Best PlacesWest Beaverton, Beaverton, OR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around West Beaverton, Beaverton, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
West Beaverton, Beaverton ranks 1,718th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on clean air by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in West Beaverton, Beaverton
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
West Beaverton, Beaverton's strengths and weaknesses
Where West Beaverton, Beaverton ranks high
- Air qualityBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
- School gradeB+, better than 84% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than 82% of neighborhoods
Where West Beaverton, Beaverton ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,642 a month, better than only 15% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 21% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than only 31% of neighborhoods
- Short commute27.0 minutes each way, better than only 33% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 38% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in West Beaverton, Beaverton
A household needs to earn about $146,000 a year to comfortably buy the median West Beaverton, Beaverton home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $97,285, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses West Beaverton, Beaverton's effective rate of 0.94%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in West Beaverton, Beaverton
West Beaverton, Beaverton runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for West Beaverton, Beaverton.
Who works in West Beaverton, Beaverton, and how
Work in West Beaverton, Beaverton centers on retail trade and professional & technical. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 72%
- Work from home 19%
- Transit, walk, or bike 9%
Life in West Beaverton, Beaverton
West Beaverton, Beaverton has more parkland per resident than 82% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of West Beaverton, Beaverton and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in West Beaverton, Beaverton, month by month
West Beaverton, Beaverton sees roughly 98 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 49, with lows near 33. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49° | 41° | 33° |
| April | 64° | 51° | 38° |
| July | 86° | 69° | 52° |
| October | 67° | 53° | 41° |
Flying in and out of West Beaverton, Beaverton
Portland International sits about 14 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 9.1 million passengers in 2025, with 117 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around West Beaverton, Beaverton
Schools across West Beaverton, Beaverton average a B+, better than 84% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Cooper Mountain Elementary SchoolA− · 62% proficient
- Chehalem Elementary SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Sexton Mountain Elementary SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
Top middle schools
- Highland Park Middle SchoolB+ · 48% proficient
- Mountain View Middle SchoolC− · 29% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every West Beaverton, Beaverton school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
West Beaverton, Beaverton measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare West Beaverton, Beaverton against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in West Beaverton, Beaverton
Is West Beaverton, Beaverton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, West Beaverton, Beaverton ranks 1,718th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on clean air, tree cover, and state infrastructure, and lowest on childcare costs and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is West Beaverton, Beaverton expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $548,718. The overall cost of living runs about 6% above the national average. Set against a $97,285 median income, cost of living beats 63% of neighborhoods.
Is West Beaverton, Beaverton safe?
Yes, West Beaverton, Beaverton is safer than 71% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $436 per resident a year.
Compare West Beaverton, Beaverton with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to West Beaverton, Beaverton. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in West Beaverton, Beaverton represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
West Beaverton, Beaverton detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for West Beaverton, Beaverton: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in West Beaverton, Beaverton: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of West Beaverton, Beaverton: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in West Beaverton, Beaverton: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
West Beaverton, Beaverton detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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