Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 49/100
D+
Median home value$628,200
Portland $559,400
Median rent$1,806/mo
Portland $1,724/mo
Cost-burdened households35%
Portland 35%
Tualatin
Washington & Clackamas counties27,763 residents2 school districts
68
B−
Suburbgrade score
8th of 43 Portland suburbs. Strong on amenities and commute & transport, held back by housing & affordability.
68
Portland median 61
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Tualatin is like to live in, by category
Bars show Tualatin against Portland. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 70/100
B−
Within-state proficiency82nd pct
Portland median 66th pct
Student–teacher ratio18.9
Portland median 18.5
Graduation rate90%
Portland median 86%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 73/100
B
Housing cost index107
Portland 100
Eff. tax rate1.00%
Portland 0.87%
Local sales tax0.00%
Portland median 0.00%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 78/100
B+
Mean commute21.4 min
Portland 25.0 min
Under 30 minutes69%
Portland 65%
Transit stops / sq mi8.5
Portland median 8.1 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 82/100
B+
Restaurants & cafés97
Portland median 65 · within 2 miles
Groceries5
Portland median 5 · within 2 miles
Parks75
Portland median 68 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 61/100
C
Median household income$104,043
Portland $97,436
Unemployment4.4%
Portland 5.1%
Professional occupations45%
Portland 47%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Tualatin on housing & affordability
Tualatin's weakest grade is D+. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Felida24 mi from TualatinB 61 C Damascus16 mi from TualatinB− 51 D+ Cedar Mill11 mi from TualatinB− 71 B− West Linn7 mi from TualatinC+ 71 B− Lake Oswego4 mi from TualatinC+ 76 B Camas23 mi from TualatinC+ 68 B− Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Tualatin
Is Tualatin, OR a good place to live?
Tualatin scores 68 out of 100, 8th of 43 Portland suburbs. It is strongest on amenities and weakest on housing & affordability. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Tualatin expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B. The median home is $628,200, 12% above the Portland median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.00%. $1,806/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Tualatin?
Schools grade B−. The districts serving Tualatin sit at the 82nd pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 90% graduation rate and a 18.9 student–teacher ratio. Tualatin is served by Tigard-Tualatin SD 23j and Sherwood School District 88j. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Tualatin?
The mean commute is 21.4 min, with 69% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 22% working from home. Transit density is 8.5 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Tualatin?
Within two miles there are 5 groceries, 97 restaurants and cafés and 75 parks, which grades B+ on amenities.
Are the homes in Tualatin old or new?
The median home in Tualatin was built in 1992 — newer than the Portland median of 1984. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 58% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.