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Low Water Pressure in Beaverton, OR

A lever ball valve and a wheel-handled gate valve on the same run of pipe

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Beaverton has 81,556 occupied homes across 8 ZIP codes, and the typical one was built in 1985. That year is the most useful single fact for working out why the water pressure is weak, because it predicts what the supply pipe is made of.

Beaverton sits 2 years newer than the OR median of 1983. Of the 100 OR towns we route calls in, its housing is older than 48% of them, and by number of homes it ranks 3rd.

What 1985 tells you about the pipe in Beaverton

Housing of this vintage generally means copper throughout in most cases, with polybutylene fitted in some homes built from the late seventies onward. Polybutylene was discontinued in the mid-nineties and is worth identifying, because its failures are sudden rather than gradual. More on 1980s supply pipe.

56% of occupied homes in Beaverton are owner-occupied, 18 points below the OR figure of 74%. It matters here because the run between the meter and the house belongs to the property owner, not the utility.

Median household income across Beaverton ZIP codes is $93,604, 7% above the OR median of $87,308.

Before calling anyone in Beaverton, check whether every tap is weak or just one. Normal supply is 45–80 psi and under 40 psi is low — how to test it in a minute. Whole house is a supply problem worth a call; one tap is usually a five-minute job you can do yourself.

Build year and occupied homes by ZIP code in Beaverton

ZIP	Typical build year	Occupied homes
97003	1991	10,564
97005	1974	11,668
97006	1997	18,839
97007	1993	18,932
97008	1978	12,450
97078	1979	9,103

Nearby towns we cover

Aurora typical build 1981 · 4 years older
Beavercreek typical build 1978 · 7 years older
Boring typical build 1978 · 7 years older
Brightwood typical build 1990 · 5 years newer
Canby typical build 1991 · 6 years newer
Cascade Locks typical build 1978 · 7 years older

Worth reading for a 1985-era home

ZIP codes we route in Beaverton

97003
97005
97006
97007
97008
97075
97076
97078

Low water pressure help near me in Beaverton

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