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Cedar Hills

Total population

8,388

Median home value

$611,400

54.9%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$105,850

Cedar Hills$106k
National$74k

Founded

1946

Elevation86 m
Land area4.92 km²
Weather78°F · Sunny
Coordinates45.50°, -122.81°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Founded
1946
Elevation
86 m
Area
4.92 km²

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Cedar Hills is a census-designated place and neighborhood in Washington County, Oregon, United States south of U.S. Route 26 and west of Oregon Route 217 and within the Portland metropolitan area. Construction began in 1946. As of the 2020 census, Cedar Hills had a population of 8,379.

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History & geography

History

Plans to build the large new neighborhood were announced by the project's developers in April 1946, and construction of the first 50 homes had begun by then. Along with roads and utilities, the plans included a shopping center, schools, parks and churches, A writer for The Oregonian newspaper at the time called it "the most ambitious suburban housing development ever attempted in the Northwest". Construction of the planned shopping center began in 1954. Located immediately south of the Sunset Highway, at the northern end of the neighborhood, Cedar Hills Shopping Center opened in April 1955. It originally included a Safeway supermarket (opened in August 1954, months earlier than the remainder of the center), a Rodgers five-and-dime, a Sears catalog store, and several other shops, along with a bank and a gas station. The center's tall neon sign became a local landmark. In 1979, TriMet opened a bus transit center on Wilshire Street, behind the shopping center. Cedar Hills Transit Center remained in operation for almost 20 years, until replaced by the Sunset Transit Center – located immediately across the Sunset Highway (US 26) freeway from Cedar Hills Shopping Center – in 1998, with the opening of the Westside MAX line. The Sunset TC's construction included a long pedestrian bridge over the freeway, to provide access between the TriMet bus and MAX station and the Cedar Hills neighborhood. In 2009, the Oregon Department of Transportation opened a new Driver and Motor Vehicle Services Division (DMV) office in the Cedar Hills Shopping Center, serving as the DMV's Beaverton office, replacing one located on Allen Blvd. in Beaverton proper. Plans to redevelop most of the shopping center site were approved in 2022, and work began in April 2026.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the neighborhood has a total area of , of which is land and 0.43% is water.

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Demographics & economy

Median age
40.3
Median home value
$611,400
Housing units
3,641
Poverty rate
2.3%
Unemployment
5%

Race & ethnicity

White
71%
Black
3.2%
Asian
5.4%
Hispanic
16.4%

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Latitude
45.5044
Longitude
-122.8066
Water area
0.01 mi²
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Current forecast

This Afternoon
78°F
Sunny
Tonight
53°F
Partly Cloudy then Patchy Fog
Tuesday
76°F
Patchy Fog then Mostly Sunny
Tuesday Night
52°F
Mostly Clear then Patchy Fog
Wednesday
80°F
Patchy Fog then Sunny
Wednesday Night
53°F
Clear

Forecast for Cedar Hills, OR from NOAA NWS API.

Air quality

Industrial & pollution facilities

Natural hazard risk

Health (adults)

High blood pressure
27.4%
Diabetes
8.3%
Adult obesity
31.7%
Binge drinking
16.1%
Adult smoking
8.8%
No leisure activity
15.1%

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
2,555,168
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • American Crow
    Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
    112,134
  • Song Sparrow
    Melospiza melodia (A.Wilson, 1810) · Aves
    105,737
  • Dark-eyed Junco
    Junco hyemalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    85,876
  • Black-capped Chickadee
    Poecile atricapillus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    83,923
  • American Robin
    Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
    75,898
  • Anna's Hummingbird
    Calypte anna (R.Lesson, 1829) · Aves
    73,975
  • House Finch
    Haemorhous mexicanus (P.L.Statius Müller, 1776) · Aves
    71,417
  • Northern Flicker
    Colaptes auratus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    68,443

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Schools

Total
107
Elementary
70
Middle
17
High
16
Other
4

Largest nearby schools

  • Westview High School
    High · Portland · 2,442 students · 22.6:1 ratio
  • Sunset High School
    High · Portland · 1,962 students · 23.1:1 ratio
  • Tigard High School
    High · Tigard · 1,799 students · 18.7:1 ratio
  • Mountainside High School
    High · Beaverton · 1,758 students · 22.5:1 ratio
  • Aloha High School
    High · Beaverton · 1,686 students · 17.7:1 ratio
  • Century High School
    High · Hillsboro · 1,551 students · 21.8:1 ratio
  • Glencoe High School
    High · Hillsboro · 1,500 students · 21.4:1 ratio
  • Southridge High School
    High · Beaverton · 1,495 students · 18.5:1 ratio

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
1,531
Largest magnitude
4.5
Largest event
2002-06-29

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

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Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Oregon

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.67
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,339

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
302
Avg daily Wikipedia views
10
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Cedar Hills

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

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Events

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
  • • NOAA National Weather Service
  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • CDC PLACES
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Open Library
  • • NASA EONET