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    Moving to Beaverton, OR

    Is Beaverton a good place to live?

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    Beaverton ranks #9 of 27 Oregon cities with 25,000+ people on the Smart Movers livability score (58/100), which weighs home affordability, unemployment, education and population growth. Population fell 0.1% in the latest Census year.

    Median home value
    $543,100
    +9.8% vs prior year
    Median rent
    $1,727
    per month
    Household income
    $94,279
    median
    Unemployment
    4.2%
    lower is better

    Cost of living in Beaverton

    The median home value in Beaverton is $543,100 and median rent is $1,727 a month, against a median household income of $94,279. Homes cost about 5.8× a year of income (under 3× is considered affordable).

    Beaverton crime rate

    City-level FBI figures vary by agency; across Oregon the 2025 rate was 319 violent and 2,184 property crimes per 100,000 people — #4 highest of 50 states. The full report breaks down local trends.

    Moving to Beaverton, OR

    Beaverton has about 97,502 residents, 4.2% unemployment and 32% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher.

    Compare Beaverton with

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    Sources: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimates (2023, compared with 2022); FBI Crime Data Explorer.

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