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45.49° N · 122.76° W · GEOID 4160900

Raleigh Hills

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

OregonRaleigh Hills, ORRaleigh HillsRaleigh Hills

The short answer

Raleigh Hills is home to 6,744 people. Median household income is $120,000 a year and median rent is $1,672 a month, 16.7% 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 $913,700, about 7.6x annual median household income.

Raleigh Hills's housing market sets it apart. Owning with a mortgage costs about $1,684 a month more than the median rent, a wider gap than in 96% of places its size. It is the 2nd-highest of 104 Oregon places we track. Also notable: Money left after rent is $98,600, against $75,200 in its closest peers.

89OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Strong

Raleigh Hills scores better than 89% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 4th of 104 in Oregon.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%43
Economy 20%66
Safety 20%n/a
Amenities 15%76
Education 10%87
Commute 10%77
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
$1,672
22% above the median place
Median household income
$120,000
49% above the median place
Median home value
$913,700
186% above the median place
Unemployment
4.9%
1% 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.

What stands out about Raleigh Hills

  • Work and commuting24% of workers skip the commute by working from home, which keeps total commuting time lower than in 89% of places.
  • HousingThe median home costs 7.6 years of the median household's income, more than in 95% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track.
01

Moving to Raleigh Hills

Washington County loses about 8.2 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in28,569
Moved out32,730
Net−4,161

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Multnomah County, OR6,4665,776+690
Clackamas County, OR2,7923,251−459
Clark County, WA1,0791,915−836
Yamhill County, OR9361,524−588
Marion County, OR8801,079−199
King County, WA548794−246

Within Oregon, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within OregonOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$84K
Leavers$92K

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

Who moves here
9.3% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 2.8% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Washington County report $83,900 a year in income on average; those leaving, $91,700, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
Income you would need
$66,900 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,672 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $3,356 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $913,700.
Getting to work
21 minutes each way on average; 24.3% work from home; 3.1% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Edmonds, WA matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
9.3%
61% above the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people7
-8.2
below the median place (median -0.6)
Income of households moving out7
$91,722
31% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureRaleigh HillsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year19.3%61% above
Moved from another state1County figure2.8%42% above
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure-8.2below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$83,93119% above
Income of households moving out7County figure$91,72231% above
02

What it costs to live here

Rent is light relative to pay, but the county has a FEMA natural hazard risk score of 96 out of 100. Budget for insurance before counting the savings.

Raleigh Hills16.7%
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
$66,880
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
16.7%
18% below the median place
Home price to income
7.6x
100% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
17%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$98,600
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Raleigh Hills, $1,672 a month, and local prices for everything else (101.4 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

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Median home value1
$913,700
186% above the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$3,356
79% above the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$8,433
158% above the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureRaleigh HillsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,67222% above
Rent to income116.7%18% below
Property tax rate10.9%1% above
Home price to income17.6x100% 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$8,433158% above
Median home value1$913,700186% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure-0.5%below (median 3.2%)
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure32.8%36% below
Homeownership152.8%20% below
Renters paying 30%+151.9%3% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$3,35679% above
Vacant homes1County figure3.2%54% below
Median year built119671% below
03

Work and pay

OpenStreetMap shows 23.7 bus and rail stops per square mile, more than in 97% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track.

Income per person1
$101,517
153% above the median place
Works from home1
24.3%
95% above the median place
Median household income1
$120,000
49% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Mean commute21 min −17%
Poverty rate7.0% −35%
Unemployment4.9% −1%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureRaleigh HillsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$120,00049% above
Income per person1$101,517153% above
Unemployment14.9%1% below
Average annual pay6County figure$90,00336% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure-0.3%below (median 3.7%)
Jobs6County figure302,567101% above
Poverty rate17.0%35% below
Mean commute121 min17% below
Works from home124.3%95% above
Commutes by transit1County figure3.1%267% above
04

Who lives here

Household size is 2.1, 17% below the median place.

Household size1
2.1
17% below the median place
Median age1
46.6
19% above the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
57.8%
80% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Homes with broadband95.9% +4%
Born abroad10.2% +16%
High school or higher93.2% +1%
All 8 people measures
MeasureRaleigh HillsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population16,7445528th largest
Median age146.619% above
Bachelor's or higher157.8%80% above
High school or higher193.2%1% above
Household size12.117% below
Born abroad110.2%16% above
No health insurance1County figure5.2%19% below
Homes with broadband195.9%4% above
05

Life in Raleigh Hills

The nearest National Park Service site is Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, about 11 miles away.

51 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places. Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents8.9 −12%
Playgrounds per 10k14.8 +58%
Grocery stores per 10k5.9 2.8×
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k35.6 3.2×
Libraries per 10k3.0 3.4×
Named paths and bike trails1 km −75%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi23.7 113.0×

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 11 miles
  • Lewis and Clark National Historical Park 70 miles
  • Mount Rainier National Park 106 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars22.3 +7%
Shops26.3 −13%
Arts, recreation and fitness4.8 +17%
Doctors' offices and clinics22.6 +12%
Child care centers5.0 2.2×

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

Nearest National Park Service site10
10.5
66% below the median place
Child care centers per 10k8
5.0
117% above the median place
Public schools12
136
above the median place (median 9)
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureRaleigh HillsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools12County figure136above (median 9)
Public school students12County figure79,469above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher12County figure18.520% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure22.37% above
Shops per 10k8County figure26.313% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure4.817% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure22.612% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure5.0117% above
Parks per 10k98.912% below
Playgrounds per 10k914.858% above
Grocery stores per 10k95.9180% above
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k935.6219% above
Libraries per 10k93.0241% above
Named paths and bike trails90.575% below
Transit stops per sq mi923.7above (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site1010.566% below
National Park Service sites within 60 miles10150% below
National Register listings11County figure51292% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

July average high is 78°F, 10% below 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 Raleigh Hills. Larger places are fetched first.

July average high13
78°F
10% below the median place
Annual precipitation13
55.7 in
27% above the median place
Median air quality index15
36
16% below the median place
All 10 weather and risk measures
MeasureRaleigh HillsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high13County figure78°F10% below
January average low13County figure35°F37% above
Average temperature13County figure51°F6% below
Annual precipitation13County figure55.7 in27% above
Natural hazard risk14County figure96.04% above
Tornado risk14County figure53.135% below
Wildfire risk14County figure50.917% below
Heat wave risk14County figure96.67% above
Median air quality index15County figure3616% below
Good air days15County figure79.2%16% above
08

Raleigh Hills in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 17% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 17% 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, Raleigh Hills does better than 42% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 20%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,672/mo (2024)$2,170/mo$1,780 to $2,640/mo+4.4%
Median household income$120,000 (2024)$153,500$130,000 to $182,000+4.2%
Median home value$913,700 (2024)$1,284,000$932,000 to $1,768,000+5.8%

The median home would be worth 8.4 years of the median income in 2030, against 7.6 now.

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

09

Places like Raleigh Hills

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

PlaceRentIncome
Edmonds, WA$1,903$122,449Compare
Eagle, ID$1,765$122,894Compare
Melrose, MA$1,970$133,953Compare
Belmar, NJ$1,744$93,573Compare
Belmar, NJMelrose, MAEagle, IDEdmonds, WARaleigh Hills, ORRaleigh HillsEdmondsEagleMelroseBelmarRaleigh HillsEdmondsEagleMelroseBelmar

Places built like Raleigh Hills

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 Raleigh Hills performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Raleigh Hills, OR16.7%7.7%/yrn/a
Pleasure Point, CA27.1%7.9%/yrn/aCompare
Sebastopol, CA26.0%1.3%/yr-0.9%Compare
Capitola, CA29.3%7.7%/yr-6.0%Compare
Ojai, CA28.4%2.3%/yr-1.9%Compare
West Slope, OR19.6%6.3%/yrn/aCompare
Sierra Madre, CA18.4%7.3%/yr-5.8%Compare

Common questions

Is Raleigh Hills a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 89 out of 100, better than 89% of the places we rate and 4th of 104 in Oregon. 24% of workers skip the commute by working from home, which keeps total commuting time lower than in 89% of places. The median home costs 7.6 years of the median household's income, more than in 95% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. On cost, space and class size it scores 24 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Raleigh Hills expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 16.7% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $913,700.

What salary do you need to live in Raleigh Hills?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $66,880 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Raleigh Hills?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Edmonds, WA, Eagle, ID, Melrose, MA and Belmar, 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 Raleigh Hills with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Raleigh Hills itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/raleigh-hills-oregon

Citytistics. “Raleigh Hills, Oregon.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/raleigh-hills-oregon/

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.