Moving to Beaverton: Pros, Cons & What to Know
Moving to Beaverton means moving to the Portland metro's largest suburb -- genuinely adjacent to Nike's global headquarters campus, though that campus technically sits in unincorporated Washington County, not within Beaverton's own city limits.
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Learn moreA precise fact worth knowing before you move: Nike's campus location
Nike's 400-acre global headquarters campus (the Philip H. Knight Campus) sits in UNINCORPORATED Washington County immediately adjacent to Beaverton -- not technically within Beaverton's own city limits, following a real, historical annexation dispute resolved by Oregon Senate Bill 887 (2005). Beaverton's own real economic base includes Tektronix, Qorvo, and Radisys.
Confirm Oregon's real income tax picture before budgeting
Oregon levies a real, current progressive income tax topping out at 9.9% -- movers coming from a no-income-tax state should budget for this rather than assume Oregon matches Washington state just across the river.
Zero sales tax simplifies day-to-day budgeting
Oregon's genuine, complete absence of sales tax (0%) means the price on the shelf is the price you pay -- a real, practical simplification, though it does not offset the real income tax burden above.
Key takeaways
- Nike's headquarters campus sits in unincorporated Washington County adjacent to Beaverton, not technically within city limits.
- Oregon's real 9.9% top income tax bracket applies -- budget accordingly if coming from a no-income-tax state.
- Oregon has zero sales tax statewide, a genuine day-to-day budgeting simplification.
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