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West Portland Metro Cities
Hillsboro in Washington County - is located 30-35 minutes west of downtown Portland, south of Hwy 26. Hillsboro has a very quaint downtown a stately judicial building, the end of the MAX commuter train is here. Hillsboro is where you start getting out of suburbia and into farm country. Hillsboro is home to the Silicon Forest where some of the major heavy hitters in the tech world, Intel, Sun Microsystems, Yahoo and Epson reside just to name a few. Hillsboro is also the county seat for Washington County and home of the Washington County Fairgrounds and Hillsboro Airport for small and commuter planes. You will find turn of the century, 20´s 30´s 40´s homes close to downtown Hillsboro and around Hillsboro you will find major developments from the 90´s and 2000´s and still growing and building! As with most Portland cities the majority of homes built after the mid 80´s are two or more levels on smaller lots, the newer the home the smaller the lot even this far out from Portland. You can get more home for your money in Hillsboro and there are new condo and townhome developments providing additional lower cost options. Hillsboro is being smart about all this development with a year 2020 plan to layout development for years to come. Hillsboro is also home to Jackson Bottoms Wetlands Preserve located on 725 acres and being this close to all that farmland they have incredible farmers markets.
Elementary schools: Brookwood, Butternut Creek, David Hill, Farmington View, Groner, Indian Hills, Jackson, Ladd Acres, Lenox, Minter Bridge, Mooberry, Orenco, Paul L Patterson, Peter Boscow, Reedville, Tobias, WL Henry, W Verne McKinney, West Union, Witch Hazel
Middle schools: Evergreen, JB Thomas, JW Poynter, Raymond A Brown
Orenco (area of Hillsboro) in Washington County - is about 25 minutes from downtown Portland and just south of Hwy 26 off Shute Road and home to Intel´s new Ronler Acres Campus. Built in the late 90´s Orenco is a planned community of live and work with easy access to the MAX commuter train. You will find multiple townhome communities, single family homes on space conserving lots, shops to walk to and place to just sit and drink coffee if you like. Orenco´s prices are a bit higher than suburbia, but it´s the lifestyle people buy here.
Hillsboro (rural) in Washington County - is located south and southwest of downtown Hillsboro and is 25-35 minutes from downtown Portland, depending on where you start. Here you will find large acreages with homes from various eras, most in the 70´s, 80´s, 90´s and some newer. From flat farmland to sitting on top of Bald Mountain with it´s incredible views you have options. Be prepared to pay for large acreage, but if privacy and the feel of the wind through your hair is what you want, this is the best Portland has to offer!
Forest Grove in Washington County - is located about 45 minutes west of downtown Portland. Forest Grove is home to Pacific University a private college offering 52 undergraduate majors in the College of Arts and Sciences. We also offer doctorates in optometry, professional psychology, pharmacy and physical therapy, and master's degrees in occupational therapy, physician assistant studies, and education. Forest Grove has a nice sized quaint downtown area with homes around it from turn of the century to mid century on 7K-10K lots, with neighborhoods further out with homes of the 70´s to now on smaller lots, the newer the home the smaller the lot. As with most Portland cities the majority of homes built after the mid 80´s are two or more levels on smaller lots, the newer the home the smaller the lot. Due to the cost of housing there are not many condo/townhouse options available. While Forest Grove doesn´t have any of the big hitter retail stores, it is only a 10 minute ride to Hillsboro shopping. Forest Grove has Forest Glen Park, Talisman Park, Lincoln Park, Rogers Park, Bard Park, Joseph Gale Park and Fern Hill Wetlands preserve and a 2 minute drive out of Forest Grove puts you in the country.
Elementary schools: Fern Hill, Joseph Gale, Harvey Clarke, David Hill, Echo Shaw, Dilley
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