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Hillsboro is a mid-size city of 108,231 people in Washington County, Oregon. It's about 14 miles from Portland, OR. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $521k and rent runs about $2k a month.
108,231people
$521kTypical home
$1,978/moRent
82° / 47°Summer / winter
4"Snow
176Sunny days
159Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 108,231
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,093 people per sq mi
- 14 mi to Portland, OR
- 14 mi to Portland, OR
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $521k (≈$3,286/mo)
- Median rent $1,978/mo
- Median household income $106k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 47°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
- 159 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (282 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,939 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 30% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 42% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to PDX airport
- 17 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 96 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 59% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1997
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 174 ft
- 45 mi to the ocean
- 206 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 58 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 51 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,159 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 492 bars within 25 mi
- 851 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 25 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 53 museums within 25 mi
- 31 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 37% 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
- 2 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