Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A city of 97,842, settled in 1847.
Beaverton's standout: it is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 98% of U.S. towns. Overall it grades B−, 38th of 142 graded towns in Oregon. Its schools rank ahead of 90% of Oregon towns and it is healthier than 81% of U.S. towns. Its weakest subject is cost of living: the typical home is worth about $520K, 5.3 years of the Portland metro’s $97K median household income. Beaverton’s trail density is 1.8 miles per square mile, above both Oregon’s towns (0.8) and U.S. towns (0.4). Only 21 of Oregon’s 228 towns score higher on the outdoors. Beaverton has 5 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Schanen-Zolling House and Beaverton Downtown Historic District.
Where Beaverton beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| McKinley Elementary School | PK–5 | 666 |
| Vose Elementary School | PK–5 | 666 |
| Scholls Heights Elementary School | K–5 | 597 |
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Oregon), ordered by how far Beaverton is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for walkability (better than 98% of comparable towns) to D for cost of living (better than 6%), so the B− overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 249 in 1900, 97,494 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1859 and 7 maps from 1916 on.
5 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Beaverton. Close and well known come first.
8 mi Stadium & arenaModa Center
7 mi Stadium & arenaProvidence Park
35 mi WaterfallMultnomah Falls
6 mi GardenForest Park
6 mi MuseumPittock Mansion
8 mi Stadium & arenaVeterans Memorial ColiseumModa Center: Lugnuts, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Providence Park: Pdx.rollingthunder, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Multnomah Falls: John Fowler from Placitas, NM, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Forest Park: EncMstr, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pittock Mansion: PittockBack.jpg: Cacophony derivative work: Tiptoety talk, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Veterans Memorial Coliseum: Steve Morgan, CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Beaverton, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Oct 2, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Beaverton.
Beaverton has schools in the top 5% of Oregon, but it has seen reported crime rise beyond ordinary swings.
35 miles of trail in 108 parks and preserves. The biggest place to walk is Tualatin Hills Nature Park, 221 acres with 3.5 miles of trail.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Tualatin Hills Nature Park | 3.5 mi | 221 |
| 2. Hyland Woods Natural Area | 1.8 mi | 31 |
| 3. Murrayhill Open Space | 1.4 mi | 22 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its A ranks #6 of the 142 Oregon towns we grade for schools. Its A for schools comes with a D for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $520K.
Its public schools are run by Beaverton SD 48J. Three of its 42 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tumwater Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 1,003 | – |
| Sunset High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,812 | A |
| Scholls Heights Elementary SchoolTop results in townGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 597 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OR on state tests and graduation
70% of adults had a checkup this year in Beaverton, below both the Oregon town median (73%) and the median of U.S. towns (79%). 29% of Beaverton adults have high blood pressure. Beaverton beats the Oregon average on 9 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 1.
| Beaverton | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 70% | 73% | 79% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 33% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 9.8% | 13% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 21% | 25% |
| What stands out | Beaverton | OR |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 4.8% | 6.5% |
| Fewer adults with COPD | 5.1% | 6.8% |
| Fewer adults treating high blood pressure | 67.1% | 71.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Reported crimes rose from 2,293 to 2,672 over the last three FBI years, a rise beyond ordinary year-to-year swings. At 35.9 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports more crime than 66% of Oregon’s graded towns.
Beaverton’s property crime rate is 24.6 per 1,000 residents.
| Beaverton | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 24.6 per 1,000 residents | 15.2 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.5 per 1,000 residents | 2.1 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Beaverton has mild winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Beaverton is 81°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents leave Beaverton for work: only 16% work in town. 25% of workers work from home in Beaverton. Jobs based in Beaverton grew to 59,804 in 2023, 6,046 more than in 2013.
| Beaverton | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 25% | 14% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 16% | 9.5% | 8% |
| Median household income | $99,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 57% of U.S. communities. Since 1980, 31 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Beaverton.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The typical Beaverton home is worth about $520,000, down 2% in a year, 6% above the Oregon typical home.
| Beaverton | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 51% | 65% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,826 a month | $1,413 a month | $1,185 a month |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
17 within 15 miles of the center of Beaverton
About 6 of every 100 Beaverton residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Oregon.
5 places in Beaverton on the National Register of Historic Places.
City in Oregon, United States
Beaverton is a city located in Washington County in the U.S. state of Oregon, with a small portion bordering Portland. The city is among the main cities that make up the Portland metropolitan area. Its population was 97,494 at the 2020 census, making it the second most populous city in the county and the seventh-most populous city in Oregon. Beaverton is an economic center for Washington County along with neighboring Hillsboro.
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10 towns share a border with Beaverton.
| Town | OR rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaverton | #38 | B− | D | C− | A | A− |
| Raleigh Hills | #8 | A− | D− | — | A | A |
| Garden Home-Whitford | #11 | A− | D | — | A | A− |
| West Haven-Sylvan | #5 | A | D− | — | A | A |
| Cedar Mill | #7 | A | D | — | A | A |
| West Slope | #9 | A− | D− | — | A | A |
| Portland | #61 | C+ | D | D− | A | A− |
| Tigard | #47 | B− | D | D | A− | A− |
Raleigh Hills, Garden Home-Whitford, West Haven-Sylvan, Cedar Mill and West Slope report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Beaverton with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Beaverton grades B− overall, better than 54% of U.S. towns and #38 of 142 in Oregon. It grades A− for health, C− for safety and A for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
