Living in Hillsboro, OR
Suburb in Oregon
Hillsboro is a suburb in Oregon, home to about 107,000 people, with 2.2 million living within 31 mi. Day to day, much of daily life is walkable. Life moves at a fast pace, and homes are mostly apartments.
Is Hillsboro a good place to live? Pros and cons
👍 Pros
- Strong healthcare: 10 top-rated (4–5★) hospitals within 31 mi
- Mild summers: highs around 79°F
- Dog-friendly: 42 dog parks within 9 mi
- Great outdoors: hills or mountains nearby
👎 Cons
- Cloudier than most places
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Key facts
Living in Hillsboro: common questions
What is the cost of living in Hillsboro?
A typical 3-bedroom home is worth about $490k, 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 Hillsboro?
Oregon collects about $3,084 in state income tax per resident, and homeowners here pay about 0.86% of their home's value in property tax each year.
Is Hillsboro safe?
Violent crime is well below the national rate (0.7× in FBI 2019 data).
What is the weather like in Hillsboro?
Hillsboro has cool winters: winter days average around 48°F and summer days around 79°F, with roughly 3″ of snow a year.
Does Hillsboro 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 1.34 deaths or injuries per 100,000 residents a year.
What is the nearest major airport to Hillsboro?
The nearest major airport is PDX, about 17 mi away.
How Hillsboro scores
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