Living in Forest Grove, OR
Suburb in Oregon
Forest Grove is a suburb in Oregon, home to about 26,000 people, with 1.9 million living within 31 mi. Day to day, you can walk or take transit almost everywhere. Life moves at a fast pace, and homes are a mix of apartments and houses.
Is Forest Grove a good place to live? Pros and cons
👍 Pros
- Mild summers: highs around 79°F
- Strong healthcare: 10 top-rated (4–5★) hospitals within 31 mi
- Safe: violent crime is 0.5× the US rate (FBI 2019)
- Family-friendly: playgrounds, family attractions and plenty of households with kids
👎 Cons
- Cloudier than most places
- Fewer graduates: 32% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher
- Weaker public schools: test results below the US average
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Key facts
Living in Forest Grove: common questions
What is the cost of living in Forest Grove?
A typical 3-bedroom home is worth about $485k, and a 3-bedroom rents for about $2,620 a month including utilities. Overall living costs are above the US average (index 105, where the US is 100).
What are taxes like in Forest Grove?
Oregon collects about $3,084 in state income tax per resident, and homeowners here pay about 0.86% of their home's value in property tax each year.
Is Forest Grove safe?
Violent crime is well below the national rate (0.5× in FBI 2019 data).
How are the schools in Forest Grove?
Public schools in Forest Grove test below the US average in math and reading (2018–19 state tests, put on one national scale with NAEP), with about 21 students per teacher.
What is the weather like in Forest Grove?
Forest Grove has cool winters: winter days average around 46°F and summer days around 79°F, with roughly 3″ of snow a year.
Does Forest Grove get natural disasters?
Natural disaster risk is moderate, mainly from earthquakes and flooding: 4 federally declared disasters have hit the county since 2000, and FEMA expects about 1.62 deaths or injuries per 100,000 residents a year.
What is the nearest major airport to Forest Grove?
The nearest major airport is PDX, about 25 mi away.
How Forest Grove scores
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