Centennial
- Neighborhood in Portland, OR
Neighborhood
Report Card
- Public Schoolsgrade B minus
- Crime & Safetygrade C
- Housinggrade D+
- Nightlifegrade A
- Good for Familiesgrade C+
- Diversitygrade A+
- Jobsgrade B minus
- Weathergrade B
- Cost of Livinggrade C minus
- Health & Fitnessgrade B minus
- Outdoor Activitiesgrade A
- Commutegrade B+
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Real Estate
Median Home Value
$273,989
National
$229,800Median Rent
$1,209
National
$1,096Area Feel
Urban Suburban Mix
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Centennial Rankings
Niche ranks thousands of neighborhoods based on key statistics from the U.S. Census and expert insights.
Crime & Safety
Crime & Safety
grade C
Based on violent and property crime rates.
Violent Crimes
- Calculated annually per 100,000 residents
- Assault247.3national 282.7
- Murder4.9national 6.1
- RapeNo data availablenational 40.7
- Robbery112.7national 135.5
Property Crimes
- Calculated annually per 100,000 residents
- Burglary384.5national 500.1
- Theft1,400.8national 2,042.8
- Motor Vehicle Theft631.8national 284
Residents
Diversity
grade A+
Based on ethnic and economic diversity.
Median Household Income
$52,965
National
$64,994Families with Children
37%
Top Public Schools Serving Centennial
Top Private Schools Near Centennial
- grade A
Central Catholic High School
- Rating 4.13 out of 5 238 reviews
- grade A
La Salle Catholic College Preparatory
- Rating 3.84 out of 5 209 reviews
- grade A
Portland Christian Jr/Sr High School
- Rating 4.07 out of 5 55 reviews
- grade A minus
Mannahouse Christian Academy
- Rating 3.84 out of 5 37 reviews
- grade A minus
Portland Adventist Academy
- Rating 4 out of 5 69 reviews
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It has adequate public transportation and shopping available. The public K-12 schools are hit and miss from my personal experience as a mother and a student. It's not as heavily populated as some areas of Portland by homeless people, but we do have our fair share. There's a high rate of crime in the neighborhood and drive by shootings since living here. I've honestly lost track of how many. With all that being said, there are far worse neighborhoods in Portland these days and the rent is cheap. I don't really recommend living here if you don't have too. I've lived in Portland most of my life and it's gone way downhill.
With all of that being said, there's a wide variety of shopping available. It's adjacent to downtown Gresham, Wood Village, Fairview, and Troutdale. It gets 'nicer' the closer you go out towards Gresham as far as scenery goes and shops. Most keep to themselves I've found. I would not consider it peaceful.
With all of that being said, there's a wide variety of shopping available. It's adjacent to downtown Gresham, Wood Village, Fairview, and Troutdale. It gets 'nicer' the closer you go out towards Gresham as far as scenery goes and shops. Most keep to themselves I've found. I would not consider it peaceful.
My fiance and I bought a house her in March of 2015. When we first moved her I was pleasantly surprised with the pleasant neighbors. I really love our next door neighbors that surround us. They are helpful. There are plenty of trees and the backyards are large enough to offer the opportunity for a decent sized garden. Now for the cons, we are surrounded by an unsafe area. We recently put up cameras due to homeless drug addicts that wonder through the neighborhood. Our roommates tow hitch was stolen out of our sealed backyard, one of our holiday blow ups was cut with a knife last season and some homeless people that I was personally trying to help, ended up stealing a tablet from us. We are more weary of those that drift in and out of the streets and some homeless people live on Division. Unfortunately, the home prices are rising, attracting people that want to sell their home and then those people renovate it to rent it to sometimes unsavory individuals.
Since moving here we have seen a slow decline in the quality of the neighborhood and with the management of out complex. If I could do it all over again and the management was the same as when we moved in I would move here again, but make a better effort to move on sooner. If I could do it all over again and the management was the current managers I would not move here, but choose to live elsewhere.
Part of this answers falls on whether my spouse and I would have accepted the transfer of our jobs if we knew about our housing situation and the cost of living. We both would have reconsidered due to the higher cost of living, not just within the city but within the whole state.
If nothing changes within the neighborhood I foresee a continued decline where the area becomes unsafe.
Part of this answers falls on whether my spouse and I would have accepted the transfer of our jobs if we knew about our housing situation and the cost of living. We both would have reconsidered due to the higher cost of living, not just within the city but within the whole state.
If nothing changes within the neighborhood I foresee a continued decline where the area becomes unsafe.