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Tigard
City Snapshot
Metro population
2.5M Portland metro (2024) · ~55K city
Average commute
25 min (2023)
Climate
Mild wet winters · Warm dry summers · ~37 in rain/yr · ~155 rainy days
Cost of living (NYC = 100)
80
Top industries
Retail & shopping centers · Healthcare · Semiconductors (Intel/westside) · Software & professional services
Currency
USD
Time zone
PT (UTC−8 / −7 DST)
Languages
English · ~18% speak another language at home (Spanish, Korean, Vietnamese, Russian)
Best move season
Jun–Sep (dry season, easier moves)
Sources
- Portland State University Population Research Center 2024 estimates (Tigard ~55K city; Portland metro ~2.5M)
- Zumper Tigard rent report June 2026 (citywide flat MoM, down ~7.7% YoY)
- Apartments.com / ApartmentList Tigard June 2026 (1BR ~$1,535–1,555; 2BR ~$1,779–1,813)
- RentCafe Tigard average-rent market trends 2025–2026
- Numbeo Cost of Living index May 2026 (Portland-area ~20% below NYC excluding rent)
- NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals (Portland/Tigard area)
- US Census ACS 2023 mean travel time to work (Tigard ~25 min)
Pacific Relocation's take
Westside crossroads with a Triangle in transition.
Tigard is the practical westside pick — central to the highway map, anchored by Washington Square and Bridgeport Village retail, with the Tigard Triangle slowly urbanizing. Most of our placements here optimize a two-job household split between Portland, Beaverton, and Lake Oswego.
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