The 10 Richest Cities In Oregon For 2026

The richest cities in Oregon are Lake Oswego and West Linn for 2026 based on Saturday Night Science.

Don’t let Oregon’s carefree, hippie vibe confuse you. The state has many places only for The Beaver State’s rich and famous.

Oregon’s wealthy did not get this way by sitting on their backsides. They put in the work to get jobs that pay at least $96,394/year.

We created a list of the top ten richest places in Oregon for 2026 based on data from the Census and Zillow. We used Saturday Night Science to compare the 102 Oregon cities with 3,000 residents on home prices and incomes.

When you choose to live in one of Oregon’s wealthiest places, you decide to live where it will be a little more expensive. The upside, however, is that these places have strong economies, blue-ribbon schools, and five-star amenities. There’s a reason many of Oregon’s most affluent cities are also the the state’s best.

The residents on our list can vacation in resorts like Gurney’s in Newport or ski on Mt. Bachelor in Bend.

1

No. 1 richest place in Oregon

Lake Oswego, OR

40,381 peopleSnackAbility 10/10
10/10
Lake Oswego, OR
Source: Wikipedia User Esprqii | CC BY-SA 3.0
$141,549 median income · 3.4% poverty · #2 income in Oregon
Map of Lake Oswego within Oregon Located in Washington County, Oregon
Median income +71% vs OR
$141,549
OR $83k
Median home value +77% vs OR
$882,925
OR $499k
Poverty rate -71% vs OR
3.4%
OR 11.9%
Unemployment -37% vs OR
3.4%
OR 5.4%

Lake Oswego is a city in the State of Oregon, primarily in Clackamas County with small portions extending into neighboring Multnomah and Washington counties. Located about 8 miles south of Portland and surrounding the 405-acre Oswego Lake, the town was founded in 1847 and incorporated as Oswego in 1910. The city was the hub of Oregon’s brief iron industry in the late 19th century and is today an affluent suburb of Portland. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 36,619, a 3.8% increase over the 2000 population of 35,278.

2

No. 2 richest place in Oregon

West Linn, OR

26,935 peopleSnackAbility 9.5/10
9.5/10
West Linn, OR
Source: Wikipedia User Tesint at English Wikipedia | GFDL
$146,507 median income · 5.5% poverty · #1 income in Oregon
Map of West Linn within Oregon Located in Clackamas County, Oregon
Median income +76% vs OR
$146,507
OR $83k
Median home value +56% vs OR
$777,229
OR $499k
Poverty rate -54% vs OR
5.5%
OR 11.9%
Unemployment -20% vs OR
4.3%
OR 5.4%

West Linn is a city in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States. Now a southern suburb within the Portland metropolitan area, West Linn has a history of early development, prompted by the opportunity to harvest energy from nearby Willamette Falls. It was named after U.S. Senator Lewis F. Linn of Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, who had advocated the American occupation of Oregon as a counterclaim to the British. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 25,109.

3

No. 3 richest place in Oregon

Happy Valley, OR

26,738 peopleSnackAbility 7/10
7/10
Happy Valley, OR
Source: Wikipedia User Esprqii | CC BY-SA 3.0
$122,151 median income · 7.7% poverty · #4 income in Oregon
Map of Happy Valley within Oregon Located in Clackamas County, Oregon
Median income +47% vs OR
$122,151
OR $83k
Median home value +37% vs OR
$681,241
OR $499k
Poverty rate -35% vs OR
7.7%
OR 11.9%
Unemployment -11% vs OR
4.8%
OR 5.4%

Happy Valley is a city in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States. The population was 13,903 at the 2010 census.

4

No. 4 richest place in Oregon

Millersburg, OR

3,366 peopleup 1
$124,867 median income · 5.1% poverty · #3 income in Oregon
Located in Linn County, Oregon
Median income +50% vs OR
$124,867
OR $83k
Median home value +22% vs OR
$607,620
OR $499k
Poverty rate -57% vs OR
5.1%
OR 11.9%
Unemployment -72% vs OR
1.5%
OR 5.4%
5

No. 5 richest place in Oregon

Sherwood, OR

20,307 peopleSnackAbility 7/10down 1
7/10
Sherwood, OR
Source: Public domain
$109,966 median income · 4.3% poverty · #6 income in Oregon
Map of Sherwood within Oregon Located in Washington County, Oregon
Median income +32% vs OR
$109,966
OR $83k
Median home value +27% vs OR
$633,005
OR $499k
Poverty rate -64% vs OR
4.3%
OR 11.9%
Unemployment -35% vs OR
3.5%
OR 5.4%

Sherwood is a city in Washington County, Oregon, United States. Located in the southeast corner of the county, it is a residential community in the Tualatin Valley, southwest of Portland. As of the 2010 census, Sherwood had a population of 18,194 residents. The city’s population for 2014 was estimated to be 18,978 by the U.S. Census. Sherwood was first incorporated in 1893 as a town. Originally named Smockville after its founder, James Christopher Smock, the town was given its current name by local businessman Robert Alexander in 1891, who likely named it after his hometown of Sherwood, Michigan.

6

No. 6 richest place in Oregon

Tigard, OR

56,011 peopleSnackAbility 8.5/10up 1
8.5/10
Tigard, OR
Source: Public domain
$108,823 median income · 6.7% poverty · #8 income in Oregon
Map of Tigard within Oregon Located in Washington County, Oregon
Median income +31% vs OR
$108,823
OR $83k
Median home value +22% vs OR
$608,407
OR $499k
Poverty rate -44% vs OR
6.7%
OR 11.9%
Unemployment -13% vs OR
4.7%
OR 5.4%

Tigard is a city in Washington County, Oregon, United States. The population was 48,035 at the 2010 census. As of 2007, Tigard was the state’s 12th largest city. Incorporated in 1961, the city is located south of Beaverton and north of Tualatin, and is part of the Portland metropolitan area. Interstate 5 and Oregon Route 217 are the main freeways in the city, with Oregon Route 99W and Oregon Route 210 serving as other major highways. Public transit service is provided by TriMet, via several bus routes and the WES Commuter Rail line.

7

No. 7 richest place in Oregon

Tualatin, OR

27,763 peopleSnackAbility 8.5/10down 1
8.5/10
Tualatin, OR
Source: Wikipedia User M.O. Stevens | CC BY-SA 3.0
$104,043 median income · 10.0% poverty · #11 income in Oregon
Map of Tualatin within Oregon Located in Washington County, Oregon
Median income +25% vs OR
$104,043
OR $83k
Median home value +28% vs OR
$638,736
OR $499k
Poverty rate -16% vs OR
10.0%
OR 11.9%
Unemployment -19% vs OR
4.4%
OR 5.4%

Tualatin is a city located primarily in Washington County in the State of Oregon. A small portion of the city is also located in neighboring Clackamas County. It is a southwestern suburb in the Portland Metropolitan Area that is located south of Tigard. The population was 26,054 at the 2010 census.

8

No. 8 richest place in Oregon

North Plains, OR

3,433 peopleSnackAbility 9.5/10
9.5/10
North Plains, OR
Source: Wikipedia User Aboutmovies | GFDL
$117,639 median income · 2.9% poverty · #5 income in Oregon
Located in Washington County, Oregon
Median income +42% vs OR
$117,639
OR $83k
Median home value +14% vs OR
$571,325
OR $499k
Poverty rate -76% vs OR
2.9%
OR 11.9%
Unemployment +19% vs OR
6.4%
OR 5.4%
9

No. 9 richest place in Oregon

Dundee, OR

3,213 peopleSnackAbility 6/10up 2
6/10
Dundee, OR
Source: Wikipedia User M.O. Stevens | CC BY 3.0
$106,681 median income · 3.3% poverty · #9 income in Oregon
Located in Yamhill County, Oregon
Median income +29% vs OR
$106,681
OR $83k
Median home value +18% vs OR
$589,490
OR $499k
Poverty rate -72% vs OR
3.3%
OR 11.9%
Unemployment -22% vs OR
4.2%
OR 5.4%
10

No. 10 richest place in Oregon

Bend, OR

103,390 peopleSnackAbility 8.5/10up 4
8.5/10
Bend, OR
Source: Wikipedia User Cacophony | CC BY-SA 3.0
$96,394 median income · 8.8% poverty · #20 income in Oregon
Map of Bend within Oregon Located in Deschutes County, Oregon
Median income +16% vs OR
$96,394
OR $83k
Median home value +47% vs OR
$732,650
OR $499k
Poverty rate -26% vs OR
8.8%
OR 11.9%
Unemployment -31% vs OR
3.7%
OR 5.4%

Bend is a city in, and the county seat of, Deschutes County, Oregon, United States. It is the principal city of the Bend, Oregon Metropolitan Statistical Area. Bend is Central Oregon’s largest city, and despite its modest size, is the de facto metropolis of the region, owing to the low population density of that area. Bend recorded a population of 76,693 at the time of the 2010 U.S. Census, up from 52,029 at the 2000 census. The estimated population of the city as of 2013 is 81,236. Bend’s metro population was estimated at 165,954 as of July 1, 2013. The Bend MSA is the fifth largest metropolitan area in Oregon.

The receipts

Compare the top ten

Pick a metric. The bars rescale. The red line is Oregon’s statewide median.

City Median income vs OR
1 Lake Oswego $141,549 +71%
2 West Linn $146,507 +76%
3 Happy Valley $122,151 +47%
4 Millersburg $124,867 +50%
5 Sherwood $109,966 +32%
6 Tigard $108,823 +31%
7 Tualatin $104,043 +25%
8 North Plains $117,639 +42%
9 Dundee $106,681 +29%
10 Bend $96,394 +16%

Oregon statewide median: $83,011

City Median home value vs OR
1 Lake Oswego $882,925 +77%
2 West Linn $777,229 +56%
3 Happy Valley $681,241 +37%
4 Millersburg $607,620 +22%
5 Sherwood $633,005 +27%
6 Tigard $608,407 +22%
7 Tualatin $638,736 +28%
8 North Plains $571,325 +14%
9 Dundee $589,490 +18%
10 Bend $732,650 +47%

Oregon statewide median: $499,004

City Poverty rate vs OR
1 Lake Oswego 3.4% -71%
2 West Linn 5.5% -54%
3 Happy Valley 7.7% -35%
4 Millersburg 5.1% -57%
5 Sherwood 4.3% -64%
6 Tigard 6.7% -44%
7 Tualatin 10.0% -16%
8 North Plains 2.9% -76%
9 Dundee 3.3% -72%
10 Bend 8.8% -26%

Oregon statewide median: 11.9%

City Unemployment vs OR
1 Lake Oswego 3.4% -37%
2 West Linn 4.3% -20%
3 Happy Valley 4.8% -11%
4 Millersburg 1.5% -72%
5 Sherwood 3.5% -35%
6 Tigard 4.7% -13%
7 Tualatin 4.4% -19%
8 North Plains 6.4% +19%
9 Dundee 4.2% -22%
10 Bend 3.7% -31%

Oregon statewide median: 5.4%

City Population vs OR
1 Lake Oswego 40,381
2 West Linn 26,935
3 Happy Valley 26,738
4 Millersburg 3,366
5 Sherwood 20,307
6 Tigard 56,011
7 Tualatin 27,763
8 North Plains 3,433
9 Dundee 3,213
10 Bend 103,390

On the map

Where the money lives in Oregon

Saturday Night Science

How we determined the richest places in Oregon for 2026

The first thing most people reach for is personal income. After all, rich people have really high salaries. But one statistic doesn’t capture what it means to be one of the “richest places,” so we applied Saturday Night Science to two measures from the 2020-2024 American Community Survey:

  • Median household income
  • Median home value

Median household income is the most digestible way to understand how rich a place is, and home values are a measure of accumulated wealth. The two combine to define a “Rich City.”

After collecting the data for all 102 places in Oregon with more than 3,000 people, we ranked each place from 1 to 102 on both criteria, then averaged the two ranks into a “Rich Score.” The place with the lowest Rich Score, Lake Oswego, is crowned the richest city in Oregon for 2026.

The full plate

All 100 richest cities in Oregon, ranked

Click any column to sort. Search by city name.

RankCityRich ScorePopulationMedian incomeMedian home valuePovertyUnemployment
1Lake Oswego1.5040,381$141,549$882,9253.4%3.4%
2West Linn2.0026,935$146,507$777,2295.5%4.3%
3Happy Valley5.0026,738$122,151$681,2417.7%4.8%
4Millersburg7.003,366$124,867$607,6205.1%1.5%
5Sherwood7.5020,307$109,966$633,0054.3%3.5%
6Tigard9.0056,011$108,823$608,4076.7%4.7%
7Tualatin9.0027,763$104,043$638,73610.0%4.4%
8North Plains10.003,433$117,639$571,3252.9%6.4%
9Dundee11.503,213$106,681$589,4903.3%4.2%
10Bend12.00103,390$96,394$732,6508.8%3.7%
11Sisters12.503,022$94,524$790,4827.7%2.6%
12Canby13.5018,134$100,989$590,6077.9%4.0%
13Oregon City14.5037,755$97,829$603,7046.8%4.4%
14Wilsonville15.0026,974$96,236$635,2088.8%6.6%
15Sandy15.5012,854$108,984$523,7607.8%6.0%
16Hillsboro17.50108,231$106,409$522,5578.5%4.8%
17Beaverton18.5097,812$98,622$530,79510.1%4.4%
18Hood River19.508,361$85,647$712,51010.8%3.3%
19Estacada21.505,152$94,435$540,53823.8%1.5%
20Newberg23.5026,066$93,232$530,4857.1%3.9%
21Hubbard24.003,406$101,771$489,5893.6%1.6%
22Portland24.00641,165$90,919$534,63812.7%5.8%
23Forest Grove27.0026,529$87,933$525,62315.4%4.3%
24Gladstone27.0011,977$91,250$517,79313.6%5.9%
25Scappoose27.508,179$97,708$489,2827.2%2.1%
26Cornelius29.0014,255$96,273$485,7759.1%5.0%
27Milwaukie29.0021,392$86,892$519,4337.9%5.8%
28Troutdale30.5015,923$89,337$492,0047.4%4.9%
29Aumsville30.504,230$90,987$490,53013.5%7.3%
30Molalla30.5010,186$89,318$497,9754.3%4.7%
31Silverton31.5010,456$79,960$546,98910.6%1.9%
32Creswell32.505,621$100,385$468,6044.3%0.8%
33Jefferson33.503,301$102,159$460,2789.2%7.7%
34Philomath34.005,642$83,672$518,3787.2%3.2%
35Redmond34.0036,092$84,164$514,6379.6%4.5%
36Lafayette36.004,490$97,771$461,0075.5%7.8%
37Junction City38.006,947$85,595$478,1659.5%5.3%
38Ashland40.5021,259$68,028$551,38515.2%6.2%
39Warrenton44.006,327$70,670$498,7027.0%4.0%
40Eagle Point44.509,839$84,126$470,63610.0%13.9%
41Corvallis44.5059,960$65,012$555,98824.3%8.4%
42McMinnville44.5034,596$73,736$484,84216.0%5.5%
43Brookings46.506,703$74,933$477,22816.9%3.3%
44Keizer47.5039,082$84,813$450,0158.1%4.2%
45Gresham48.00112,378$77,795$471,18113.0%5.6%
46Fairview49.5010,735$70,107$479,77117.5%4.1%
47Stayton49.508,292$78,268$463,06410.5%2.8%
48Dallas50.0017,531$71,549$474,06215.5%7.4%
49Central Point50.5019,216$86,058$418,1926.7%3.1%
50Independence50.5010,199$85,375$425,94612.5%3.9%
51Monmouth53.5011,428$69,170$473,96116.1%7.1%
52Wood Village53.504,696$85,413$413,66716.6%2.6%
53Albany53.5056,839$78,114$435,93513.5%5.8%
54Salem54.00178,865$75,487$436,31814.4%5.8%
55Astoria54.5010,109$68,007$474,60516.8%5.3%
56St. Helens54.5014,258$82,865$425,04010.0%3.6%
57Eugene59.00179,591$66,562$473,23119.0%7.6%
58Prineville59.5011,470$72,980$425,75916.2%9.4%
59Cottage Grove60.5010,698$80,875$395,74610.7%6.0%
60Mount Angel60.503,393$62,232$477,42214.0%15.3%
61Lincoln City61.009,968$56,635$491,26814.1%6.7%
62Harrisburg62.003,681$73,650$410,3108.9%8.1%
63Medford63.0086,315$73,230$406,68913.2%5.3%
64North Bend63.0010,171$81,320$355,60514.0%6.5%
65King City63.505,073$63,684$464,2468.7%2.0%
66Veneta64.505,200$66,890$435,4778.6%2.2%
67Sheridan65.506,339$70,785$402,54612.0%7.0%
68Woodburn66.0027,875$67,347$425,24816.3%5.2%
69Springfield66.5061,499$68,761$414,61814.9%5.1%
70Bandon68.503,330$48,187$483,09226.3%11.5%
71Newport69.5010,583$60,568$445,96116.2%7.3%
72Tillamook70.505,218$58,176$459,17111.8%4.8%
73Talent70.506,254$62,543$430,81811.7%4.0%
74Phoenix73.504,390$66,508$399,63311.5%3.5%
75Seaside75.007,192$47,361$465,27617.6%8.1%
76Hermiston76.5019,546$66,998$339,21110.1%4.9%
77Lebanon77.0019,344$63,176$391,19817.8%5.8%
78Shady Cove77.503,076$57,000$416,00612.5%7.3%
79The Dalles78.0015,917$62,614$389,43811.0%7.7%
80Madras78.007,676$64,659$358,03417.7%10.4%
81Boardman78.004,064$66,691$337,42517.1%1.4%
82Florence78.509,482$53,333$435,24810.3%6.6%
83Lakeview79.003,270$70,900$197,70012.4%1.0%
84Grants Pass79.0039,311$59,646$398,23114.4%5.3%
85Umatilla79.507,508$68,826$291,01817.4%6.5%
86Nyssa79.503,240$69,183$276,92016.9%7.4%
87Pendleton82.5016,950$66,563$295,55615.0%4.9%
88Sweet Home85.5010,078$56,927$350,17519.4%10.6%
89Toledo86.003,546$53,947$364,32327.0%10.8%
90Coquille86.504,002$58,490$316,78419.8%4.7%
91Roseburg87.0023,778$53,918$361,70122.4%4.7%
92La Grande89.0013,058$58,427$298,76020.9%6.1%
93Coos Bay89.5015,925$56,524$323,16515.3%6.0%
94Winston89.505,690$56,667$313,13923.6%4.0%
95Baker City90.0010,210$61,580$264,32514.0%7.2%
96Sutherlin91.008,599$51,250$345,33212.6%7.6%
97Reedsport91.004,317$53,571$323,8049.3%0.9%
98Myrtle Creek93.503,500$55,921$292,87616.2%5.9%
99Klamath Falls96.0022,115$46,693$308,37123.4%8.5%
100Ontario97.0011,842$46,308$305,60821.0%5.5%

Source: U.S. Census ACS 2020-2024, Zillow research. 102 cities with more than 3,000 residents.

Lake Oswego is the richest place in Oregon for 2026

When we set out to identify the richest places in Oregon, we weren’t sure what we’d find, but it ended up being some of the best places to live in the state. The richest cities in Oregon are Lake Oswego, West Linn, and Happy Valley, and when you look at the data they sit at the very top of the income ladder for everyone who lives there.

Breaking into the top ten takes a median household income of at least $96,394. If you’re curious about the other end of the ledger, the poorest places are listed to the right.

Chris Kolmar
About the author

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