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45.41° N · 122.59° W · GEOID 4154325

Oatfield

Clackamas County, Oregon · part of the Portland, OR metro

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The short answer

Oatfield is home to 13,294 people. Median household income is $103,224 a year and median rent is $1,786 a month, 20.8% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $569,000, about 5.5x annual median household income.

What sets Oatfield apart is how far household money goes. 70% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a higher share than in 95% of places its size. It is the 2nd-highest of 104 Oregon places we track. Also notable: Housing became less affordable between 2019 and 2024: rent went from 18.1% to 20.8% of income.

43OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Below average

Oatfield scores better than 43% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 52nd of 104 in Oregon.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%33
Economy 20%67
Safety 20%n/a
Amenities 15%36
Education 10%57
Commute 10%43
Growth 5%n/a

Not rated: safety, growth, for want of data (the city police department does not report a full year to the FBI). The other weights are spread over the categories rated.

Median gross rent
$1,786
31% above the median place
Median household income
$103,224
29% above the median place
Median home value
$569,000
78% above the median place
Unemployment
4.4%
10% below the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

01

Moving to Oatfield

Clackamas County loses about 0.4 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in22,551
Moved out22,707
Net−156

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within Oregon, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within OregonOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$91K
Leavers$89K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Clackamas County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
3.9% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 2.3% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Clackamas County report $90,900 a year in income on average; those leaving, $89,100.
Income you would need
$71,400 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,786 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,207 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $569,000.
Getting to work
26 minutes each way on average; 20.7% work from home; 1.4% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Canfield, OH matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
3.9%
32% below the median place
Income of households moving in7
$90,944
29% above the median place
Income of households moving out7
$89,108
27% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureOatfieldAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year13.9%32% below
Moved from another state1County figure2.3%15% above
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure-0.433% above
Income of households moving in7County figure$90,94429% above
Income of households moving out7County figure$89,10827% above
02

What it costs to live here

85% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 86% of the 2,298 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-highest of 104 Oregon places we track.

Oatfield20.8%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$71,440
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
20.8%
2% above the median place
Home price to income
5.5x
45% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
21%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$80,500
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Oatfield, $1,786 a month, and local prices for everything else (101.4 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Oatfield, but easier on the budget

Places that match Oatfield on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

PlaceMatchRent to incomeMore left a year
Canfield, OH899.7% vs 20.8%$12,600Compare
Chesterland, OH879.3% vs 20.8%$20,300Compare
Spotswood, NJ8512.3% vs 20.8%$6,900Compare
Kirtland, OH859.5% vs 20.8%$22,500Compare

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Renters paying 30%+1
69.9%
38% above the median place
Homeownership1
85.2%
28% above the median place
Median home value1
$569,000
78% above the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureOatfieldAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,78631% above
Rent to income120.8%2% above
Property tax rate10.9%5% below
Home price to income15.5x45% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure105.44% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,87816% above
HUD area median income4County figure$128,30020% above
Property tax paid (median)1$4,88650% above
Median home value1$569,00078% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure1.6%50% below
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure36.3%30% below
Homeownership185.2%28% above
Renters paying 30%+169.9%38% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,20718% above
Vacant homes16.3%10% below
Median year built119750% below
03

Work and pay

OpenStreetMap shows 12.7 bus and rail stops per square mile, more than in 89% of the 2,301 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track.

Works from home1
20.7%
67% above the median place
Median household income1
$103,224
29% above the median place
Income per person1
$47,670
19% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Unemployment4.4% −10%
Mean commute26 min +5%
Poverty rate9.8% −9%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureOatfieldAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$103,22429% above
Income per person1$47,67019% above
Unemployment14.4%10% below
Average annual pay6County figure$73,22211% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure4.8%30% above
Jobs6County figure174,81916% above
Poverty rate19.8%9% below
Mean commute126 min5% above
Works from home120.7%67% above
Commutes by transit1County figure1.4%66% above
04

Who lives here

The median resident is 50.3 years old, older than in 95% of the 2,300 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track.

Median age1
50.3
29% above the median place
No health insurance1
3.2%
50% below the median place
Born abroad1
13.4%
51% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

High school or higher94.0% +2%
Homes with broadband93.5% +1%
Household size2.6 +4%
Bachelor's or higher35.6% +11%
All 8 people measures
MeasureOatfieldAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population113,2943304th largest
Median age150.329% above
Bachelor's or higher135.6%11% above
High school or higher194.0%2% above
Household size12.64% above
Born abroad113.4%51% above
No health insurance13.2%50% below
Homes with broadband193.5%1% above
05

Life in Oatfield

OpenStreetMap shows 0 libraries per 10,000 residents, fewer than in 86% of the 2,301 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 104 Oregon places we track.

93 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, one of them a National Historic Landmark. Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents6.0 −41%
Playgrounds per 10k8.3 −12%
Grocery stores per 10k1.5 −29%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k2.3 −80%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails1 km −30%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi12.7 60.4×

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

National Park Service sites nearby

  • Fort Vancouver National Historic Site 15 miles
  • Lewis and Clark National Historical Park 80 miles
  • Mount Rainier National Park 107 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars21.5 +3%
Shops26.9 −11%
Arts, recreation and fitness5.0 +22%
Doctors' offices and clinics22.6 +12%
Child care centers3.4 +48%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Nearest National Park Service site10
14.9
52% below the median place
Public schools12
118
above the median place (median 9)
Child care centers per 10k8
3.4
48% above the median place
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureOatfieldAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools12County figure118above (median 9)
Public school students12County figure57,601above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher12County figure19.728% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure21.53% above
Shops per 10k8County figure26.911% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure5.022% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure22.612% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure3.448% above
Parks per 10k96.041% below
Playgrounds per 10k98.312% below
Grocery stores per 10k91.529% below
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k92.380% below
Libraries per 10k90.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails91.430% below
Transit stops per sq mi912.7above (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site1014.952% below
National Park Service sites within 60 miles10150% below
National Register listings11County figure93above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

Annual precipitation is 74.9 in, 71% above the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Oatfield. Larger places are fetched first.

Annual precipitation13
74.9 in
71% above the median place
July average high13
76°F
12% below the median place
Median air quality index15
31
28% below the median place
All 10 weather and risk measures
MeasureOatfieldAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high13County figure76°F12% below
January average low13County figure32°F26% above
Average temperature13County figure49°F11% below
Annual precipitation13County figure74.9 in71% above
Natural hazard risk14County figure94.93% above
Tornado risk14County figure38.153% below
Wildfire risk14County figure86.842% above
Heat wave risk14County figure95.56% above
Median air quality index15County figure3128% below
Good air days15County figure87.6%28% above
08

Oatfield in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 22% of the median income in 2030, up from 21% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases. On projected 2030 affordability, Oatfield does better than 30% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 60%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,786/mo (2024)$2,350/mo$1,930 to $2,870/mo+4.7%
Median household income$103,224 (2024)$130,500$110,500 to $154,500+4.0%
Median home value$569,000 (2024)$821,000$596,000 to $1,132,000+6.3%

The median home would be worth 6.3 years of the median income in 2030, against 5.5 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Oatfield

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Lake Arrowhead, CA$1,875$95,236Compare
Orange Beach, AL$1,576$97,736Compare
Barnstable Town, MA$1,917$91,982Compare
Eatontown, NJ$1,601$90,463Compare
Eatontown, NJBarnstable Town, MAOrange Beach, ALLake Arrowhead, CAOatfield, OROatfieldLake ArrowheadOrange BeachBarnstable TownEatontownOatfieldLake ArrowheadOrange BeachBarnstable TownEatontown

Places built like Oatfield

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how Oatfield performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Oatfield, OR20.8%3.7%/yrn/a
Lake Arrowhead, CA23.6%9.1%/yrn/aCompare
Lake Shore, WA20.6%8.2%/yrn/aCompare
Cherry Valley, CA21.8%7.0%/yrn/aCompare
Santa Clara, OR23.2%6.0%/yrn/aCompare
Mira Monte, CA33.2%-1.2%/yrn/aCompare
Oakhurst, CA25.3%13.1%/yrn/aCompare

Common questions

Is Oatfield a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 43 out of 100, better than 43% of the places we rate and 52nd of 104 in Oregon. On cost, space and class size it scores 59 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Oatfield expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 20.8% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $569,000.

What salary do you need to live in Oatfield?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $71,440 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Oatfield?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Lake Arrowhead, CA, Orange Beach, AL, Barnstable Town, MA and Eatontown, NJ.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  13. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  14. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  15. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Oatfield with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Oatfield itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/oatfield-oregon

Citytistics. “Oatfield, Oregon.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/oatfield-oregon/

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