Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 27,833, settled in 1846.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Wilsonville grades B+ overall, ranked 24th of 142 in Oregon. Its schools rank ahead of 91% of Oregon towns and residents are healthier than 82% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. The trade-off is money: homes are expensive, about $622K for a typical one and 6.4 times the Portland metro’s $97K median household income. Wilsonville’s trail density is 2.3 miles per square mile, where Oregon’s towns sit at 0.8 and U.S. towns at 0.4. Wilsonville is more walkable than 89% of U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Coffee Creek Wetlands, at 170 acres.
Where Wilsonville beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Boeckman Creek Primary School | PK–5 | 488 |
| Lowrie Primary School | PK–5 | 482 |
| Boones Ferry Primary School | PK–5 | 427 |
19,509 counted in 2010 and 26,664 in 2020; an estimated 27,833 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Oregon), ordered by how far Wilsonville is from typical.
Its grades run from A for schools (better than 91% of comparable towns) to D− for cost of living (better than 3%), so the B+ overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,001 in 1970, 26,664 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 7 maps from 1916 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Wilsonville. Close and well known come first.
16 mi Stadium & arenaModa Center
15 mi Stadium & arenaProvidence Park
37 mi WaterfallMultnomah Falls
20 mi MuseumEvergreen Aviation & Space Museum
8 mi WaterfallWillamette Falls
15 mi MuseumPittock MansionModa 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 · Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum: Notkeel at English Wikipedia, Public domain · 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
Who provides power, water and the rest in Wilsonville, and how to reach them.
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 Wilsonville.
Wilsonville has schools in the top 5% of Oregon and draws workers from Portland and beyond, but it has property taxes 1.6 times the Oregon norm.
18 miles of trail in 25 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Wilsonville Memorial Park | 3.8 mi | 124 |
| 2. Villebois Greenway | 0.7 mi | 18 |
| 3. Tivoli Park | 0.3 mi | 10 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its A ranks #4 of the 142 Oregon towns we grade for schools. Its A for schools comes with a D− for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $622K.
Its public schools are run by West Linn-Wilsonville SD 3J. Two of its 6 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Wilsonville High School, with 1,258 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boeckman Creek Primary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 488 | B− |
| Wilsonville High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,258 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OR on state tests and graduation
23,651 jobs are based in Wilsonville, 2 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. Jobs based here grew from 17,374 in 2013 to 23,651.
Most working residents leave Wilsonville for work: only 15% work in town. Since 2013, Wilsonville has added 6,277 jobs, to 23,651 in 2023. At $96,000, Wilsonville’s median household income is above both Oregon’s towns ($81,000) and U.S. towns ($80,000).
| Wilsonville | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 15% | 9.5% | 8% |
| Median household income | $96,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 8.8% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
29% of adults have high blood pressure in Wilsonville. Wilsonville beats the Oregon average on 13 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 72% of adults had a checkup this year in Wilsonville.
| Wilsonville | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 33% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 72% | 73% | 79% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 9.7% | 13% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 9% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | Wilsonville | OR |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.6% | 12.5% |
| Fewer adults with COPD | 5.2% | 6.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The median property tax bill is $6,393, against $3,876 across Oregon, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
Wilsonville’s median rent is $1,878 a month. The typical Wilsonville home is worth about $622,000, down 1.4% in a year, 26% above the Oregon typical home. 49% of Wilsonville households own their home.
| Wilsonville | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 49% | 65% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,878 a month | $1,413 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Wilsonville has mild winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Wilsonville is 82°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Adults 18 to 34 are 27% of residents (23% statewide). Wilsonville has grown 4.3% since 2020, to 27,833 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 44% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 37% across Oregon.
| Wilsonville | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 44% | 27% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 19% | 21% | 22% |
| Median age | 37.7 years | 39.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 17% | 18% | 18% |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2 points. Across Oregon, 50.1% of residents are women. Median age: women 39.5, men 36.0.
| Wilsonville | OR | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.2% | 10.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.7% | 9.6% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.3% | 8.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 17.5% | 14% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.5% | 14.1% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.8% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10.2% | 12.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 7.2% | 11.5% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.6% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.7% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 21.7% | 22.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 21.2% | 23.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.1% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 27.4% | 22.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 16.9% | 14.1% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 50% of U.S. communities. Since 1996, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Wilsonville.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
8 within 15 miles of the center of Wilsonville
About 6 of every 100 Wilsonville residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Oregon.
Where Wilsonville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
City in Oregon, United States
Wilsonville is a city in Clackamas and Washington counties in the U.S. state of Oregon. Founded with the name Boones Landing for the Boones Ferry that crossed the Willamette River, the community became Wilsonville in 1880. The city was incorporated in 1969 with a population of approximately 1,000. The population was 26,664 at the 2020 census and was estimated to be 27,895 in 2024. Located within the Portland metropolitan area, the city also includes the planned communities of Charbonneau on the south side of the river and Villebois on the western edge. Wilsonville is bisected by Interstate 5 and includes I-5's Boone Bridge over the Willamette River. Public transportation is provided by the …
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Wilsonville grades B+ overall, better than 70% of U.S. towns and #24 of 142 in Oregon. It grades A− for health and A for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D−.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D−.
2 notable people were born here, including Derek Devine and Lois Sather McGill.
