Living in Tualatin, OR
Tualatin is a small city of 27,763 people in Washington County, Oregon. It's about 13 miles from Portland, OR. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $628k and rent runs about $2k a month.
27,763people
$628kTypical home
$1,806/moRent
82° / 48°Summer / winter
2"Snow
176Sunny days
152Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 27,763
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,298 people per sq mi
- 13 mi to Portland, OR
- 13 mi to Portland, OR
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $628k (≈$3,961/mo)
- Median rent $1,806/mo
- Median household income $104k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 48°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
- 152 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" 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 (208 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,762 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 31% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 47% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to PDX airport
- 17 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 90 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 58% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 164 ft
- 54 mi to the ocean
- 194 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 49 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 62 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,210 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 503 bars within 25 mi
- 867 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 25 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 68 museums within 25 mi
- 33 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 13% of Oregon districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 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