Beaverton Real Estate & Information

ALL ABOUT

Beaverton is layered in lush forests, rivers, wetlands, rolling hills and carefully manicured streets; the city itself encompasses almost 100 parks with a near 1,000 acres.  With miles of hiking trails and bike paths sprinkled throughout the area there is a park located well within a mile of every Beaverton home!

Because of the amount of businesses and industry the area attracts, Beaverton hosts an abundance of hotels, restaurants, malls, swimming pools, golf courses, recreational clubs, as well as a number of events for the entire family to enjoy including the well known, and quite large, Farmer's market.  

Beaverton, said to have got its name for its proximity to a large body of water resulting from Beaver Dams, is a beautiful place to call home!

Known for its high achieving schools and attractive and well planned neighborhoods, you will find a blend of high quality, diverse homes and affordable family housing.

INDUSTRY & BUSINESS

Located in Washington county, the Beaverton area is known as the "Silicon Forest" and has grown into a thriving economy supporting more than 4,500 companies... some 300 of those companies are high technology and are the leading employers in the county.  More than half of the manufacturing jobs in the region are in technology. 

The Major employers of Beaverton include Intel, Tektronix and Nike. But there are also plenty of small and medium-sized businesses. 

Nike or the "Nike Campus" in Beaverton is the location of their world headquarters... interesting to know that the headquarters are located on an unincorporated area inside, but excluded from Beaverton City Limits....

LOCATION

Beaverton is located only 7 miles west of Portland and just a little over an hour drive from the coast, mountain skiing, the Gorge and acres of  Vineyards. Residents enjoy easy access to a well planned transportation network and have the privilege of being situated near two major highways; the airport only minutes away!

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