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Beaverton vs Eugene

99 miles apart. The biggest differences: work in town (+40.4 pts in Eugene) and household income (+48% in Beaverton).

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Beaverton, ORKnown for its schoolsOregon · 97,812 people
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Eugene, ORA history townOregon · 179,591 people
Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

★ What stands out · Report cards

Beaverton places higher on 16 of 23 OR lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Oregon ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $300 more a month in Beaverton

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Beaverton$3,190/mo
Typical home $524K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.00% · or rent about $1,826/mo · Housing →
Eugene$2,880/mo
Typical home $476K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.98% · or rent about $1,402/mo · Housing →

The difference: $300 a month, about $3,700 a year, between Beaverton and Eugene.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
BeavertonEugene
Snow a year4″3″
January low37°F35°F
July high80°F84°F
Growing season (days)280d220d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)57th60th
Outdoors & history
BeavertonEugene
Conserved land14.3%11.9%
Settled18471846
National Register places564
Community
BeavertonEugene
Library hours a week54 hrs62 hrs
Colleges in town—3
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

99 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Beaverton ↔ Eugene99 miles apart
Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

BeavertonEugene
People
Population 97,812Lowest 179,591Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +8.6%Lowest OR: +10.6% +13.1%Highest OR: +10.6%
Median age 37.8±1Highest 6% below OR 35.2±0.6Lowest 13% below OR
Kids under 18 20.5%±1.1Highest OR: 19.9% 15.8%±0.7Lowest OR: 19.9%
Age 65+ 14.6%±0.9Lowest OR: 19.1% 17.8%±0.7Highest OR: 19.1%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 50.1%Highest OR: 36.8% 45.1%Lowest OR: 36.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6%±0.9Lowest OR: 5.7% 14.9%±0.7Highest OR: 5.7%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $98,622±$3kHighest 19% above OR $66,562±$2kLowest 20% below OR
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $569,800±$12kHighest 19% above OR $460,400±$6kLowest 4% below OR
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,826±$31Highest 20% above OR $1,402±$28Lowest 8% below OR
Property taxmedian, yearly $5,724Highest 48% above OR $4,503Lowest 16% above OR
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 49.8%±3.4Lowest OR: 52.5% 59.1%±2.7Highest OR: 52.5%
Below poverty line 10.1%Lowest OR: 11.9% 19%Highest OR: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 50.5%Highest OR: 63.3% 47.9%Lowest OR: 63.3%
Typical home builtmedian year 1987Highest 6 yrs newer than OR 1980Lowest 1 yr older than OR
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 24 minHighest 5% above OR 18 minLowest 20% below OR
Work from home 25.1%±1.8Highest OR: 19% 17.3%±1.1Lowest OR: 19%
Work in townworking residents 15.7%Lowest 56.1%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 6.8 miHighest 4.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.29Lowest 1.31Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Portland (30%)Springfield (11%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in EugeneFew work in Beaverton
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 14.3%Highest 11.9%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 35.3 miLowest 69.5 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.8 miHighest 1.6 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 108Lowest 114Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 133Highest 107Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #9 of 121 in OR#28 of 121 in OR
School district Beaverton SD 48J · Portland SD 1JLane ESD · Bethel SD 52
High school in town Sunset High SchoolSouth Eugene High School
Students per teacherat that high school 21.5Lowest 22.5Highest
Oregon average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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