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About Gresham
City in Oregon, United StatesGresham ( GRESH-əm) is a city in the Willamette Valley, Located in Multnomah County in the U.S. state of Oregon, bordered by Portland to the northwest and partially in the southwest. It was first settled in the early 1850s by the Powell brothers. It remained unincorporated until 1905; it was named after Walter Quintin Gresham, an American Civil War general and United States Secretary of State. The early economy of the city was primarily supported by agriculture, and by the mid-20th century, the city saw a population boom, increasing from 4,000 residents to more than 10,000 between 1960 and 1970. The population was 114,247 at the 2020 census, making it the second most populous city in the co…
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Housing in Gresham
The typical Gresham home is worth about $465,000, down 0.5% in a year, 6% below the Oregon typical home.
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Safety in Gresham
Safety Grade C-
Gresham reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 84% report less. Compared with places its own size, it does better than 45%.
Schools in Gresham
All Gresham schools →School Grade B-
The public schools Gresham’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 55% of Oregon’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within OR. Ratings are from neighbors.
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