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Gresham vs Orient

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: trails (186× in Gresham) and size (233.6× in Gresham).

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Gresham, ORAn outdoors townOregon · 112,378 people
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Orient, ORA small town of 481Oregon · 481 people
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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 →
OrientA small town of 481
Quiet strengthsOrient doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Orient →
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.

Trails186×
Gresham has more miles of trail
Gresham 18.6 miOrient 0.1 mi
Size233.6×
Gresham is the bigger place
Gresham 112,378Orient 481
Street grid5.6×
Gresham has the more walkable street grid
Gresham 107Orient 19.2
Property tax bill2.4×
Tax bills are bigger in Orient
Orient $10,000+Gresham $4,174
Home values2×
Homes cost more in Orient
Orient $936,000Gresham $458,700
Bachelor’s degree++31.1 pts
More adults in Orient have a degree
Orient 54.4%Gresham 23.3%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $2,950 more a month in Orient

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.

Gresham$2,790/mo
Typical home $465K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.91% · or rent about $1,586/mo · Housing →
Orient$5,740/mo
Typical home $936K (Census) · tax rate 1.07%+ · Housing →

The difference: $2,950 a month, about $35,400 a year, between Orient and Gresham.

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; “+” means the Census top-codes that town’s bill at $10,000, so its real rate is higher.

Where they are

Gresham and Orient share a border

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

GreshamOrientGreshamOrient
Gresham ↔ Orient4.8 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
34 Orient residents work in Gresham (13.3% of its workers)
Work & commute in Orient →
Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

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 –OrientNot graded
Schools
B−GreshamBetter than 45% of districts in the state BOrientBetter than 59% of districts in the state
Health
B−GreshamHealthier than 47% of U.S. towns –OrientNot graded
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
GreshamOrient
Snow a year3″3″
January low37°F37°F
July high82°F82°F
Growing season (days)251d251d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)57th53rd
Outdoors & history
GreshamOrient
Trails19 mi—
Conserved land15.8%—
Settled1905—
National Register places10—
Community
GreshamOrient
Library hours a week57 hrs—
Colleges in town1—
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined10

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.

GreshamOrient
People
Population 112,378Highest 481Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +8.2% OR: +10.6% —
Median age 37±1Lowest 8% below OR 42.5±27.9Highest 5% above OR
Orient and Gresham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 22.7%±1.3Lowest OR: 19.9% 33.5%±6Highest OR: 19.9%
Age 65+ 15.1%±0.9Lowest OR: 19.1% 17.9%±10.7Highest OR: 19.1%
Orient 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% 54.4%Highest OR: 36.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.3%±1.1Highest OR: 5.7% 0%±3.8Lowest OR: 5.7%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $77,795±$4kLowest 6% below OR $92,212±$43kHighest 11% above OR
Orient and Gresham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $458,700±$5kLowest 4% below OR $936,000±$196kHighest 96% above OR
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,586±$37 4% above OR —
Property taxmedian, yearly $4,174Lowest 8% above OR $10,000+Highest at least 158% above OR
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 59%±4.3Highest OR: 52.5% 0%±100Lowest OR: 52.5%
Gresham and Orient are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 13%Highest OR: 11.9% 0%Lowest OR: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 55.8%Lowest OR: 63.3% 82%Highest OR: 63.3%
Typical home builtmedian year 1981Highest same as OR 1969Lowest 12 yrs older than OR
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 26 minLowest 13% above OR 32 minHighest 37% above OR
Work from home 13%±1.5Highest OR: 19% 8.6%±13.1Lowest OR: 19%
Gresham and Orient are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 16.4%Highest 0.8%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 9.3 miLowest 13.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.75Highest 0.72Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Portland (41%)Portland (34%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Orient13% work in Gresham
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 15.8%Highest 0.8%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 18.6 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.8 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 47Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 107Highest 19.2Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #96 of 121 in OR—
School district Centennial SD 28J · Gresham-Barlow SD 10JGresham-Barlow SD 10J
High school in town Centennial High SchoolNone in town
Students per teacherat that high school 26.7 —
Oregon average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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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.

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