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Orient vs Gresham

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

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Orient, ORA small town of 481Oregon · 481 people
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Gresham, ORAn outdoors townOregon · 112,378 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.

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 →
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 →
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.

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

Orient and Gresham share a border

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

OrientGreshamOrientGresham
Orient ↔ Gresham4.8 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
–OrientNot graded C−GreshamSafer than 16% of U.S. towns
Schools
BOrientBetter than 59% of districts in the state B−GreshamBetter than 45% of districts in the state
Health
–OrientNot graded B−GreshamHealthier than 47% of U.S. towns
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
OrientGresham
Snow a year3″3″
January low37°F37°F
July high82°F82°F
Growing season (days)251d251d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)53rd57th
Outdoors & history
OrientGresham
Trails—19 mi
Conserved land—15.8%
Settled—1905
National Register places—10
Community
OrientGresham
Library hours a week—57 hrs
Colleges in town—1
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined01

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.

OrientGresham
People
Population 481Lowest 112,378Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — +8.2% OR: +10.6%
Median age 42.5±27.9Highest 5% above OR 37±1Lowest 8% below OR
Orient and Gresham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 33.5%±6Highest OR: 19.9% 22.7%±1.3Lowest OR: 19.9%
Age 65+ 17.9%±10.7Highest OR: 19.1% 15.1%±0.9Lowest 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+ 54.4%Highest OR: 36.8% 23.3%Lowest OR: 36.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±3.8Lowest OR: 5.7% 5.3%±1.1Highest OR: 5.7%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $92,212±$43kHighest 11% above OR $77,795±$4kLowest 6% below 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 $936,000±$196kHighest 96% above OR $458,700±$5kLowest 4% below OR
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $1,586±$37 4% above OR
Property taxmedian, yearly $10,000+Highest at least 158% above OR $4,174Lowest 8% above OR
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest OR: 52.5% 59%±4.3Highest 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 0%Lowest OR: 11.9% 13%Highest OR: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 82%Highest OR: 63.3% 55.8%Lowest OR: 63.3%
Typical home builtmedian year 1969Lowest 12 yrs older than OR 1981Highest same as OR
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 32 minHighest 37% above OR 26 minLowest 13% above OR
Work from home 8.6%±13.1Lowest OR: 19% 13%±1.5Highest 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 0.8%Lowest 16.4%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 13.3 miHighest 9.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.72Lowest 0.75Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Portland (34%)Portland (41%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 13% work in GreshamFew work in Orient
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.8%Lowest 15.8%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.1 miLowest 18.6 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.8 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 47Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 19.2Lowest 107Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#96 of 121 in OR
School district Gresham-Barlow SD 10JCentennial SD 28J · Gresham-Barlow SD 10J
High school in town None in townCentennial High School
Students per teacherat that high school — 26.7
Oregon average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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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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