Living in Tigard, OR
Tigard is a mid-size city of 56,011 people in Washington County, Oregon. It's about 10 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 $611k and rent runs about $2k a month.
56,011people
$611kTypical home
$1,782/moRent
82° / 49°Summer / winter
3"Snow
176Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 56,011
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,390 people per sq mi
- 10 mi to Portland, OR
- 10 mi to Portland, OR
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $611k (≈$3,850/mo)
- Median rent $1,782/mo
- Median household income $109k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 5.0% 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
- 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 (252 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (3,429 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 31% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 51% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to PDX airport
- 15 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 90 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 240 ft
- 54 mi to the ocean
- 197 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 50 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 63 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,237 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 501 bars within 25 mi
- 879 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 25 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 57 museums within 25 mi
- 33 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 15% of Oregon districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 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