Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A city of 52,389, settled in 1912.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Aloha grades B+ overall, 22nd of 142 graded towns in Oregon. It is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 91% of U.S. towns. Its schools outperform 83% of the state's and the median household earns $102K. The trade-off is money: homes are expensive, about $484K for a typical one and 5 times the Portland metro’s $97K median household income. Aloha’s trail density is 1.3 miles per square mile, where Oregon’s towns sit at 0.8 and U.S. towns at 0.4. Aloha has 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Belle Ainsworth Jenkins Estate and M. E. Blanton House.
Where Aloha beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Aloha-Huber Park School | PK–8 | 901 |
| Beaver Acres Elementary School | PK–5 | 778 |
| Kinnaman Elementary School | PK–5 | 471 |
Where Aloha’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Oregon), ordered by how far Aloha is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 28,353 in 1980, 53,828 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1998 and 7 maps from 1916 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Aloha. Close and well known come first.
10 mi Stadium & arenaModa Center
9 mi Stadium & arenaProvidence Park
37 mi WaterfallMultnomah Falls
8 mi GardenForest Park
8 mi MuseumPittock Mansion
10 mi Stadium & arenaVeterans Memorial ColiseumModa Center: Lugnuts, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Providence Park: Pdx.rollingthunder, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Multnomah Falls: John Fowler from Placitas, NM, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Forest Park: EncMstr, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pittock Mansion: PittockBack.jpg: Cacophony derivative work: Tiptoety talk, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Veterans Memorial Coliseum: Steve Morgan, CC BY-SA 3.0
Aloha is unincorporated, so Washington County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Oct 2, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Aloha.
Aloha owes part of its health edge to its incomes, pairs an A− for schools with high home prices and has added a third more jobs in ten years.
9.2 miles of trail in 29 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Mountain View Champions Park, at 23 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Whispering Woods Natural Area | 0.7 mi | 22 |
| 2. Mountain View Champions Park | 0.4 mi | 23 |
| 3. Paula Jean Powerline Park | 0.3 mi | 13 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its A− for schools comes with a C− for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $484K.
Its public schools are run by Beaverton SD 48J. Three of its 12 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aloha-Huber Park SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 901 | B+ |
| Aloha High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,658 | – |
| International School of BeavertonTop results in townGrades 6–12 | Grades 6–12 | 870 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OR on state tests and graduation
Jobs based here grew from 6,282 in 2013 to 8,196.
Most working residents leave Aloha for work: only 4% work in town. 22% of workers work from home in Aloha, above both Oregon’s towns (14%) and U.S. towns (11%). Since 2013, Aloha has added 1,914 jobs, to 8,196 in 2023.
| Aloha | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 22% | 14% | 11% |
| Median household income | $102,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 4% | 10% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 7.8% | 11% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Against the 8,305 U.S. towns with household incomes like Aloha’s, it is less healthy than 52%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Aloha beats the Oregon average on 6 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 68% of Aloha adults had a checkup this year.
| Aloha | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 68% | 73% | 79% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 33% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 21% | 25% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 27% | 23% |
| What stands out | Aloha | OR |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.4% | 8.9% |
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 4.8% | 6.5% |
| More uninsured adults | 9.9% | 8.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Aloha has mild winters and pleasant summers. Aloha’s July high is 81°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
People 65 and older are 13% of residents (19% statewide). 35% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Aloha.
| Aloha | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 13% | 18% | 18% |
| Median age | 37.2 years | 39.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 35% | 27% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 21% | 21% | 22% |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±1.1 points. Across Oregon, 50.1% of residents are women. Median age: women 38.1, men 36.5.
| Aloha | OR | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.9% | 10.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.6% | 9.6% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.8% | 8.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 16.3% | 14% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15.7% | 14.1% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.9% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.3% | 12.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 8.6% | 11.5% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.8% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 11.8% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 23.2% | 22.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 21.1% | 23.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.3% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 23.7% | 22.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.8% | 14.1% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 59% of U.S. communities. Since 1994, 17 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Aloha.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The median rent in Aloha is $1,896 a month.
| Aloha | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,896 a month | $1,413 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 67% | 65% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
16 within 15 miles of the center of Aloha
About 6 of every 100 Aloha residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Oregon.
3 places in Aloha on the National Register of Historic Places.
Unincorporated community in the state of Oregon, United States
Aloha (, not ) is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Washington County, Oregon, United States. By road it is 10.9 miles (17.5 km) west of downtown Portland. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 53,828. Fire protection and EMS services are provided through Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue and American Medical Response.
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2 towns share a border with Aloha.
Aloha reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Aloha with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Aloha grades B+ overall, better than 71% of U.S. towns and #22 of 142 in Oregon. It grades B+ for health and A− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Yes. The typical home is worth about $484,000, 2% below the Oregon typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
