How are the schools in Portland, OR?

Portland has 108 public schools in federal filings, 102 with enough reported data to grade. 69% of graded schools rate A or B on reported-incident data. 58 schools reported zero bullying incidents in the most recent federal collection. Per-school grades appear in NeighborhoodSense address reports.

What is the air quality in Portland, OR?

EPA monitoring for Multnomah County recorded a median AQI of 38 with 71% good air days in 2025. That median is better than 33% of monitored OR counties.

Are there toxic chemical releases in Portland, OR?

53 facilities in Portland report chemical releases to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory. Reported releases include 23,149 lbs of carcinogen-class chemicals. Facility locations relative to a specific address appear in NeighborhoodSense reports.

Is Portland, OR safe?

NeighborhoodSense doesn't rate cities as safe or unsafe. Instead we compile the public record — reported school incidents, EPA chemical releases, air quality, hospital patient experience, and more — so you can weigh the facts for any specific address in Portland.

City data / OR / Portland

Portland, OR: The Full Public Record

23,149 pounds of cancer-linked chemical releases. 102 schools with federal incident records. 1 hospitals rated by their own patients. All public record — compiled in one place for Portland, and available in full for any address in it.

Schools

Federal civil-rights filings cover 108 schools in Portland, including 12 high schools. 102 report enough data to grade on reported incidents. Across those, 69% rate A or B.

A 20

B 50

C 24

D 6

F 2

In the most recent federal collection, schools here reported 263 bullying allegations, 37 weapon incidents.

School-by-school grades, incident counts, and which schools serve a given address In the address report

Academic access

5 schools offer Advanced Placement courses. 8 offer dual enrollment for college credit. 97 run gifted & talented programs, and 1 offer the International Baccalaureate.

Which schools — with course counts, athletics, and counselor staffing In the address report

Chemical releases

53 facilities in Portland report chemical releases to the EPA's Toxics Release Inventory. Their filings include 23,149 pounds of carcinogen-class releases.

Largest reported releases by weight: Ammonia (66,359 lbs), Methanol (45,030 lbs), Xylene (mixed isomers) (40,164 lbs).

Facility names, locations, and distance from a specific address In the address report

Air quality

EPA monitoring for Multnomah County recorded a median AQI of 38 in 2025, with good air on 71% of monitored days. 33% of monitored OR counties recorded worse air — most recorded better.

Hospitals — rated by their patients

1 hospitals operate within 15 miles of central Portland; 1 carry federal patient-experience scores. On average, 94% of patients said doctors communicated well. 93% would recommend their hospital.

94% — nurses communicated well
86% — medications clearly explained
87% — clear discharge instructions
91% — rooms rated clean
1 infection-safety measures tracked (MRSA, C. diff, surgical infections)

Which hospital is which — scores and infection data by name, plus distance from any address In the address report

Fatal police incidents

Public records document 31 fatal police shooting incidents in Portland over the tracked period. Locations relative to a specific address appear in address reports.

Broader crime figures for Portland are collected at the city level by the FBI's national reporting system; NeighborhoodSense presents them at that level, labeled as city-level — not attributed to any street or block.

Local economy

Multnomah County's economy is classified as mixed in federal employment data with -2.2% job growth over the tracked decade, average annual pay of $77,892, and 40,224 registered businesses.

Every address in Portland has its own report

The figures above are city and county totals. The address report shows the five schools serving a specific home, facility distances, hospital names and scores, and more — from the same official sources.

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