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Salmon Creek vs Beaverton

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Salmon Creek, WA
Area Score

Missing required signal: growth.

Beaverton, OR
65
Area Score
Top 35% nationally

Signals

Salmon Creek
Beaverton
Opportunity
52 · Bottom 40%
vs
49 · Bottom 36%
Climate
73 · Top 37%
vs
73 · Top 38%
Physical resilience
65 · Top 43%
vs
54 · Bottom 46%
Housing affordability
80 · Top 50%
vs
63 · Bottom 25%
Access
90 · Bottom 44%
vs
93 · Top 48%
Economic stability
70 · Top 30%
vs
69 · Top 31%

Measured values

MetricSalmon CreekBeavertonSource period
Population20,01797,8122024 ACS 5-Year
Median household income$111,631$98,6222024 ACS 5-Year
Per capita income$50,359$52,5072024 ACS 5-Year
Population density3,154/sq mi4,956/sq mi2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value$530,100$569,8002024 ACS 5-Year
Median gross rent$1,631$1,8262024 ACS 5-Year
Homeownership rate78.7%50.5%2024 ACS 5-Year
Unemployment rate4.4%5.2%June 2026
Employment change (year over year)-1.5%-0.8%June 2026
Bachelor's degree or higher36.4%50.1%2024 ACS 5-Year
Poverty rate6.1%10.1%2024 ACS 5-Year
Average July high81°F82°F1991-2020 Normals
Average January low34°F34°F1991-2020 Normals
Annual precipitation37.5"35.9"1991-2020 Normals
Distance to major airport9 mi13 miNASR current cycle
Average commute25.4 min26.0 min2024 ACS 5-Year
Median age43.637.82024 ACS 5-Year
Public schools7412024-25 school year
Students per teacher21.8217.362024-25 school year
Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility31.9%55.3%2024-25 school year

A bolded value is the more favorable of the two where the metric has a clear direction. Metrics like population and density have no inherent better or worse and are shown unweighted.

Washington and Oregon do not give the same test. Each state writes its own assessment and sets its own passing score, so the two proficiency rows above are not directly comparable — the difference between them partly measures which standard is harder. Students per teacher and the school count are unaffected, and each profile ranks its own proficiency within its own state.

Physical risk tradeoff

Salmon Creek

Elevated or high exposure: earthquake.

Beaverton

Elevated or high exposure: earthquake.

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Salmon Creek
72
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69
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65
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