The 10 Gayest Places In Oregon For 2024


The gayest cities in Oregon are Seaside and Sweet Home for 2024 based on Saturday Night Science.

Gayest places in Oregon research summary. We used Saturday Night Science to research the cities in Oregon with the highest percent of same-sex households for 2024. The data comes from the American Community Survey 2013-2018 vintage, which breaks down sex by household status. Unfortunately, the Census has stopped reporting at the city level, so this report reflects the most recent data.

  • The city with the highest rate of same-sex houesholds in Oregon is Seaside. 2.91% of households in Seaside are gay.

  • The city in Oregon with the most same-sex houesholds is Portland with 2,857 gay households.

  • Oregon is the 3rd most gay in the United States.

Gayest Cities In Oregon Map


Table Of Contents: Top Ten | Methodology | Summary | Table


An estimated 1.38% of Oregon residents are gay.

That means there are a total of 23,878 gay households in The Beaver State.

Our goal with this post is to use Saturday Night Science and data to determine the gayest cities in Oregon.

After analyzing 107 cities with over 1,000 households, we’ve determined these are The Gayest Cities in Oregon for 2024.

The 10 Gayest Places In Oregon For 2024

  1. Seaside
  2. Sweet Home
  3. Milwaukie
  4. Phoenix
  5. Coos Bay
  6. Hood River
  7. Portland
  8. Warrenton
  9. Redmond
  10. Monmouth

What’s the gayest place in Oregon? According to the facts, Seaside is the gayest place in Oregon for 2024.

For more on how we calculated the top ten, and for more information about these places, read on.

For more Oregon reading, check out:

The 10 Gayest Cities In Oregon For 2024

Seaside, OR

Source: Public domain
Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Households: 2,890
Gay Households: 42 (24th highest)
% Gay Households: 2.91% (1st highest)
More on Seaside: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living

Sweet Home, OR

Source: Wikipedia User Sword Fern | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Households: 3,603
Gay Households: 50 (22nd highest)
% Gay Households: 2.78% (2nd highest)
More on Sweet Home: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living

Milwaukie, OR

Source: Wikipedia User Finetooth | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

8.5
/10

Households: 9,101
Gay Households: 110 (9th highest)
% Gay Households: 1.91% (3rd highest)
More on Milwaukie: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living

Phoenix, OR

Source: Wikipedia User Ian Poellet | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

7
/10

Households: 2,252
Gay Households: 17 (38th highest)
% Gay Households: 1.51% (4th highest)
More on Phoenix: Data | Crime

Coos Bay, OR

Source: Wikipedia User Visitor7 | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Households: 6,794
Gay Households: 51 (21st highest)
% Gay Households: 1.27% (5th highest)
More on Coos Bay: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living

Hood River, OR

Source: Wikipedia User Sam Beebe | CC BY 2.0
Overall SnackAbility

8
/10

Households: 3,494
Gay Households: 41 (25th highest)
% Gay Households: 1.14% (6th highest)
More on Hood River: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living

Portland, OR

Source: Wikipedia User Visitor7 | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

8
/10

Households: 264,428
Gay Households: 2,857 (1st highest)
% Gay Households: 1.06% (7th highest)
More on Portland: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living

Warrenton, OR

Source: Wikipedia User Ian Poellet | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

7
/10

Households: 2,044
Gay Households: 9 (52nd highest)
% Gay Households: 0.88% (8th highest)
More on Warrenton: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living

Redmond, OR

Source: Wikipedia User Doug Kerr | CC BY-SA 2.0
Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Households: 11,292
Gay Households: 60 (18th highest)
% Gay Households: 0.85% (9th highest)
More on Redmond: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living

Monmouth, OR

Source: Wikipedia User Finetooth | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

8
/10

Households: 3,392
Gay Households: 65 (14th highest)
% Gay Households: 0.83% (10th highest)
More on Monmouth: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living

How do you determine the best cities for same-sex households in Oregon for 2024

In order to rank the gayest cities in Oregon, we used Saturday Night Science and the 2013-2018 American Community Survey from the U.S. Census. We looked at:

  • Percentage of all households that are unmarried, same sex partners

We limited the analysis to non-CDPs that have over 1,000 households.

We ranked each place from 1 to 107 with the city containing the highest percentage of unmarried, same sex partners households being the most gay.

In the end, ended up being the the most gay place with 2.91% gay households.

Skip to the end to see the list of all the places in the state from gayest to straighest.

We updated this report for 2024. This report is our tenth time ranking the gayest places in Oregon.

There You Have It – The Most LGBT Friendly Cities In Oregon For 2024

If you’re looking at the number of gay households in Oregon, this is an accurate list.

The gayest cities in Oregon are .

If you’re curious enough, here are the least gay places in Oregon:

  • Woodburn
  • Newberg
  • Estacada

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Table: Gayest Places To Live In Oregon

RankCityHouseholds% Gay Households
1Seaside2,8902.91%
2Sweet Home3,6032.78%
3Milwaukie9,1011.91%
4Phoenix2,2521.51%
5Coos Bay6,7941.27%
6Hood River3,4941.14%
7Portland264,4281.06%
8Warrenton2,0440.88%
9Redmond11,2920.85%
10Monmouth3,3920.83%
11Forest Grove8,3200.82%
12Reedsport1,7540.8%
13Independence3,2320.68%
14Beaverton39,4520.62%
15Hermiston6,1980.61%
16Astoria4,5340.57%
17Pendleton5,9470.57%
18Silverton3,7580.53%
19Tigard21,0160.48%
20Lake Oswego16,4920.47%
21Lincoln City3,9470.46%
22Gresham40,0510.43%
23Salem59,6930.35%
24Oregon City13,0890.35%
25Springfield24,5220.34%
26Troutdale5,7000.32%
27Tualatin10,8330.28%
28Hillsboro38,3710.27%
29Newport4,5600.26%
30Wilsonville9,4740.23%
31Eugene68,8550.22%
32Happy Valley6,2780.22%
33Hubbard1,0780.19%
34Ashland9,8160.16%
35Medford31,6550.15%
36Mcminnville12,4620.14%
37Albany20,4690.08%
38Corvallis22,5540.07%
39Cornelius3,6310.0%
40Coquille1,6230.0%
41Rogue River1,1530.0%
42Roseburg10,3220.0%
43Central Point6,8920.0%
44Sandy3,9690.0%
45Scappoose2,6970.0%
46Cave Junction1,0410.0%
47Shady Cove1,3970.0%
48Sheridan1,5490.0%
49Sherwood6,4980.0%
50Canby6,4120.0%
51Burns1,2730.0%
52St. Helens4,9970.0%
53Stayton2,8380.0%
54Grants Pass15,1580.0%
55Sutherlin3,2600.0%
56Winston2,2940.0%
57Aumsville1,3330.0%
58West Linn9,8460.0%
59Baker City4,1160.0%
60Veneta1,8690.0%
61Umatilla1,8020.0%
62Prineville4,1450.0%
63Bandon1,5180.0%
64Toledo1,3880.0%
65Tillamook2,2840.0%
66Boardman1,0750.0%
67The Dalles6,3000.0%
68Talent2,9800.0%
69Brookings2,8140.0%
70Bend37,3390.0%
71Sublimity1,1730.0%
72Cottage Grove3,9680.0%
73Philomath1,7770.0%
74Florence4,3220.0%
75Lebanon6,7950.0%
76Lakeview1,2520.0%
77Gladstone4,5770.0%
78Lafayette1,2950.0%
79La Grande5,3280.0%
80Madras2,3220.0%
81Klamath Falls9,0150.0%
82Keizer13,8500.0%
83Junction City2,2900.0%
84John Day1,0300.0%
85Jefferson1,0570.0%
86Jacksonville1,4830.0%
87Gold Beach1,1070.0%
88King City1,9000.0%
89Harrisburg1,1830.0%
90Wood Village1,1420.0%
91Milton-Freewater2,4010.0%
92Creswell2,0220.0%
93Dallas6,1160.0%
94Ontario4,2070.0%
95Oakridge1,4330.0%
96Nyssa1,0430.0%
97North Bend3,8370.0%
98Fairview3,6510.0%
99Dundee1,0810.0%
100Myrtle Point1,0520.0%
About Chris Kolmar

Chris Kolmar has been in the real estate business for almost ten years now. He originally worked for Movoto Real Estate as the director of marketing before founding HomeSnacks.

He believes the key to finding the right place to live comes down to looking at the data, reading about things to do, and, most importantly, checking it out yourself before you move.

If you've been looking for a place to live in the past several years, you've probably stumbled upon his writing already.

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