Oregon cities

The best places to live in Oregon

Oregon's largest cities ranked on cost, safety, schools, jobs and quality of life. Canby leads the list.

We scored Oregon's cities on the same factors as our state rankings, then ranked them. Below are the 10 largest by population. Two scores per city: value (what you get for the cost) and overall livability (everything combined). Tap any city for its full profile.

#CityMedian homeRentValueOverall
8 Bend $462,400 $1,531 45 68
14 Beaverton $419,600 $1,515 50 64
18 Hillsboro $386,700 $1,664 67 60
30 Gresham $347,600 $1,321 30 41
33 Corvallis $387,200 $1,205 17 35
38 Portland $462,800 $1,406 24 30
42 Eugene $337,200 $1,134 14 28
43 Salem $289,500 $1,125 34 28
44 Medford $307,200 $1,113 25 27
45 Springfield $250,800 $1,036 35 26

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Sources: Home prices and rent from Zillow; income and jobs from the U.S. Census; schools from state education data; crime from the FBI; air quality from the EPA. Rankings are within Oregon. Updated 2026.