Here are the Portland area's 28 most diverse neighborhoods

PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland homebuyers examining places to relocate often do well to take a look at their would-be neighborhood's diversity.

Doing so, such groups as Partnership International maintain, helps provide different perspectives that can round out the lives of both children and adults.

Niche.com, the Pittsburgh researcher that analyzes schools and real estate trends, studies neighborhood diversity as part of its real estate data offerings. It issues grades based on the levels of variance in race, age, and income levels in given areas.

It also issues grades based on three indexes (explained in more detail here) based on those three factors: That is, race, income and age diversity.

Among the 106 Portland-area neighborhoods Niche studied, 28 earned grades of "A" or higher. Of those, four merited "A-plus" grades.

Here are the 28 Portland-area neighborhoods that pulled grades of "A" or higher, in the order of diversity score each locale earned from Niche.com

Neighborhoods receiving "A-plus" grades

Portsmouth

• City: Portland
• Population: 12,340

Glenfair

• City: Portland
• Population: 4,333

Argay

• City: Portland
• Population: 7,449

Triple Creek

• City: Beaverton
• Population: 14,354

The rest of the neighborhoods that received "A" grades can be found here

Portland Business Journal is a KGW News partner.

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