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45.46° N · 122.76° W · GEOID 4127825

Garden Home-Whitford

Washington County, Oregon · part of the Portland, OR metro

OregonGarden Home-Whitford, ORGarden Home-WhitfordGarden Home-Whitford

The short answer

Garden Home-Whitford is home to 6,979 people. Median household income is $97,500 a year and median rent is $1,878 a month, 23.1% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $624,900, about 6.4x annual median household income.

The story in Garden Home-Whitford is how fast things are changing. Housing became less affordable between 2019 and 2024: rent went from 19.5% to 23.1% of income. Also notable: Household income growth is 0.2% a year, against 5.7% a year in its closest peers.

48OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Average

Garden Home-Whitford scores better than 48% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 40th of 104 in Oregon.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%21
Economy 20%63
Safety 20%n/a
Amenities 15%30
Education 10%91
Commute 10%63
Growth 5%n/a

Not rated: safety, growth, for want of data (the city police department does not report a full year to the FBI). The other weights are spread over the categories rated.

Median gross rent
$1,878
38% above the median place
Median household income
$97,500
21% above the median place
Median home value
$624,900
96% above the median place
Unemployment
4.5%
8% below the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Garden Home-Whitford

  • Work and commutingOpenStreetMap shows 10.3 bus and rail stops per square mile, more than in 93% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track.
01

Moving to Garden Home-Whitford

Washington County loses about 8.2 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in28,569
Moved out32,730
Net−4,161

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Multnomah County, OR6,4665,776+690
Clackamas County, OR2,7923,251−459
Clark County, WA1,0791,915−836
Yamhill County, OR9361,524−588
Marion County, OR8801,079−199
King County, WA548794−246

Within Oregon, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within OregonOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$84K
Leavers$92K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Washington County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
6.1% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 2.8% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Washington County report $83,900 a year in income on average; those leaving, $91,700, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
Income you would need
$75,100 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,878 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,432 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $624,900.
Getting to work
23 minutes each way on average; 30.6% work from home; 3.1% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
West Concord, MA matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
6.1%
7% above the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people7
-8.2
below the median place (median -0.6)
Income of households moving out7
$91,722
31% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureGarden Home-WhitfordAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year16.1%7% above
Moved from another state1County figure2.8%42% above
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure-8.2below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$83,93119% above
Income of households moving out7County figure$91,72231% above
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What it costs to live here

The median home costs 6.4 years of the median household's income, more than in 91% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track.

Garden Home-Whitford23.1%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$75,120
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
23.1%
13% above the median place
Home price to income
6.4x
69% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
23%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$74,400
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Garden Home-Whitford, $1,878 a month, and local prices for everything else (101.4 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Garden Home-Whitford, but easier on the budget

Places that match Garden Home-Whitford on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

PlaceMatchRent to incomeMore left a year
West Concord, MA8817.5% vs 23.1%$77,100Compare
Fairlawn, OH8715.3% vs 23.1%$11,000Compare
Saline, MI8414.3% vs 23.1%$5,000Compare
Rochester, MI8214.5% vs 23.1%$20,200Compare

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Median home value1
$624,900
96% above the median place
Renters paying 30%+1
41.8%
17% below the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$5,263
61% above the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureGarden Home-WhitfordAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,87838% above
Rent to income123.1%13% above
Property tax rate10.8%8% below
Home price to income16.4x69% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure105.44% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,87816% above
HUD area median income4County figure$128,30020% above
Property tax paid (median)1$5,26361% above
Median home value1$624,90096% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure-0.5%below (median 3.2%)
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure32.8%36% below
Homeownership164.6%3% below
Renters paying 30%+141.8%17% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,43230% above
Vacant homes1County figure3.2%54% below
Median year built119780% above
03

Work and pay

31% of workers skip the commute by working from home, which keeps total commuting time lower than in 87% of places.

Works from home1
30.6%
146% above the median place
Income per person1
$66,466
66% above the median place
Poverty rate1
5.9%
45% below the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureGarden Home-WhitfordAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$97,50021% above
Income per person1$66,46666% above
Unemployment1County figure4.5%8% below
Average annual pay6County figure$90,00336% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure-0.3%below (median 3.7%)
Jobs6County figure302,567101% above
Poverty rate15.9%45% below
Mean commute123 min8% below
Works from home130.6%146% above
Commutes by transit1County figure3.1%267% above
04

Who lives here

Households average 1.94 people, smaller than than in 96% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 3rd-lowest of 104 Oregon places we track.

Household size1
1.9
22% below the median place
High school or higher1
98.2%
6% above the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
63.3%
97% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

No health insurance2.9% −55%
Median age45.8 +17%
Homes with broadband95.5% +3%
Born abroad11.4% +30%
All 8 people measures
MeasureGarden Home-WhitfordAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population16,9795400th largest
Median age145.817% above
Bachelor's or higher163.3%97% above
High school or higher198.2%6% above
Household size11.922% below
Born abroad111.4%30% above
No health insurance12.9%55% below
Homes with broadband195.5%3% above
05

Life in Garden Home-Whitford

The nearest National Park Service site is Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, about 12 miles away.

51 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places. Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents7.2 −30%
Playgrounds per 10k17.2 +83%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails2 km −25%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi10.3 49.2×

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

National Park Service sites nearby

  • Fort Vancouver National Historic Site 12 miles
  • Lewis and Clark National Historical Park 71 miles
  • Mount Rainier National Park 107 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars22.3 +7%
Shops26.3 −13%
Arts, recreation and fitness4.8 +17%
Doctors' offices and clinics22.6 +12%
Child care centers5.0 2.2×

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Nearest National Park Service site10
11.9
61% below the median place
Child care centers per 10k8
5.0
117% above the median place
Public schools12
136
above the median place (median 9)
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureGarden Home-WhitfordAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools12County figure136above (median 9)
Public school students12County figure79,469above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher12County figure18.520% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure22.37% above
Shops per 10k8County figure26.313% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure4.817% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure22.612% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure5.0117% above
Parks per 10k97.230% below
Playgrounds per 10k917.283% above
Grocery stores per 10k90.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k90.0below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k90.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails91.525% below
Transit stops per sq mi910.3above (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site1011.961% below
National Park Service sites within 60 miles10150% below
National Register listings11County figure51292% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

July average high is 78°F, 10% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Garden Home-Whitford. Larger places are fetched first.

July average high13
78°F
10% below the median place
Annual precipitation13
55.7 in
27% above the median place
Median air quality index15
36
16% below the median place
All 10 weather and risk measures
MeasureGarden Home-WhitfordAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high13County figure78°F10% below
January average low13County figure35°F37% above
Average temperature13County figure51°F6% below
Annual precipitation13County figure55.7 in27% above
Natural hazard risk14County figure96.04% above
Tornado risk14County figure53.135% below
Wildfire risk14County figure50.917% below
Heat wave risk14County figure96.67% above
Median air quality index15County figure3616% below
Good air days15County figure79.2%16% above
08

Garden Home-Whitford in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 24% of the median income in 2030, up from 23% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases. On projected 2030 affordability, Garden Home-Whitford does better than 19% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 29%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,878/mo (2024)$2,400/mo$1,970 to $2,930/mo+4.2%
Median household income$97,500 (2024)$121,000$102,500 to $143,000+3.7%
Median home value$624,900 (2024)$884,000$641,000 to $1,217,000+5.9%

The median home would be worth 7.3 years of the median income in 2030, against 6.4 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

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Places like Garden Home-Whitford

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Portsmouth, NH$1,869$106,219Compare
Winter Park, FL$1,738$105,724Compare
Cornelius, NC$1,722$113,767Compare
Doylestown, PA$1,791$99,322Compare
Doylestown, PACornelius, NCWinter Park, FLPortsmouth, NHGarden Home-Whitford, ORGarden Home-WhitfordPortsmouthWinter ParkCorneliusDoylestownGarden Home-WhitfordPortsmouthWinter ParkCorneliusDoylestown

Places built like Garden Home-Whitford

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how Garden Home-Whitford performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Garden Home-Whitford, OR23.1%0.2%/yrn/a
Pleasure Point, CA27.1%7.9%/yrn/aCompare
Sebastopol, CA26.0%1.3%/yr-0.9%Compare
Solana Beach, CA25.3%7.1%/yr-2.6%Compare
Raleigh Hills, OR16.7%7.7%/yrn/aCompare
Capitola, CA29.3%7.7%/yr-6.0%Compare
West Haven-Sylvan, OR20.1%1.9%/yrn/aCompare

Common questions

Is Garden Home-Whitford a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 48 out of 100, better than 48% of the places we rate and 40th of 104 in Oregon. OpenStreetMap shows 10.3 bus and rail stops per square mile, more than in 93% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. On cost, space and class size it scores 18 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Garden Home-Whitford expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 23.1% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $624,900.

What salary do you need to live in Garden Home-Whitford?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $75,120 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Garden Home-Whitford?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Portsmouth, NH, Winter Park, FL, Cornelius, NC and Doylestown, PA.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  13. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  14. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  15. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Garden Home-Whitford with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Garden Home-Whitford itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/garden-home-whitford-oregon

Citytistics. “Garden Home-Whitford, Oregon.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/garden-home-whitford-oregon/

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