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Lake Oswego Neighborhood Guide

If you love nature, trees, water, views, wide open spaces, and extensive walking trails (and seriously, who doesn’t?), you’ll love Lake Oswego, a uniquely beautiful community, with an iconic blue lake at the center.

Lake Oswego Neighborhood Guide

Lake Oswego’s namesake, Oswego Lake, is fed by the Tualatin River and spans 415 acres.

Lake Oswego: Bryant Neighborhood Guide Just 10 miles south of downtown Portland, nestled against the west bank of the Willamette River, Lake Oswego has a reputation as one of the most affluent suburbs of Portland (if a city with 40,000 residents can be called a suburb).

Lake Oswego Neighborhood GuideThe area offers dazzling hilltop abodes, modern estates, and custom-built new homes, with the most expensive of these gracing the banks of Oswego Lake.

Lake Oswego Neighborhood GuideAnd yet, more modest homes for more modest budgets are plentifully available as well.

Lake Oswego Neighborhood GuideThe official heart of Lake Oswego, nestled against downtown Millennium Plaza Park, overlooking the lake, has numerous upscale restaurants, bakeries, coffee shops, ice creameries, local wine maker, and specialty shops, including a few you likely know and love, such as Bamboo Sushi, Matador, Holy Taco, St. Honore Bakery, Nola’s Donuts, Pete’s Coffee, Salt & Straw, Domaine Serene, City Home, and Chico’s.

Lake Oswego Neighborhood GuideLake Oswego schools are among the best in Oregon and even the country. Add high graduation rates and the opportunity to compete for the best colleges, and you can see why education-focused families choose Lake Oswego.

Lake Oswego Neighborhood Guide

Lake Oswego Neighborhood Guide

Who Lives Here

Lake Oswego is a family and education oriented, highly engaged suburban community. With a school system that rates among the best in the state and even in the country, successful professionals who want a quality education and wholesome environment for their children are drawn here. Older adults value the community for its spectacular golf courses, lovely parks, and gracious lifestyle. 66% of residents over the age of 25 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

Neighborhoods

There are 27 recognized neighborhoods in Lake Oswego, including Birdshill, Blue Heron, Bryant, Childs, Country Club North Shore, Evergreen, First Addition, Foothills, Forest Highlands, Glenmorrie, Hallinan, Lake Grove, Lakeview Summit, Lakewood, McVey, Old Town, Palisades, Rosewood, Springbrook Park, Stafford, and Westridge.

Lake Oswego Neighborhood Map

SkyBlue Portland Neighborhood Guides

We’re working on comprehensive guides for 22 of Lake Oswego’s beautiful neighborhoods. Check back for links to completed guides:

  1. Birdshill
  2. Blue Heron
  3. Bryant
  4. Childs
  5. Country Club North Shore
  6. Evergreen
  7. First Addition
  8. Foothills
  9. Forest Highlands
  10. Glenmorrie
  11. Hallinan
  12. Lake Grove
  13. Lakeview-Summit
  14. Lakewood
  15. McVey
  16. Mountain Park
  17. Old Town
  18. Palisades
  19. Rosewood
  20. Springbrook Park
  21. Stafford
  22. Westridge

SkyBlue Portland Walk Maps

  1. Walking Lake Oswego: Oswego Lake, Foothills Park Trail, George Rogers Park, Old Town
  2. Walking Lake Oswego: First Addition, Lower Tryon Creek Trail  
  3. Walking Lake Oswego: Lakeview Summit
  4. Walking Lake Oswego: Mcvey-South Shore

Zip Codes

Lake Oswego encompasses two zip codes: 98034 and 97035.

Schools

The Oregon State Department of Education awarded all schools in the Lake Oswego school district a grade of “Outstanding” for the 2011-12 school year. They achieved the same grade in previous years.

  • Lakeridge High School
  • Lakeridge Junior High School
  • Lake Oswego High School
  • Lake Oswego Junior High School
  • Lake Oswego School District | The Oregonian
  • Lake Oswego Senior High School | U.S. News
  •  Oregon Education 2018 Report Card | Oregon Department of Education

Parks | Recreation

Lake Oswego is a community of parks. In fact, the Lake Oswego parks and recreation system, which includes over 600 acres of parks, open spaces, and recreational facilities, is considered the town’s “crown jewels.” Lake Oswego residents value and support their park system, as it contributes significantly to the family-oriented quality of life that gives this community its special vibe.

  • Millennium Plaza Park
  • Lake Oswego Parks & Recreation
  • Tyron Creek State Park
  • Lake Oswego Public Golf Course

Theatre | Arts

The Lakewood Theater Company is the cornerstone around which Lakewood Center for the Arts is built. It was launched in 1952 by community members who felt Lake Oswego was not complete without its own theatre company.

Restaurants | Coffee Shops | Bakeries | Bars

There are plenty of eating and drinking options in Lake Oswego, but it would be disingenuous to call this Portland satellite community a fine dining destination. Culinary talent tends to establish itself in the close-in Portland neighborhoods. Thus, many of the bigger name Lake Oswego eating establishments are satellites of their Portland mother ships. Nevertheless, you won’t go hungry.

  • Babica Hen Cafe (breakfast/brunch)
  • Bamboo Sushi (Japanese Sushi)
  • Blast Burgers (the Cod Almighty!)
  • Clarke’s (American Eclectic)
  • Dang’s Thai Kitchen (Thai)
  • Holy Taco (Mexican)
  • Jefe (Mexican)
  • Kyra’s Bake Shop (gluten-free)
  • La Provence Bakery & Bistro (French)
  • Lake Oswego Ice Creamery
  • Oswego Grill (mesquite and applewood grill)
  • Riccardo’s Ristorante (Italian)
  • Salt & Straw (Ice Cream)
  • St. Honoré Boulangerie (French)
  • Tucci Ristorante (Italian)

Markets

With the recent addition of Zupan’s Market in Lake Oswego, it’s getting harder to justify a trip into Portland for all of the specialty ingredients that good cooks love and need.

  • Nicoletta’s Table
  • New Seasons
  • Zupan’s

Farmers Markets

Nearly every Portland neighborhood and surrounding community have a first-class farmers market, and Lake Oswego is no exception. This European-style open market brings local growers and specialty food producers to Millennium Plaza Park, at the heart of the community.

  • Lake Oswego Farmers Market
  • Local Harvest: Lake Oswego Farmers Market

Additional Resources

  • City of Lake Oswego
  • Data USA: Lake Oswego
  • City of Lake Oswego 2010 US Census Demographics
  • Lake Oswego City-Data
  • Lake Oswego Chamber of Commerce
  • Lake Oswego Planning
  • Lake Oswego Neighborhood Map with Income, House Prices, Occupations & Boundaries
  • Lake Oswego Neighborhood Associations
  • Lake Oswego Transit Center
  • Lake Oswego School District
  • Lake Oswego Zip Codes & Demographic Information
  • Lake Oswego Business Organizations

Copyright 2015-2019 Susan S. Bradley. All rights reserved.

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Meet the SkyBlue Team

James Bradley
Oregon & Washington Broker
jb@skyblueportland.com
971-804-4618


Rachel Bradley
Oregon Buyer Broker
rb@skyblueportland.com
503-936-3373


Susan Bradley
Marketing Director | Broker
sb@skyblueportland.com
206-499-0236


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