Tucked between Portland’s prestigious West Hills and the fertile Tualatin Valley farmland, Beaverton is a middle-ground city, resembling suburbia between, Rose City and rural Oregon, with a population that hovers around 95,000. “Beaverton has a fantastic, revitalized downtown now,” says Sarita Dua, a principal broker with Keller Williams Sunset Corridor. “It has a cool library and a city hall and an amazing farmers market.”
In addition to homes with larger lots in a well-rated school system, Beaverton is also home to Nike’s world headquarters. The company’s Beaverton campus covers 286 acres and includes more than 75 buildings, employing some of the top business and creative talent in the industry. Other major employers include the Providence Health & Services and Vtech, which produces children’s electronic learning toys.
The Bethany neighborhood sits on the edge of suburbia and rural farmland in Beaverton.
Stock up on local produce at the Beaverton Farmers Market.
The Beaverton City Library offers many resources to the Beaverton community.
The Nike World Headquarters is a major employer in Beaverton .
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Beaverton home sales prices increase 4 percent
As the population of Beaverton grows, so do the home prices. The median home sale price has seen a yearly increase of 4%, with the median single-family price hovering around $600,000 in October 2024. In neighborhoods like Highland and West Beaverton , buyers may find mid-1900s split levels and ranch-style houses along evergreen-shaded streets. Vose and Five Oaks have similar styles, as well as some contemporary traditional builds informed by the Arts and Crafts movement. In general, homes don’t linger on the market for long—those in Beaverton spend an average 38 days on the market, which is 6 days shorter than the national average.
The median sales price across the city is about $560,000, which is just over Portland’s median price. However, many homes in Beaverton comes with more land. “You can usually get a bit more of a yard on the west side of Portland than in the east side or in Portland proper,” Dua says.
Large traditional homes in Sexton Mountain range from 600 to 800 thousand dollars.
Large homes sit on well appointed lots in the Five Oaks neighborhood.
Split level rancher homes are a popular home style in the Triple Creek neighborhood.
You will find newer Millennial Mansions with Craftsman facades in the Five Oaks neighborhood.
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Parks and biking trails keep residents close to nature
Beaverton is home to more than 10 city parks, including Beaverton City Park in Downtown Beaverton , adjacent to the library. Veteran’s Memorial Park, which rests in Central Beaverton , hosts community events year-round. Multiple greenways and more than 40 paved biking trails define the outdoor experience in Beaverton, including the Banks-Vernonia State Trail and the Fanno Creek Greenway.
Run or ride bikes on Fanno Creek Trail at Greenway Park in Beaverton, OR.
Friends enjoy a picnic at Beaverton City Park.
Memorial to American sea service personnel who have perished at sea at Veteran's Memorial Park.
Banks-Vernonia State Trail is a popular destination for cyclists in Oregon.
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Well-ranked Beaverton schools emphasize continued education
Students can attend public schools in the Beaverton School District, which earns an overall A-minus grade from Niche and serves more than 39,000 students. All Beaverton high schools offer students the option of pursuing an International Baccalaureate diploma. In 2023, the Beaverton School District entered a pilot project with Portland Community College to offer direct, application-free admission to graduating seniors at all Beaverton high schools. This program directly benefits historically underserved students by making the transition from high school to college a seamless one.
Five Oaks Middle School receives an A on Niche.
Students attend Conestoga Middle School which receives an A on Niche.
Triple Creek students conclude their secondary education at A-rated Westview High School.
South Beaverton children can attend Southridge High School, rated A-minus on Niche.com.
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Beaverton celebrates and preserves its history
Five Oaks Museum was founded in 1956 as the Washington County Historical Society, whose mission was to preserve the artifacts and narratives of the Tualatin Valley and its indigenous people. Rebranded Five Oaks Museum in 2020, it sits a few miles from the historic site of five ancient oak trees that have been a gathering place for more than 500 years. These Oregon White Oaks are habitat and home to native plant and animal species and are essential to regional biodiversity.
The Jenkins Estate, built in 1912 on Cooper Mountain, was a summer home for a wealthy couple. With no children, they dedicated their lives to the estate that includes English-style gardens, a greenhouse, an ornamental pool, and a tea house, as well as a carriage house, stables, and a covered riding area. Today, the 68-acre estate is owned by the Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation District and can be reserved for weddings, receptions, business meetings, and other private functions.
The Five Oaks Museum preserves the history of the Kalapuya in the Tualatin Valley.
Five Oregon White Oak trees are preserved at Chatakuin, the Five Oaks Historic Site.
The Jenkins Estate, built in 1912 is now preserved by Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation District.
Enjoy the 68 acres of hiking, master garden and playground at Jenkins Estate.
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TriMet public transportation enhances mobility for residents
The Portland area is served by more than 70 TriMet bus routes, many of which stop throughout Beaverton. A light rail station next to Tualatin Hills Nature Park takes residents into Portland via the MAX Blue Line. The Portland International Airport is about 20 miles away off U.S. Highway 26 and offers more than 60 nonstop flights to cities in the U.S.
Restaurant Row, food carts and the Beaverton Farmers Market
Beaverton’s dining scene has blossomed since its humble beginnings, feeding the thousands of employees who make up Nike and Intel, further west. What started as a collection of chain restaurants and the occasional mom-and-pop shop has since caught enough attention from some of Portland’s most notable establishments for an auxiliary Beaverton location. “Restaurant Row” is the core of the city’s dining scene—a block radius of restaurants with an extensive representation of Asian cuisine.
Taking after Portland’s legendary food cart culture, BG’s Food Cartel offers more than 30 food carts, a “speakeasy” bar, an outdoor dining area and a covered patio area with heat lamps. Cooper Mountain Vineyards is another major player in Beaverton’s gastronomical world—its organic, biodynamic wines are distributed in almost every state, as well as Canada, Denmark, Japan and the Cayman Islands.
The Beaverton Farmers Market is known throughout the region, and it regularly between 15,000 and 20,000 visitors on Saturday mornings every summer. It operates from February through March across from Beaverton City Park, featuring live music and dozens of vendors. The city is convenient for running errands with the Progress Ridge TownSquare and Murrayhill Marketplace shopping centers, as well as one of the Portland area’s largest malls—Washington Square.
Iconic food trucks like Tito's Taquitos at Breakside Brewing on Restaurant Row in Beaverton.
The authentic Japanese Izakaya, Yuzu Ramen is a local gem in Downtown Beaverton.
Shop for local farm-fresh eggs at the Beaverton Farmers Market.
After shopping at Murrayhill, enjoy delicious northwest inspired dishes at Murrayhill Taphouse.
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Decreasing crime rates, mild weather and downtown revitalization
Beaverton saw a considerable decrease in crime rates from 2022 to 2023. Larceny—the most frequently reported property crime—experienced a 17.4% decrease over that span, while assault offenses saw a 9.7% decrease. Overall, the crime rate went down by just over 10% in 2023. However, in September 2024, there were 272 property crimes reported, compared to 181 cases in September 2023. Similarly, 109 violent crimes were reported in September 2024, while only 72 were recorded in September 2023. Still, Beaverton is widely considered to have a lower crime rate than that of Portland.
Beaverton enjoys a mild climate, albeit rainier than average. Winter temperature lows rarely dip below freezing, while the year’s hottest months—July and August—have highs that hover around 80 degrees Fahrenheit. The average annual precipitation is 39.92 inches, which is just shy of Portland’s average of 44 inches. The rainy season lasts from mid-May through mid-October, with November traditionally seeing the most rainfall.
There may be a few areas at a higher risk of flooding, mostly near bodies of water like Fanno, Hall and Beaverton creeks. About 150 years ago, the current Beaverton area was covered by ponds and marshes inhabited by beavers, the city’s namesake and the official symbol of Oregon. Early settlers drained those wetlands to convert them into farmland. Urban areas eventually replaced those agricultural areas, which may have been less affected by flooding.
The Beaverton Urban Renewal Authority—a municipal task force—has teamed up with Cascadia Partners redevelop 8 acres of downtown real estate. Though it its early stages of planning, the new development intends to draw more local businesses, foot traffic and affordable living spaces.
With a lack of affordable housing a major focal point across the entire state, Beaverton is adding housing options for those who earn less than the median income. The Cedar Rising apartment complex opened 84 affordable units in the Aloha neighborhood in 2024, built with those who earn between 30% and 60% of the area’s median income.
On average, homes in Beaverton, OR sell after 52 days on the market compared to the national average of 49 days. The median sale price for homes in Beaverton, OR over the last 12 months is $569,900, up 4% from the median home sale price over the previous 12 months.
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