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Transit Quality in Portland

Portland ranks T#23 of 134 US cities for transit quality, with a Transit Quality score of 83 — Very Fun. That puts it in the 84th percentile nationally and #1 of 2 in Oregon.

Transit Quality score
83
Very Fun
National rank
T#23 of 134
In Oregon
#1 of 2
Percentile
84th

The typical city scores 50 for transit quality; Portland sits 33 points above the median.

How transit quality is measured

How well a person without a car can move around the city.

Data sources: GTFS schedules via Transit.land, the Federal Transit Administration National Transit Database and US Census ACS B08301 commuter mode share.

Full methodology → Glossary The raw measurement is part of the Data plan →

Ranked around Portland

  1. T#21 Cleveland, OH 84
  2. T#21 Los Angeles, CA 84
  3. T#23 Portland, OR — this page 83
  4. #25 St. Louis, MO 82
  5. #26 Saint Paul, MN 81

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Top US cities for transit quality

  1. #1 New York, NY 93
  2. T#2 Boston, MA 92
  3. T#2 Jersey City, NJ 92
  4. T#2 Washington, DC 92
  5. T#5 Chicago, IL 91

More about Portland

Portland scores 81 overall (Very Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: