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Beaverton is a mid-size city of 97,812 people in Washington County, Oregon. It's about 9 miles from Portland, OR. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $570k and rent runs about $2k a month.
97,812people
$570kTypical home
$1,826/moRent
82° / 49°Summer / winter
3"Snow
176Sunny days
168Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 97,812
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,956 people per sq mi
- 9 mi to Portland, OR
- 9 mi to Portland, OR
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $570k (≈$3,593/mo)
- Median rent $1,826/mo
- Median household income $99k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 53°F)
- 176 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 189 cloudy days a year
- 68 of 90 winter days are gray
- 168 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (250 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,447 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 28% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 50% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to PDX airport
- 13 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 90 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 53% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 226 ft
- 50 mi to the ocean
- 201 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 52 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 61 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,252 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 501 bars within 25 mi
- 888 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 25 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 57 museums within 25 mi
- 31 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 18% of Oregon districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Washington County: D+34 in 2024
- Oregon: D+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- High volcano risk