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What Is It Like to Live in Hillsboro?

What it costs to live in Hillsboro, and how it compares with other Oregon cities, in plain numbers.

Value score

67

12th best value in Oregon

How much you get for what you pay, versus other Oregon cities.

Overall livability

60

18th overall in Oregon

Cost, safety, schools, jobs and quality of life combined.

Hillsboro is home to about 105,909 people. A typical home runs $386,700 and a household earns around $91,500, a price-to-income ratio of 4.2. Among Oregon's largest cities, it ranks 12th for value and 18th overall.

Hillsboro at a glance

Median home price

$386,700

11th in OR of 46

Median rent

$1,664/mo

Median household income

$91,500

Home price to income

4.2x

Unemployment

5.0%

17th in OR of 46

School rating

9/10

7th in OR of 46

Air quality (AQI)

45

0th in OR of 46

Walk score

12/100

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Sources: Home prices and rent from Zillow; income, unemployment and commute from the U.S. Census; school ratings from state education data; crime from the FBI; air quality from the EPA. City rankings are within Oregon only. Updated 2026.