Living in Beaverton, OR
Suburb in Oregon
Beaverton is a suburb in Oregon, home to about 98,000 people, with 2.2 million living within 31 mi. Day to day, you can walk or take transit almost everywhere. Life moves at a fast pace, and homes are mostly apartments.
Is Beaverton a good place to live? Pros and cons
👍 Pros
- Strong healthcare: 10 top-rated (4–5★) hospitals within 31 mi
- Mild summers: highs around 80°F
- Easy flying: PDX is 13 mi away
- Safe: violent crime is 0.6× the US rate (FBI 2019)
👎 Cons
- Cloudier than most places
- Higher taxes: about $3,084 state income tax per resident, 1.04% property tax
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Key facts
Living in Beaverton: common questions
What is the cost of living in Beaverton?
A typical 3-bedroom home is worth about $497k, and a 3-bedroom rents for about $2,620 a month including utilities. Overall living costs are above the US average (index 105, where the US is 100).
What are taxes like in Beaverton?
Oregon collects about $3,084 in state income tax per resident, and homeowners here pay about 1.04% of their home's value in property tax each year.
Is Beaverton safe?
Violent crime is well below the national rate (0.6× in FBI 2019 data).
What is the weather like in Beaverton?
Beaverton has cool winters: winter days average around 50°F and summer days around 80°F, with roughly 4″ of snow a year.
Does Beaverton get natural disasters?
Natural disaster risk is moderate, mainly from earthquakes and flooding: 4 federally declared disasters have hit the county since 2000, and FEMA expects about 1.13 deaths or injuries per 100,000 residents a year.
What is the nearest major airport to Beaverton?
The nearest major airport is PDX, about 13 mi away.
How Beaverton scores
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