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Homes in Tigard
Tigard's 23,877 homes are a mix: 57% detached houses, 34% apartments or units in buildings of two or more homes and 9% townhouses and other attached houses.
The 1980s and 1990s built 37% of today's homes, more than any other period we count. 35% are older than that and 29% newer. The median home dates from 1988. 62% of homes are lived in by their owners.
Of the 13 Oregon cities we have census figures for, Tigard has some of the newest homes. In Beaverton, 4 miles away, 47% of homes are apartments, more than here. Nationally, Tigard's homes are newer than those in 71% of the 881 US cities we have census figures for.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. Estimates carry margins of error.
Rounded drywall corners
65% of homes here were built from 1980 on, and many houses of that era have rounded ("bullnose") drywall corners around the windows instead of square returns. A shutter can't sit flat against a curve: choose an outside mount with a frame that clears the corner, or an inside mount if the flat part of the opening is deep enough for your louvers.
Tigard weather and your shutters
At Beaverton 2 Ssw, OR (3 mi away), July averages a high of 82.3°F and December a low of 33.9°F. No month averages a high above 85°F or a low below freezing.
About 15 days a year reach 90°F, 42 nights fall to freezing and 42.1 inches of precipitation falls, most of it around December and least in July.
Daylight runs from 15 h 40 min on the longest day to 8 h 43 min on the shortest, and the midday sun stands 68° above the horizon in June and 21° in December.
Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Beaverton 2 Ssw, OR (temperature) and Beaverton 0.7 Sse, OR (precipitation, 3 mi away). Daylight and sun height: calculated from the city’s latitude.
Monthly figures
| Month | Average high | Average low | Precipitation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 48.7°F | 34.3°F | 6.1 in |
| Feb | 52.7°F | 34.5°F | 4.5 in |
| Mar | 58.1°F | 37°F | 4.3 in |
| Apr | 63.8°F | 39.8°F | 3.4 in |
| May | 70.2°F | 45.7°F | 2.5 in |
| Jun | 74.9°F | 50°F | 1.6 in |
| Jul | 82.3°F | 54.2°F | 0.5 in |
| Aug | 82.3°F | 53.6°F | 0.5 in |
| Sep | 77.2°F | 49.7°F | 1.5 in |
| Oct | 64.8°F | 42.9°F | 3.7 in |
| Nov | 53.6°F | 37.9°F | 6.2 in |
| Dec | 47.5°F | 33.9°F | 7.3 in |
Dry summers, wet winters
Barely any of the year's precipitation falls in June, July and August; most comes in the cool months. Wood takes on moisture in the wet season and gives it back in the dry one, so expect the panels to feel slightly tighter in winter than in summer. Fit them in the season you're in, and leave the hinge screws a quarter turn from tight until they've been through both.
Fitting them in Tigard
Shutter Boys shutters are made for you to fit yourself: an inside or outside mount takes a drill, a level and our step-by-step guide. If you'd rather hire someone, a finish carpenter or blinds installer can fit them; ask on your quote and we'll tell you if we know one near you. You arrange and pay the installer directly.
More about shutters in Tigard
Each page takes one question further (fitting your windows, room by room, sizes and colours, louvers, or how shutters compare with other choices), using Tigard’s own figures.
Price your windows
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