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45.42° N · 122.78° W · GEOID 4173650

Tigard

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

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The short answer

Tigard is home to 56,011 people. Median household income is $108,823 a year and median rent is $1,782 a month, 19.7% 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 $610,500, about 5.6x annual median household income.

Tigard is defined by its growth. The population grew 5.7% since 2020, faster than in 77% of places its size. The growth shows signs of strain: rent is outrunning pay, home prices are pulling away from incomes and few homes stand empty. Also notable: OpenStreetMap shows 4.8 grocery stores per 10,000 residents, more than in 99% of places its size.

63OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Above average

Tigard scores better than 63% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 20th of 104 in Oregon.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%37
Economy 20%65
Safety 20%22
Amenities 15%75
Education 10%80
Commute 10%64
Growth 5%85
Median gross rent
$1,782
31% above the median place
Median household income
$108,823
36% above the median place
Median home value
$610,500
91% above the median place
Unemployment
4.7%
3% 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 Tigard

  • Work and commutingCounting remote workers as zero, the average worker spends about 130 hours a year commuting, less than in 81% of the 529 places of 50,000 to 100,000 people we track.
01

Moving to Tigard

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
6.0% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 2.5% 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
$71,300 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,782 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,590 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $610,500.
Getting to work
23 minutes each way on average; 26.4% work from home; 2.2% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Gahanna, OH matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
2.5%
25% above the median place
Moved here in the past year1
6.0%
4% above the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people8
-8.2
below the median place (median -0.6)
All 5 moving measures
MeasureTigardAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year16.0%4% above
Moved from another state12.5%25% above
Net movers per 1,000 people8County figure-8.2below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in8County figure$83,93119% above
Income of households moving out8County figure$91,72231% above
02

What it costs to live here

After the median rent, with other prices set to the US average, the median household keeps about $86,200 a year, more than in 75% of the 529 places of 50,000 to 100,000 people we track.

Tigard19.7%
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
$71,280
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
19.7%
3% below the median place
Home price to income
5.6x
48% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
20%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$86,400
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Tigard, $1,782 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 Tigard, but easier on the budget

Places that match Tigard 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
Gahanna, OH8816.1% vs 19.7%$8,000Compare
Westerville, OH8615.0% vs 19.7%$9,700Compare
Kenmore, WA8416.7% vs 19.7%$26,900Compare
Hilliard, OH8315.3% vs 19.7%$25,700Compare

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Vacant homes1
3.2%
55% below the median place
Median home value1
$610,500
91% above the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$2,590
38% above the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureTigardAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,78231% above
Rent to income119.7%3% below
Property tax rate10.9%3% below
Home price to income15.6x48% 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$5,39765% above
Median home value1$610,50091% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure-0.5%below (median 3.2%)
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure32.8%36% below
Homeownership161.6%7% below
Renters paying 30%+152.2%3% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,59038% above
Vacant homes13.2%55% below
Median year built119881% above
03

Work and pay

26% of workers skip the commute by working from home, which keeps total commuting time lower than in 82% of places.

Works from home1
26.4%
112% above the median place
Income per person1
$55,273
38% above the median place
Median household income1
$108,823
36% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Poverty rate6.7% −37%
Commutes by transit2.2% 2.6×
Mean commute23 min −8%
Unemployment4.7% −3%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureTigardAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$108,82336% above
Income per person1$55,27338% above
Unemployment14.7%3% below
Average annual pay6County figure$90,00336% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure-0.3%below (median 3.7%)
Jobs6County figure302,567101% above
Poverty rate16.7%37% below
Mean commute123 min8% below
Works from home126.4%112% above
Commutes by transit12.2%155% above
04

Who lives here

No health insurance is 3.1%, 52% below the median place.

No health insurance1
3.1%
52% below the median place
Homes with broadband1
95.8%
4% above the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
51.0%
59% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

High school or higher95.4% +3%
Born abroad13.4% +52%
Household size2.4 −4%
Median age39.4 +1%
All 9 people measures
MeasureTigardAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population156,011773rd largest
Population change since 202075.7%392% above
Median age139.41% above
Bachelor's or higher151.0%59% above
High school or higher195.4%3% above
Household size12.44% below
Born abroad113.4%52% above
No health insurance13.1%52% below
Homes with broadband195.8%4% above
05

Life in Tigard

The nearest National Park Service site is Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, about 15 miles away.

Founded or incorporated in 1852. 3 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places. Its history on Wikipedia

  • Tigard, John W., House listed 1979
  • Shaver-Bilyeu House listed 1993
  • Doriot-Rider Log House listed 2008

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents16.1 +58%
Playgrounds per 10k25.4 2.7×
Grocery stores per 10k4.8 2.3×
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k36.2 3.3×
Libraries per 10k0.4 −59%
Named paths and bike trails26 km 13.2×
Bus and rail stops per sq mi13.8 65.7×

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 15 miles
  • Lewis and Clark National Historical Park 72 miles
  • Mount Rainier National Park 110 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.

Students per teacher14
18.5
20% above the median place
Nearest National Park Service site11
14.8
52% below the median place
Public school students14
7,314
49% above the median place
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureTigardAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools141344% above
Public school students147,31449% above
Students per teacher1418.520% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k9County figure22.37% above
Shops per 10k9County figure26.313% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k9County figure4.817% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k9County figure22.612% above
Child care centers per 10k9County figure5.0117% above
Parks per 10k1016.158% above
Playgrounds per 10k1025.4169% above
Grocery stores per 10k104.8127% above
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k1036.2225% above
Libraries per 10k100.459% below
Named paths and bike trails1026.4above (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi1013.8above (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site1114.852% below
National Park Service sites within 60 miles11150% below
National Register listings12377% below
06

Safety, weather and risk

Violent crime per 100k is 252, 31% above the median place.

Violent crime per 100k
252
31% above the median place
Property crime per 100k
3,490
188% above the median place
Months reported
12 of 12
by the city police department to the FBI

Counts only offenses reported by the city police department. Sheriff, state and campus police are not included, and some departments do not report to the FBI at all, so compare with care.

July average high15
78°F
10% below the median place
Annual precipitation15
55.7 in
27% above the median place
Median air quality index17
36
16% below the median place
All 10 weather and risk measures
MeasureTigardAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high15County figure78°F10% below
January average low15County figure35°F37% above
Average temperature15County figure51°F6% below
Annual precipitation15County figure55.7 in27% above
Natural hazard risk16County figure96.04% above
Tornado risk16County figure53.135% below
Wildfire risk16County figure50.917% below
Heat wave risk16County figure96.67% above
Median air quality index17County figure3616% below
Good air days17County figure79.2%16% above
08

Tigard in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 20% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 20% 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, Tigard does better than 36% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 55%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,782/mo (2024)$2,310/mo$1,900 to $2,810/mo+4.4%
Median household income$108,823 (2024)$139,000$117,500 to $164,000+4.1%
Median home value$610,500 (2024)$878,000$637,000 to $1,209,000+6.2%
Population57,929 (2025)59,68057,250 to 62,220+0.6%

The median home would be worth 6.3 years of the median income in 2030, against 5.6 now.

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

09

Places like Tigard

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

PlaceRentIncome
Beverly, MA$1,771$106,044Compare
New Milford, NJ$1,765$114,889Compare
Cedar Hills, OR$1,706$105,850Compare
Arvada, CO$1,888$117,348Compare
Arvada, COCedar Hills, ORNew Milford, NJBeverly, MATigard, ORTigardBeverlyNew MilfordArvadaTigardBeverlyNew MilfordArvada

Places built like Tigard

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 Tigard performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Tigard, OR19.7%6.4%/yr5.7%
Beaverton, OR22.2%6.6%/yr0.3%Compare
Olympia, WA23.6%6.3%/yr2.4%Compare
Tumwater, WA22.4%6.4%/yr7.6%Compare
Tualatin, OR20.8%3.9%/yr0.7%Compare
San Clemente, CA21.1%4.9%/yr-3.2%Compare
Martinez, CA22.2%3.5%/yr-1.1%Compare

Common questions

Is Tigard a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 63 out of 100, better than 63% of the places we rate and 20th of 104 in Oregon. Counting remote workers as zero, the average worker spends about 130 hours a year commuting, less than in 81% of the 529 places of 50,000 to 100,000 people we track. On cost, space and class size it scores 31 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Tigard expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 19.7% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $610,500.

What salary do you need to live in Tigard?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $71,280 a year. Work it out from your current city.

Is Tigard safe?

There were 252 reported violent crimes per 100,000 residents, against 192 in the typical place.

What places are similar to Tigard?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Beverly, MA, New Milford, NJ, Cedar Hills, OR and Arvada, CO.

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. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  8. 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.
  9. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  10. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  11. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  12. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  13. Crime Data Explorer · Federal Bureau of Investigation · 2025 data
  14. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  15. 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
  16. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  17. 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 Tigard with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Tigard itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/tigard-oregon

Citytistics. “Tigard, Oregon.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/tigard-oregon/

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