Blue the Heron, a sculpture by Heather Soderberg-Green, is at the corner of Main Avenue and 3rd Street
Wall Street Pizza offers family-friendly fun with a casual dining area and a game room
Gresham’s treasured resident Todd Kirnan has his own statue, paid for solely by donations

Area Guide

Downtown Gresham Gresham, OR

Find inspiration in this artistic and historic neighborhood

Walkable Family-Friendly Art

First settled around 1851, Downtown Gresham is a historic district filled with charming shops and restaurants. Walk along Main Street and visit the Gresham History Museum to see a collection of artifacts and explore the town’s past; the museum was built 1913 as the Gresham Carnegie Library and the English Tudor style building is as elegant as it is historic.

Downtown Gresham is an artistic area, filled with delightful outdoor art. After moving to Downtown Gresham, be sure to visit the Gresham for the Arts Plaza, located off Kelly Avenue near Hood Avenue. The plaza hosts a variety of events throughout the year, such as Music Mondays and Third Thursday. The Downtown Gresham Memory Wall is another must-visit. This mural depicts events throughout Gresham’s history and was done by artist Lee Lauitzen. Take the kids to Main City Park, a large park with an off-leash dog area, playgrounds, a Japanese garden, and a skate park.

Scattered among the antique shops and locally-owned gift stores, you’ll discover a variety of top-rated restaurants in Downtown Gresham, including Nicholas Restaurant Lebanese and Mediterranean Cuisine, Boccelli’s Ristorante, Asian Thai Bistro, and Uly’s Taco Bar. Satisfy your sweet tooth at Sugar Cubed Cakes, or meet up with friends after work at Growler Garage or Bar 33. For a fun evening out, head to Mt. Hood Theatre, a unique blend of cinema and coffee house.

Explore the Neighborhood

Blue the Heron, a sculpture by Heather Soderberg-Green, is at the corner of Main Avenue and 3rd Street

Wall Street Pizza offers family-friendly fun with a casual dining area and a game room

Gresham’s treasured resident Todd Kirnan has his own statue, paid for solely by donations

Town favorite Nicholas Restaurant is the place to go for traditional Lebanese cuisine

Artist Chad Caswell created this sculpture in honor of city’s annual Teddy Bear Parade

The Gresham History Museum is located on Main Avenue

Rent Trends

As of July 2026, the average apartment rent in Downtown Gresham is $1,330 for a studio, $1,404 for one bedroom, $1,624 for two bedrooms, and $1,763 for three bedrooms. Apartment rent in Downtown Gresham has decreased by -2.9% in the past year.

  • Studio

  • 537 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,330/month

    Average Rent

  • 1 BR

  • 639 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,404/month

    Average Rent

  • 2 BR

  • 922 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,624/month

    Average Rent

  • 3 BR

  • 1,142 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,763/month

    Average Rent

Learn More About Downtown Gresham

Getting Around

Moderately Walkable

Walkability

70 / 100

Strong Public Transit

Transit

80 / 100

Moderately Drivable

Drivability

70 / 100

Moderately Bikeable

Bikeability

70 / 100

Daily Essentials

Supermarket Within a 10 Minute Walk

Groceries

80 / 100

Great Restaurant Variety Nearby

Restaurants

80 / 100

Great Café Variety Nearby

Cafes

80 / 100

Great Variety of Shops Nearby

Shopping

80 / 100

Recreation

Exceptional Amount of Park Space Nearby

Parks

90 / 100

Good Wellness Amenity Variety Nearby

Wellness

70 / 100

Local Vibe

Vibrant Atmosphere at Times

Vibrancy

40 / 100

Great Nightlife Variety Nearby

Nightlife

80 / 100

Not Noisy

Quiet Score

90 / 100

Points of Interest

Parks and Recreation

  • Springwater Corridor
  • Planetarium Sky Theater
  • Nadaka Nature Park
  • Dabney State Recreation Area
  • Lewis and Clark State Recreation Site

Airports

  • Portland International

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Methodology

† Our analysis of utilities, groceries, transportation, healthcare, home prices, and other goods and services is sourced from the Cost of Living Index, a respected benchmark published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) that provides a thorough overview of living expenses across different regions.

Rent data is provided by CoStar Group’s Market Trend reports. As the industry leader in commercial real estate information, analytics, and news, CoStar conducts extensive research to produce and maintain a comprehensive database of commercial real estate information. We combine this data with public record to provide the most up-to-date rental information available.

Consumer goods, services, and home prices are sourced from the Cost of Living Index published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER). The data on this page is updated quarterly. It was last published in June 2026.

Demographic information comes from Neustar and combines detailed address data with U.S. Census and American Community Survey statistics to produce reliable local estimates.