,000 People: 2.68
Churches Per 1,000 People: 3.82
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 2.17

9. Winston

Population: 5,356
Parks Per 1,000 People: 5.41
Museums Per 1,000 People: 0.56
Churches Per 1,000 People: 11.2
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 0.75

10. Milton-Freewater

Population: 7,094
Parks Per 1,000 People: 3.24
Museums Per 1,000 People: 0.85
Churches Per 1,000 People: 8.46
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 1.13

There You Have It

If you’re looking at communities in Oregon where you have a much higher chance of catching Pokemon, this is an accurate list.
If you’re also curious enough, here’s how the larger cities in Oregon with the most reliable locations to catch a Pokemon rank, according to science.

1. Beaverton (Photos)
2. Medford (Photos)
3. Springfield (Photos)
4. Corvallis (Photos)
5. Gresham (Photos)

For more Oregon reading, check out:

• 10 Most Diverse Cities In Oregon
• 10 Worst Places To Live In Oregon
• 10 Cheapest Places To Live In Oregon

Detailed List Of The Best Places In Oregon To Catch Pokemon

Rank	City	Population
1	Creswell	5,065
2	Talent	6,164
3	Warrenton	5,089
4	Gladstone	11,668
5	Independence	8,654
6	Damascus	10,711
7	Fairview	9,094
8	Happy Valley	15,693
9	Winston	5,356
10	Milton-Freewater	7,094
11	Astoria	9,503
12	Monmouth	9,769
13	Milwaukie	20,449
14	Hood River	7,311
15	Eagle Point	8,599
16	Scappoose	6,778
17	Canby	16,821
18	Wilsonville	20,335
19	Seaside	6,481
20	Sherwood	18,687
21	North Bend	9,591
22	Central Point	17,443
23	Sandy	9,945
24	West Linn	25,710
25	Tualatin	26,604
26	Newport	10,045
27	Stayton	7,719
28	Umatilla	6,998
29	Molalla	8,247
30	Lake Oswego	37,310
31	Florence	8,498
32	Brookings	6,350
33	Troutdale	16,339
34	Cottage Grove	9,772
35	Madras	6,419
36	Tigard	49,633
37	Cornelius	12,068
38	Newberg	22,451
39	Ashland	20,412
40	Lebanon	15,761
41	Sheridan	6,081
42	Silverton	9,342
43	Coos Bay	16,022
44	Sutherlin	7,776
45	Klamath Falls	21,165
46	Ontario	11,148
47	St. Helens	13,017
48	Keizer	36,875
49	Newport	10,045
50	Sweet Home	9,042
51	The Dalles	15,068
52	Beaverton	92,593
53	Woodburn	24,282
54	Hermiston	17,031
55	Prineville	9,184
56	Pendleton	16,830
57	Roseburg	21,858
58	La Grande	13,090
59	Grants Pass	34,916
60	Forest Grove	22,070
61	Mcminnville	32,839
62	Dallas	14,788
63	Springfield	59,882
64	Corvallis	54,735
65	Bend	79,698
66	Redmond	27,002
67	Medford	76,648
68	Albany	51,210
69	Hillsboro	95,765
70	Winston	5,356
71	Gresham	108,250
72	Newport	10,045
73	Salem	157,967
74	Eugene	158,131
75	Portland	602,568