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Cost of living in Hillsboro
Housing is more expensive than the US average. Rents, home prices, taxes and how far a paycheck goes.
Median rent
$1,896/mo
41% above US
Median home value
$483,400
59% above US
Median household income
$103,207
31% above US
Rent as share of income
22%
US 21%
Home price to income
4.7×
US 3.9×
Sales tax
0%
Rent by number of bedrooms
HUD 2027 fair market rents for Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA MSA (gross rent including utilities, near the 40th percentile of local rents). Source: HUD USER.
How Hillsboro compares
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Questions
Is Hillsboro expensive to live in?
Housing in Hillsboro is more expensive than the national average: median rent is $1,896 (41% above US) and the median home value is $483,400 (59% above US).
How much is rent in Hillsboro?
The median gross rent is $1,896 a month. HUD’s 2027 fair market rents for the area are studio $1,527, 1 bedroom $1,633, 2 bedrooms $1,878, 3 bedrooms $2,550, 4 bedrooms $3,069.
How much of their income do renters spend in Hillsboro?
At the median, a year’s rent ($22,752) equals about 22% of the median household income ($103,207); nationally it’s about 21%.
What are taxes like in Hillsboro?
Sales tax is 0% and property taxes run about 0.86% of home value a year.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019–2023 5-year estimates; HUD fair market rents; Oregon Department of Revenue, Sales Tax in Oregon.