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Eugene vs Beaverton

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

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Eugene, ORA history townOregon · 179,591 people
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Beaverton, ORKnown for its schoolsOregon · 97,812 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.

Eugene$2,880/mo
Typical home $476K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.98% · or rent about $1,402/mo · Housing →
Beaverton$3,190/mo
Typical home $524K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.00% · or rent about $1,826/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
EugeneBeaverton
Snow a year3″4″
January low35°F37°F
July high84°F80°F
Growing season (days)220d280d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)60th57th
Outdoors & history
EugeneBeaverton
Conserved land11.9%14.3%
Settled18461847
National Register places645
Community
EugeneBeaverton
Library hours a week62 hrs54 hrs
Colleges in town3—
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.

Eugene ↔ Beaverton99 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.

EugeneBeaverton
People
Population 179,591Highest 97,812Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +13.1%Highest OR: +10.6% +8.6%Lowest OR: +10.6%
Median age 35.2±0.6Lowest 13% below OR 37.8±1Highest 6% below OR
Kids under 18 15.8%±0.7Lowest OR: 19.9% 20.5%±1.1Highest OR: 19.9%
Age 65+ 17.8%±0.7Highest OR: 19.1% 14.6%±0.9Lowest OR: 19.1%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 45.1%Lowest OR: 36.8% 50.1%Highest OR: 36.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 14.9%±0.7Highest OR: 5.7% 6%±0.9Lowest OR: 5.7%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $66,562±$2kLowest 20% below OR $98,622±$3kHighest 19% above OR
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $460,400±$6kLowest 4% below OR $569,800±$12kHighest 19% above OR
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,402±$28Lowest 8% below OR $1,826±$31Highest 20% above OR
Property taxmedian, yearly $4,503Lowest 16% above OR $5,724Highest 48% above OR
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 59.1%±2.7Highest OR: 52.5% 49.8%±3.4Lowest OR: 52.5%
Below poverty line 19%Highest OR: 11.9% 10.1%Lowest OR: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 47.9%Lowest OR: 63.3% 50.5%Highest OR: 63.3%
Typical home builtmedian year 1980Lowest 1 yr older than OR 1987Highest 6 yrs newer than OR
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 18 minLowest 20% below OR 24 minHighest 5% above OR
Work from home 17.3%±1.1Lowest OR: 19% 25.1%±1.8Highest OR: 19%
Work in townworking residents 56.1%Highest 15.7%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 4.3 miLowest 6.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.31Highest 1.29Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Springfield (11%)Portland (30%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in BeavertonFew work in Eugene
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 11.9%Lowest 14.3%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 69.5 miHighest 35.3 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.6 miLowest 1.8 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 114Highest 108Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 107Lowest 133Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #28 of 121 in OR#9 of 121 in OR
School district Lane ESD · Bethel SD 52Beaverton SD 48J · Portland SD 1J
High school in town South Eugene High SchoolSunset High School
Students per teacherat that high school 22.5Highest 21.5Lowest
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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