Tualatin / Sherwood / Wilsonville Real Estate
Tualatin
Conveniently situated approximately 12 miles south of Portland and 30 miles north of Salem, Tualatin is one of the fastest growing communities in the State of Oregon and is known as a big-spirited, small town. It is a place where more and more people choose to live and work. Residents enjoy an extraordinary landscape, painted with charm, opportunity and accessibility. Tualatin boasts a strong commercial core and carefully planned residential communities.
Recreational activities in Tualatin include: golf/driving range, swimming, boating, fishing, Tualatin Commons Lake, Promenade, Tualatin River, city parks, nature trails, skate park, and the library. The Tualatin Chamber of Commerce sponsors the annual Crawfish Festival in August each year. Summer concerts are held at the lake at Tualatin Commons during July and August each year.
Tualatin’s system of parks and greenways encompass over 200 acres of well-maintained parks, trails and natural area. The city’s commitment to livability has been nationally recognized. For the last 12 years, the city has received the designation of Tree City, USA.
The city of Tualatin falls incompletely under the jurisdiction of the Tigard-Tualatin School District. This district contains 10 elementary schools, three middle schools, and two high schools. Of these schools, five are actually located within Tualatin city limits: Bridgeport Elementary School, Byrom Elementary School, Tualatin Elementary School, Hazelbrook Middle School, and Tualatin High School.
Sherwood
Sherwood is a city in Washington County, Oregon. Located in the SE corner of the county, it is a residential community in the Tualatin Valley southwest of Portland. The city is located on Highway 99W, between Tigard and Newberg, an important transportation triangle in south Washington County. The location also makes it ideal for professionals who commute to work in Portland and return to live in the quiet of the Sherwood community.
Sherwood is a medley of old and the new. The protected wetlands of the Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge and hills of farmland surround Sherwood’s bustling roads and city center. The quiet of Old Town’s antique stores and tea shops are only minutes away from new commercial businesses such as the 10-screen movie theater, the YMCA, and the Ice Hus, a double-sheet ice rink. The small town atmosphere of Sherwood’s historic Old Town is evident at community gatherings such as the city’s annual Robin Hood Festival. This vitality of oppositions makes Sherwood one of Oregon’s most livable cities, providing attractions for all. It is a family-oriented community not far from the commercial bustle of Portland.
There are four elementary schools (J. Clyde Hopkins, Middleton, Archer Glen, Edy Ridge), two middle schools (Sherwood Middle School, Laurel Ridge), and one high school, Sherwood High School, in the Sherwood School District. Each elementary school holds around 600 students, Sherwood Middle School has about 1000, and the high school has an enrollment of 1200.
Wilsonville
The City of Wilsonville sits halfway between Portland and Salem in Clackamas County, Oregon. Its unique location between two of Oregon’s major urban centers has made it a popular destination for the corporate headquarters and distribution centers of various companies from around the Pacific Northwest. Located within the Portland metropolitan area, the city also includes the planned community of Charbonneau on the south side of the river. The city is bisected by Interstate 5 and includes I-5’s Boone Bridge over the Willamette.
Wilsonville divides the city into 16 neighborhoods, including: Charbonneau, Wilsonville Meadows, Canyon Creek North, Town Center, RiverGreen, Frog Pond, and Old Town to name a few. Wilsonville’s Old Town neighborhood, the oldest of the neighborhoods, is located south of Wilsonville Road along Boones Ferry Road adjacent to the landing of the old Boones Ferry and contains the original portions of the town.
Wilsonville is home to many business located in industrial parks straddling Interstate 5 that are filled with manufacturing and distribution facilities. Xerox and Mentor Graphics are the city’s two largest employers as of 2006, the only two to employ more than 1000 people. Retail in Wilsonville is concentrated mainly along Wilsonville Road near the Interstate 5 interchange. This includes the Town Center Shopping Center and related developments along Town Center Loop, which includes Fry’s Electronics, one of the largest employers in the city. South of the Willamette River, Charbonneau has a small commercial center with about 10 shops. And, only minutes down the road in Woodburn are the Woodburn Company Stores.
The largest and oldest of the city’s 12 parks is the 98 acre Wilsonville Memorial Park which includes a water feature, athletic fields, and the Stein-Boozier Barn used as meeting space, among other amenities. Town Center Park also has a water feature along with a visitor’s center operated by the Clackamas County and the Oregon Korean War Memorial. Other parks in the city are River Fox Park, Park at Merryfield, Montebello Park, Hathaway Park, Courtside Park, Tranquil Park, Willamette River Water Treatment Plant Park, Willow Creek/Landover Park, Canyon Creek Park, and Boones Ferry Park located on the Willamette River at the landing for the defunct Boones Ferry.
Wilsonville holds an annual arts fair each May called the Wilsonville Festival of Arts. Another annual event, Wilsonville Celebration Days, started in 2000. A farmer’s market started in 2009 at the Villebois development, held on Sundays from May into October. Charbonneau Golf Club is the only golf course in the city, with Langdon Farms and Sandelie just to the south and east respectively.
Students in public schools attend schools in the West Linn-Wilsonville and Canby school districts, including the only traditional high school, Wilsonville High School. Clackamas Community College and Pioneer Pacific College both have campuses in the city.