Happy Valley, Oregon

About Happy Valley

Happy Valley is a thriving city in northern Oregon with an estimated population of 28,969.

Happy Valley holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 11.9 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 2,434 residents per square mile.

📰 Happy Valley News Today

• Shelter-in-place issued after Happy Valley Public Works fire; blaze out in 45 minutes KATU · Jul 26
• Fire burns down Happy Valley Public Works storage building near park KPTV · Jul 26
• Clackamas County Elections Opens Vote Center Inside the Happy Valley Library for May 19, 2026 Primary Election Clackamas County · May 4
• Happy Valley Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 24
• Happy Valley celebrates opening of Scouters Mountain Neighborhood Park theoutlookonline.com · Aug 11

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Happy Valley Unique

• A top-25 city in Oregon by population (#20 of 240 incorporated places).
• Positioned in northern Oregon, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Oregon — one of 426 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Big enough for services and schools, small enough to feel like home.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 28,969.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 5 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Happy Valley

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Happy Valley

• Black Rock — coffee shop (café)
• Capriotti's Sandwich Shop
• Casa Colima Mexican Restaurant
• Elka Bee's — coffee shop (café)
• Fuji's — japanese
• Happy Hollow — pizza
• La Costita — mexican
• Mediterranean Grill — mediterranean
• Peet's Coffee — coffee shop (café)
• Pho Bar

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Pickathon Music Festival / Pendarvis Farm · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Happy Valley

• Altamont Park reviews ★
• Clatsop Butte Park reviews ★
• Eastridge Park reviews ★
• Gilbert Heights Park reviews ★
• Gilbert Primary Park reviews ★
• Hood View Park reviews ★
• Leach Botanical Garden · Garden reviews ★
• Pioneer Park reviews ★
• PlayHaven Park reviews ★
• Raymond Park reviews ★
• Scouters Mountain Nature Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Sieben Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Happy Valley

• Adrienne C. Nelson High School
• Clackamas High School
• Clackamas Middle College
• Happy Valley Elementary School
• Happy Valley Middle School
• Mount Scott Elementary School
• Oregon Trail Elementary School
• Rock Creek Middle School
• Scouters Mountain Elementary
• Spring Mountain Elementary School
• Sunnyside Elementary School
• Verne A Duncan Elementary School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Happy Valley

🏘️ Nearby Communities