Portland vs Hillsboro
Portland, OR compared with Hillsboro, OR · 14 miles apart
Portland has 635,109 residents to Hillsboro’s 111,126. Portland comes out ahead on median rent, homeownership, bachelor's degree +. Hillsboro does better on median household income, average commute, poverty rate.
| Portland, OR | Hillsboro, OR | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 635,109 | 111,126 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 4,758 | 4,202 |
| Median household income | $90,919 | $106,409 |
| Median home value | $581,500 | $521,100 |
| Median rent | $1,655 | $1,978 |
| Homeownership | 52% | 50.2% |
| Average commute | 24.1 min | 22.9 min |
| Median age | 38.8 | 35 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 53.8% | 42.3% |
| Poverty rate | 12.7% | 8.5% |
| Unemployment | 5.8% | 4.8% |
| Price to income | 6.4× | 4.9× |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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