Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,600.
Stafford’s best subject grades are an A for health, incomes, and schools; its weakest is a D for cost of living. 72% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Stafford, above both Oregon’s towns (27%) and U.S. towns (29%). On incomes, just 6 of Oregon’s 228 towns do better. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 81% of U.S. towns. Carl C. Jantzen Estate and Shipley-Cook Farmstead is on the National Register of Historic Places. Stafford has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Stafford beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Stafford | OR |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 3.7% | 8.5% |
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Stafford Primary School | PK–5 | 323 |
| Arbor School of Arts & Sciences | K–8 | 193 |
| Riverside High School | 9–12 | 160 |
1,577 counted in 2010 and 1,895 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Oregon), ordered by how far Stafford is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 7 old photos and papers going back to 2009 and 7 maps from 1914 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Stafford. Close and well known come first.
10 mi Stadium & arenaModa Center
10 mi Stadium & arenaProvidence Park
30 mi WaterfallMultnomah Falls
4 mi WaterfallWillamette Falls
10 mi MuseumPittock Mansion
12 mi GardenForest ParkModa 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 · Willamette Falls: The original uploader was Cacophony at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pittock Mansion: PittockBack.jpg: Cacophony derivative work: Tiptoety talk, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Forest Park: EncMstr, CC BY-SA 3.0
Stafford is unincorporated, so Clackamas 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 Stafford.
13% of adults report frequent mental distress in Stafford, against 18% in Oregon’s towns and 17% across U.S. towns. 11% of adults report frequent physical distress in Stafford. Among 143 Oregon towns, just 2 have a lower share of adults who say their health is fair or poor than Stafford.
| Stafford | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 18% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 7.2% | 13% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 21% | 25% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 20% | 19% |
| What stands out | Stafford | OR |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 3.7% | 8.5% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.7% | 12.5% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.8% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by West Linn-Wilsonville SD 3J.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stafford Primary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 323 | B+ |
| Riverside High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 160 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OR on state tests and graduation
Stafford has mild winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Stafford is 81°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Stafford’s median household income is $163,000. Only 5 of the 143 Oregon towns we compare have a higher average trip to work than Stafford. 6.9% of Stafford residents live below the poverty line.
| Stafford | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $163,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 33 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.3% | 9.8% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 6.9% | 11% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
2.8 miles of trail in 10 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Ashdown Wood Open Space, at 166 acres.
| Stafford | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 9.6% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.8 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Brock Property | 0.7 mi | 25 |
| 2. Stevens Meadows Natural Area | 0.7 mi | 24 |
| 3. Sunny Slope Open Space | 0.5 mi | 14 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 53% of U.S. communities. Since 1996, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Stafford.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Only 3 of the 143 Oregon towns we compare have a higher share of households owning their home than Stafford.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
15 within 15 miles of the center of Stafford
About 7 of every 100 Stafford residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Oregon.
Unincorporated community in Oregon, United States
Stafford is an unincorporated community, classified by the county as a hamlet, in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States. It is a census-designated place (CDP). As of the 2020 census, Stafford had a population of 1,895. The community covers approximately 15.7 km2 (3,900 acres) located in a rough triangle south of Lake Oswego, east of Tualatin, and west of West Linn. Students in the area attend the schools of the West Linn-Wilsonville School District.
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3 towns share a border with Stafford.
| Town | OR rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stafford | — | — | D | — | A | A |
| Lake Oswego | #4 | A | D− | B | A+ | A+ |
| West Linn | #6 | A | D− | B+ | A | A |
| Tualatin | #42 | B− | D | C− | A | A− |
Stafford has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Stafford reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Stafford with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes. The typical home is worth about $1,020,000, 107% above 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 D.
