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How Tigard's prices compare to the US city average across major spending categories.
How far does your salary go in Tigard?
Your $100,000 in Tigard has the same purchasing power as $88,818 in the average US city. You'd need $11,182 more here to maintain that standard of living.
Demographics and workforce data from the US Census ACS 5-Year.
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Climate, safety, and walkability indicators.
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Within 10 points of Tigard's cost index of 113, sorted by closest match.
So why do people move to Tigard? The honest answer involves a few specific things the data backs up — most clearly paychecks come in above the us average and you can walk to most of what you need, plus 3 more things worth knowing. The detail on each one is below.
The typical household in Tigard pulls in $101,354 — comfortably above the US median. Combined with the cost of living here, the income-to-expense ratio works out better than a quick look at either number in isolation would suggest.
With a citywide Walk Score of 74/100, Tigard sits firmly in the walkable-by-US-standards camp. Pick a central neighborhood and most daily errands happen without keys in your hand.
Bike Score of 86/100 in Tigard. That puts it in the small group of US cities where you can do groceries, commute, and run errands on a bike without it being a feat of urban survival.
Average commute time in Tigard runs around 23 minutes one-way — short enough that it doesn't restructure your day. Compared to the 45-plus-minute commutes that are normal in major metros, the difference adds up to a real lifestyle gap.
Tigard has a college-educated share of about 48% among adults 25+, which is higher than the national norm. It shows up in the local job mix, in the school district's reputation, and in the kind of conversations you have at the coffee shop.
Reasons are pulled from Tigard's actual data — Census ACS, BLS, BEA, NOAA, EPA AQS, FBI, and Walk Score. We don't list positives that aren't supported by the numbers, which is why different cities show different sections.
Not really a snow town. With winters averaging 36°F, Tigard sits in the mild-cold band where snowflakes appear occasionally and everything melts within a day. Most years see one storm worth talking about.
Cool, not cold. Winters in Tigard sit around 36°F — sweater-and-jacket weather most days, with the occasional cold front that reminds you it's still winter.
Warm without being brutal. Summer in Tigard sits about 80°F on average. Afternoons can push into the high 80s, but mornings and evenings are usually genuinely pleasant.
Approximately USDA Hardiness Zone 9. That's the band gardeners use to pick plants — anything rated for Zone 9 or colder should survive a typical winter in Tigard. (The estimate is derived from our winter-temperature data; the official USDA map uses station-level annual minimums and may differ by half a zone.)
Around 249 feet (76 m) above sea level — flat enough that nothing about Tigard's altitude shows up in daily life.
Worse than the national norm, but it depends where. Tigard's ~4,101 per 100,000 reflects a citywide aggregate. Some neighborhoods here are notably safer than the average; others are notably worse. Worth looking at the specific area, not the city-level number.
More expensive than average — by enough to plan around. Tigard's composite index is 113 versus 100 for the US, with rent and home prices driving most of the gap. Salaries in higher-paying industries usually move together, but the math still tightens for everyone else.
Tigard scores 74/100 on Walk Score, putting it in the "very walkable" tier. Transit Score is 39 out of 100. It's the kind of city where you don't think of going to the grocery store as "going" to the grocery store.
As a rule of thumb, plan on about $78,813 to live in Tigard the way a $70,000 earner lives in a typical US city. The math gets less forgiving the lower you go below that. Median rent in Tigard runs about $1,644/mo — keeping housing under 30% of gross income points to a similar floor on what you'd want to earn.