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Gresham vs Fairview

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: size (10.5× in Gresham) and trails (2.4× in Gresham).

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Gresham, ORAn outdoors townOregon · 112,378 people

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Fairview, ORAn outdoors townOregon · 10,735 people

Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

GreshamAn outdoors town

Outdoors#19 most conserved land in OR19 miles of trails across 47 parks and preserves Health53% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates College town1 collegeMt Hood Community College All about Gresham →

FairviewAn outdoors town

Outdoors#15 most conserved land in OR7.6 miles of trails across 12 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 54%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates SchoolsBetter than 17%of OR districts All about Fairview →

The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Gresham is the bigger place

Gresham 112,378Fairview 10,735

Gresham has more miles of trail

Gresham 18.6 miFairview 7.6 mi

Growth since 2010+8.7 pts

Fairview has grown faster since 2010

Fairview +16.9%Gresham +8.2%

Street grid+82%

Gresham has the more walkable street grid

Gresham 107Fairview 58.7

Work in town+14.2 pts

More of Gresham’s workers stay in town

Gresham 16.4%Fairview 2.2%

Homeowners+13.2 pts renters

Fairview has more renters

Gresham 55.8%Fairview 42.6%

★ What stands out · Report cards

Fairview places higher on 13 of 21 OR lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Oregon ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety

C−GreshamSafer than 16% of U.S. towns –FairviewNot graded

Schools

B−GreshamBetter than 45% of districts in the state C−FairviewBetter than 17% of districts in the state

Health

B−GreshamHealthier than 47% of U.S. towns B−FairviewHealthier than 54% of U.S. towns

5Gresham

13Fairview

Lists won, of 21 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most trailsOutdoors · 108 towns #73#18 Most walkableOutdoors · 147 towns #49#122 Fastest growingGrowth · 140 towns #78#30 Shortest commuteGetting around · 147 towns #110#68 Most activeHealth · 147 towns #96#64 Most remote workersWork · 141 towns #75#46 Lowest property taxCost of living · 147 towns #107#81 Highest graduation rateSchools · 139 towns #114#135

Left end = #1 in Oregon. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Gresham’s rankings →

Where they are

Gresham and Fairview share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

GreshamFairview

Gresham ↔ Fairview3.1 miles apart · They share a border

Who commutes between them

576 Fairview residents work in Gresham (13.6% of its workers)

508 Gresham residents work in Fairview (1.1% of its workers)

Work & commute in Fairview →

Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Down paymentRate%

Gresham$2,790/mo

Typical home $465K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.91% · or rent about $1,586/mo · Housing →

Fairview$2,790/mo

Typical home $472K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.82% · or rent about $1,637/mo · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons

GreshamFairview

Snow a year3″3″

January low37°F 37°F

July high82°F 82°F

Growing season (days)251d 251d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)57th 54th

Outdoors & history

GreshamFairview

Trails19 mi 8 mi

Conserved land15.8%16.9%

Settled1905 1908

National Register places10 1

Archive photos—5

Community

GreshamFairview

Library hours a week57 hrs 53 hrs

Colleges in town1 —

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined1 0

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Only big differences vs Oregon average

GreshamFairview

People

Population 112,378Highest 10,735Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +8.2%Lowest OR: +10.6% +16.9%Highest OR: +10.6%

Median age 37±1Lowest 8% below OR 37.4±4.8Highest 7% below OR

Fairview and Gresham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 22.7%±1.3Highest OR: 19.9% 18.5%±4.5Lowest OR: 19.9%

Gresham and Fairview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 15.1%±0.9Lowest OR: 19.1% 15.9%±4.2Highest OR: 19.1%

Fairview and Gresham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 23.3%Lowest OR: 36.8% 24%Highest OR: 36.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.3%±1.1Highest OR: 5.7% 5.2%±1.8Lowest OR: 5.7%

Gresham and Fairview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $77,795±$4kHighest 6% below OR $70,107±$9kLowest 16% below OR

Gresham and Fairview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $458,700±$5kHighest 4% below OR $427,700±$29kLowest 10% below OR

Gresham and Fairview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,586±$37Lowest 4% above OR $1,637±$78Highest 7% above OR

Fairview and Gresham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $4,174Highest 8% above OR $3,492Lowest 10% below OR

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 59%±4.3Highest OR: 52.5% 51.4%±15.7Lowest OR: 52.5%

Gresham and Fairview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 13%Lowest OR: 11.9% 17.5%Highest OR: 11.9%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 55.8%Highest OR: 63.3% 42.6%Lowest OR: 63.3%

Typical home builtmedian year 1981Lowest same as OR 1995Highest 14 yrs newer than OR

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 26 minHighest 13% above OR 23 minLowest about the OR average

Work from home 13%±1.5Lowest OR: 19% 16.1%±6.1Highest OR: 19%

Fairview and Gresham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 16.4%Highest 2.2%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 9.3 miLowest 9.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.75Highest 0.69Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Portland (41%)Portland (43%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others 1% work in Fairview14% work in Gresham

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 15.8%Lowest 16.9%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 18.6 miHighest 7.6 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.8 miLowest 2.2 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 47Highest 12Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 107Highest 58.7Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #96 of 121 in OR #95 of 121 in OR

School district Centennial SD 28J · Gresham-Barlow SD 10JReynolds SD 7

High school in town Centennial High SchoolReynolds Learning Academy

Students per teacherat that high school 26.7Highest 9.9Lowest

Oregon average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

Gresham neighborsTown Square →

T Weaver · 1w

Living in Gresham

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Fairview neighborsTown Square →

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Bordering Gresham

Portland641,165 people · $582K homes

Troutdale15,923 people · $456K homes

Orient481 people · $936K homes

Towns like Gresham

Medford86,315 people · $417K homes

Springfield61,499 people · $359K homes

Salem178,865 people · $417K homes

Albany56,839 people · $389K homes

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.