Tigard sits between Beaverton and Tualatin, and I like how much of it you can see on foot. Fanno Creek Trail is one I come back to, and Fanno Creek Park along it has picnic shelters if you want to stop for a while.
Cook Family Park is the largest of the town's parks, with a playground, soccer fields, ball fields and basketball courts. Blueberry Hill Park has a dog park, pickleball courts and picnic shelters. For a rainy day, Tigard Swim Center and Tigard Public Library are both in town.
Jen Nunnerley
- County
- Washington
- Population
- 57,929 (Census estimate, 2025)
- Downtown Portland
- about 8 miles (straight line)
- City website
- tigard-or.gov
Coming up
Events in the next few weeks, from the town’s own calendars: its library, its park district and its city. Times and places can change, so check with the organizer before you go.
- SatOct 2410:30 amHowl O'Ween Canine Costume Contestfrom the City of Tigard
- SunOct 252:30 pmDogs & Talesfrom the City of Tigard
- MonOct 2612 pmMusic by Equinox Triofrom the City of Tigard
- TueOct 273 pmIntroduction to Artificial IntelligenceTigard Public Library · from the county libraries (WCCLS)
- WedOct 286 pmDogs & Talesfrom the City of Tigard
- ThuOct 296 pmTigard Writers’ Spacefrom the City of Tigard
- ThuOct 296:30 pmHow to Thrift Like a Profrom the City of Tigard
- SunNov 13:30 pmFiber Arts Meet-UpTigard Public Library · from the county libraries (WCCLS)
Parks and nature
47 parks and nature areas, the largest first.
A playground, soccer fields, ball fields, basketball courts, sports fields, picnic shelters, restrooms
Picnic shelters
A playground, a dog park, soccer fields, ball fields, basketball courts, tennis courts, picnic shelters, restrooms, a pond
A playground
A playground, a dog park, pickleball courts, picnic shelters
A playground, picnic shelters, restrooms
Also: Colony Creek Greenway, Gaarde Street Greenway, Bull Mountain Park, Jack Park, Morningstar Greenway, Bonita Park, Quail Hollow Open Space, Senn Park, Summer Hills Greenway, Northview Park, Black Bull Greenway, East Butte Heritage Park, Price Park, Capstone, Orchard Park, Roshak Park, Dover Greenway, Fanno Creek House, Sabrina Park, Ascension Drive - West, Amelia Park, Universal Plaza, Castle at Brittany, Creekside Park, Berkely Estates, Commercial Park, Tippit Place Wetlands, Main Street Park, Tigard House, Bear Park, Liberty Park, The Tree Park, Windmill Park, Ash Avenue Dog Park, Potso Dog Park.
Just past the town line
- Barrows Park 15 acres · Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation District
Trails
The town’s named trails and greenways. Where the map shows it, each trail’s length inside the town is given.
- Fanno Creek Trail 3.8 miles · a bike route
- Tigard Heritage Trail 0.8 miles · a bike route
- Tualatin River Greenway Trail a bike route
- River Terrace Trail 2.0 miles · a bike route
- Pathfinder Genesis Trail 1.6 miles
- Tualatin River Trail 1.5 miles
- Ascension Trail 0.7 miles
- Barrows Powerline Trail 0.5 miles · a bike route
- Colony Creek Greenway Trail 0.5 miles
- East Butte Heritage Park Trail 0.3 miles
- Morningstar Greenway 0.3 miles
- Westside Trail 0.3 miles
Libraries
Pools and recreation
8680 Southwest Durham Road, Tigard
8815 Southwest Omara Street, Tigard
Golf
Semi-private: the public is welcome
New construction
These come from New Homes, Jen’s guide to new-home communities around Portland. It shows each community’s builder and homes, and what is for sale now, with current prices and incentives.
- South River Terrace - The Cascade Collection Lennar · Townhome / multi-family · Now selling
- South River Terrace - The Shasta Collection Lennar · Single-family · Now selling
- South River Terrace - The Willamette Collection Lennar · Single-family, including Next Gen multi-gen plans · Now selling
- Darby Ridge Pulte Homes · Single-family · Now selling
- Scholls Meadow Riverside Homes · Single-family detached · Now selling
- Sevilla Place Riverside Homes · 11 homes; type not stated · Coming soon
- Heights at Bull Mountain II Stone Bridge Homes NW · Single-family · Now selling
Nearby, in the Tigard area
- Autumn Sunrise - The Ridgeline Collection Tualatin · Lennar · Single-family · Now selling
- The Centre at Kingston Terrace King City · Risewell Homes · Single-family · Now selling
- The Rows at Kingston Terrace King City · Risewell Homes · Three-story townhomes · Now selling
- Goodrich Gardens Bull Mountain · Riverside Homes · 24 homes; type not stated · Coming soon
Schools
School districts: Tigard-Tualatin SD 23J. The schools and their official figures come from Explore Schools.
- Alberta Rider Elementary School Public · K-5
- Art Rutkin Elementary School Public · K-5
- Charles F Tigard Elementary School Public · K-5
- Durham Elementary School Public · K-5
- James Templeton Elementary School Public · K-5
- Mary Woodward Elementary School Public · K-5
- Metzger Elementary School Public · K-5
- Tigard High School Public · 9-12
- Thomas R Fowler Middle School Public · 6-8
- Twality Middle School Public · 6-8
- Tigard-Tualatin Virtual Academy Online · 9-12
- Creekside Community High School Alternative · 7-12
2 private schools too, in Explore Schools.
Property taxes
From Property Tax Compare, worked out from the counties’ own records for tax year 2025-26.
A typical $600,000 home in Tigard pays about $6,150 a year in property taxes; most homes there, $5,650 to $6,700. A new home at that price starts at about $6,050 a year once fully taxed. Homes here are taxed at about 55% of their market value.
Estimates, not a tax bill or tax advice. A listing shows a particular home’s current bill, and in Oregon that bill stays with the house when it is sold.
Sources: the parks, trails, libraries, pools and recreation centers, golf courses and farmers markets come from OpenStreetMap, the map its contributors keep (as of 2026-10-12; sizes are worked out from its outlines). Population figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau’s city estimates. Schools, new homes and places for 55+ come from Jen’s compare sites. Checked 2026-10-12.
Jen Nunnerley
I’m a Realtor® and a licensed Oregon real estate broker, with a passion for discovering more and more about the different neighborhoods on the Portland Westside. I can help you buy or sell your next home, and I’ll support you with experience and integrity.