Photo: Ian Poellet · CC BY-SA 4.0Even on the area’s higher pay, Beaverton costs more to live in than 94% of U.S. towns
It ranks #122 of 142 in Oregon for affordability. Down 2% in a year, 6% above the Oregon typical home.
Census 2020–24 home values, rents, tax bills and cost burden, measured against the median household income of the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area ($97K). How TownRatings grades cost of living
The grade measures what housing costs against what households in the area earn. Beaverton’s area earns well above the typical U.S. town ($97K against $74K), but homes, rent and taxes here run higher still. Owners keep up better than renters: 22% of owners pay 30% or more of income for housing (typical U.S. town: 20%), against 50% of renters.
In dollars
- $520Ktypical home, 6% above the Oregon typical homeZillow, September 2026
- $2,010a month for a two-bedroom, utilities includedHUD Fair Market Rent, 2026
- 105prices across the Portland metro, where the U.S. is 100 (housing 125)BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
In paychecks the grade
- 5.8 yrsof area income buys the typical home; the typical U.S. town: 3.3$97K, Portland-area income
- 22%of area income goes to the median rent; the typical U.S. town: 18%Census 2020–24
- 50%of renters pay 30%+ of income for housing; across Oregon: 53%Census 2020–24
- 22%of owners do; the typical U.S. town: 20%Census 2020–24
What Beaverton’s housing numbers say
2026 has already passed 2025
Through August, Beaverton had permitted 926 new homes in 2026, more than the 442 in all of 2025. New homes ↓
A median income doesn’t stretch to the towns next door
At Beaverton’s median income, the calculator’s budget of about $380K covers neither the typical home here ($520K) nor in any of the seven neighboring towns. The least expensive is Portland at $524K. Can I afford it? ↓
Written from the data on this page. Home values are the Zillow Home Value Index, through September 2026; sales and supply are Redfin’s for May 2026; permits are Census figures through 2025; incomes, rents paid, taxes and ownership come from the Census American Community Survey.
What’s behind Beaverton’s grade
Measured against what households in the area earn, Beaverton is more affordable than 6% of U.S. towns, #122 of 142 in Oregon. The four inputs sit close together, so no single cost explains the grade.
Prices here have kept pace with Oregon: up 5.7% in five years, against 7.1% statewide (Zillow).
Up 5.7% in five years
About the same pace as Oregon (7.1%).
Show as a table
| January | Beaverton | Oregon |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $346,000 | $310,000 |
| 2018 | $369,000 | $334,000 |
| 2019 | $386,000 | $352,000 |
| 2020 | $399,000 | $367,000 |
| 2021 | $439,000 | $408,000 |
| 2022 | $512,000 | $476,000 |
| 2023 | $532,000 | $487,000 |
| 2024 | $537,000 | $491,000 |
| 2025 | $544,000 | $500,000 |
| 2026 | $530,000 | $496,000 |
| September 2026 | $520,000 | $493,000 |
A typical Beaverton home worth $335K in October 2016 is worth about $520K today.
Zillow Home Value Index: the typical value of all homes (middle third), smoothed and seasonally adjusted, through September 2026.
A seller's market
Supply is tight — about 3.4 months of homes for sale at the current pace. Buyers should expect competition on well-priced homes.
Under ~4 months of supply favors sellers; over ~6 favors buyers.
Redfin Data Center, all residential sales, May 2026.
A typical home costs 5.8 years of area income
The calculator starts from the area income the grade uses. Switch to Beaverton’s own median, or type yours.
That’s $148K short of a typical Beaverton home.
A two-bedroom rents for about $2,010 a month here, $1,150 less than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Beaverton’s typical property tax (1.00% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
A two-bedroom rents for about $2,010
Renters already here pay a median of $1,826, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA MSA): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
442 new homes permitted in 2025
Builders were permitted 442 new homes in Beaverton in 2025: 371 single-family houses and 71 in buildings with two or more homes, worth about $133.8 million to build. That's 4.5 per 1,000 residents, about the pace of Oregon as a whole. Over the past 10 years, Beaverton has permitted 3,821 homes in all.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Beaverton gained 7,691 residents while 3,280 new homes were permitted: about 2.3 new residents per new home, about the same as across Oregon (2.6).
Every year as a table
| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 926 | 162 | 764 | $167.1 million |
| 2025 | 442 | 371 | 71 | $133.8 million |
| 2024 | 161 | 161 | 0 | $49.9 million |
| 2023 | 330 | 301 | 29 | $94.3 million |
| 2022 | 601 | 114 | 487 | $122.1 million |
| 2021 | 110 | 110 | 0 | $32.2 million |
| 2020 | 890 | 130 | 760 | $145.6 million |
| 2019 | 392 | 176 | 216 | $78.7 million |
| 2018 | 125 | 125 | 0 | $37.9 million |
| 2017 | 566 | 27 | 539 | $78.6 million |
| 2016 | 204 | 35 | 169 | $28.1 million |
| 2015 | 539 | 129 | 410 | $84.7 million |
| 2014 | 308 | 131 | 177 | $46.6 million |
| 2013 | 657 | 205 | 452 | $101.6 million |
| 2012 | 181 | 137 | 44 | $33.9 million |
| 2011 | 133 | 99 | 34 | $20.7 million |
| 2010 | 175 | 82 | 93 | $25.4 million |
| 2009 | 360 | 172 | 188 | $42 million |
| 2008 | 351 | 184 | 167 | $47.3 million |
| 2007 | 380 | 200 | 180 | $60.3 million |
| 2006 | 626 | 189 | 437 | $79.3 million |
| 2005 | 573 | 289 | 284 | $89 million |
| 2004 | 1,393 | 392 | 1,001 | $118.6 million |
| 2003 | 307 | 257 | 50 | $48.1 million |
| 2002 | 566 | 391 | 175 | $73.8 million |
| 2001 | 520 | 374 | 146 | $90.3 million |
| 2000 | 363 | 225 | 138 | $36 million |
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey.
Property tax runs above the Oregon norm
The median bill is $5,724 (Oregon: $3,876), 1.00% of a home’s value a year, against 0.81% statewide.
Census American Community Survey 2020–24: the median real-estate tax bill homeowners report, and that bill ÷ the median home value. Bills include town, school and county taxes. The Census reports bills over $10,000 only as “$10,000+”.
The rest of a budget near Beaverton
Only figures published free for the whole country, each labeled with the area it covers: the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area, or Oregon. Groceries follow the goods price level; nobody publishes them town by town.
| Cost | Here | Compared with | Area | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prices overall U.S. = 100 | 105 | OR 103 | metro | BEA, 2024 |
| Goods (groceries, clothing, cars…) U.S. = 100 | 105 | OR 105 | metro | BEA, 2024 |
| Utilities U.S. = 100 | 107 | OR 107 | metro | BEA, 2024 |
| Other services U.S. = 100 | 100 | OR 100 | metro | BEA, 2024 |
Price levels: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities 2024 (metro area and state). Electricity: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly, table 5.6.A.
Beaverton vs. its neighbors
Of the 6 towns here with a Zillow value, Beaverton has the lowest. Cedar Mill and West Haven-Sylvan have no Zillow value, so they are in the table only.
Cost next door · one source per column
| Town | Cost | Typical home Zillow, September 2026 | Median value Census 2020–24 | Tax rate bill ÷ value | 2-bed rent HUD 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaverton | D | $520K | $570K | 1.00% | $2,010 |
| Raleigh Hills | D− | $911K | $914K | 0.92% | $1,980 |
| Garden Home-Whitford | D | $627K | $625K | 0.84% | $2,020 |
| West Haven-Sylvan | D− | — | $782K | 0.86% | $2,020 |
| Cedar Mill | D | — | $878K | 0.86% | $2,150 |
| West Slope | D− | $762K | $755K | 0.83% | $1,950 |
| Portland | D | $524K | $582K | 0.99% | $1,970 |
| Tigard | D | $599K | $611K | 0.88% | $2,000 |
“—” under Zillow: Zillow publishes no value for that town, so it’s left blank rather than mixed with Census figures.
Questions about the cost of living in Beaverton
Is Beaverton expensive to live in?
Measured against what households in the area earn, Beaverton costs more than 94% of U.S. towns: a D for cost of living, #122 of 142 in Oregon. The typical home costs 5.8 years of the median household income of the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area ($97K).
How much does a house cost in Beaverton?
About $520K, Zillow’s typical value for September 2026, down 2.0% in a year. The Oregon typical home is $493K.
What salary do you need to live in Beaverton?
To buy the typical home with 20% down at 6.3%, about $136,000 a year, keeping the payment (about $3,160 a month with tax and insurance) at 28% of income. To rent a two-bedroom at 30% of income, about $80,000.
How much is rent in Beaverton?
HUD puts a two-bedroom at about $2,010 a month with utilities, the going rate for someone moving in. Renters already here pay a median of $1,826 (Census 2020–24).
What are property taxes in Beaverton?
The median bill is $5,724 a year, 1.00% of the median home value (Oregon: $3,876, 0.81%), from the Census 2020–24.
Are home prices in Beaverton going up?
No: down 2.0% in the past year and 5.7% in five years, against 7.1% across Oregon (Zillow).
Neighbors talk housing
What Beaverton buyers, sellers and renters are saying.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research, September 2026. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center, May 2026. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. New homes: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer. Regional price levels: BEA; electricity: EIA. How TownRatings grades cost of living.