% of community within walking distance of essential services

The percent of the Tigard community that is within walking distance of businesses that meet the needs of residents including retail, restaurant, personal, and professional services. Our goal is to increase this percentage annually.

Strategic Plan Objective 3.1: “Pursue land development that maximizes public health benefits while increasing connection between people and community destinations"

 51.2%

Source: City of Tigard GIS database & annual assessment

Miles of streets without sidewalks on either side

The miles of streets that have no sidewalk available on either side. The goal is to annually decrease the miles of streets without sidewalks on either side.

 31.9

Source: City of Tigard GIS database

Miles of trails

The miles of trails that are available within Tigard. The goal is for the miles of trails to increase annually. The City Fiscal Year 2022 data point is the benchmark baseline.

Strategic Plan Objective 2.1. Action E: “Expand the pedestrian network annually"

 16

Source: City of Tigard GIS database

City Bond Rating

Tigard is financially stable with clean financial audits, the best credit rating from Standard & Poor's (S&P) and strong rating from Moody's.

Strategic Plan Objective 1.1: "Be a high performing workplace with seamless service delivery"

AAA S&P

Aa1 Moody's

Source: S&P and Moody's

Local unemployment rate

The number of people unemployed as a percentage of the labor force. The goal is to be at or under the national unemployment rate.

Strategic Plan Objective 3.2: "Focus on development-associated resources in parts of the city that have capacity to serve, house, employ, and attract the most people with the least impact..."

 % of recreation participants who has a 'good' or 'very good' experience

The percent of recreation participants who completed a post activity experience survey rating their experience as "good" or better.

Strategic Plan Objective 1.4 Action D: "Consistently collect customer feedback in a way that is inclusive to all"

 98%

Source: City of Tigard post-activity experience survey

# of affordable housing units in the pipeline

The number of affordable housing units that are planned to be available in the Tigard community. The goal is to increase units over time to reach an ultimate goal of 2,500 units.

Strategic Plan Objective 3.4. Action A: “Prioritize funds to support the creation and retention of affordable housing..."

Library programs and attendees 

The number of programs the library has provided.

The number of people who have attended those programs.

Strategic Plan Objective 1.4. Action A: “Intentionally create an environment that fosters participation from all members of our community"

Library Strategic Plan Priority Three: Enrichment "The Library enriches the lives of community members."

56 programs

7,403 attendees

Source: Hand Counts by Library employees

# of library items checked out

The amount of individual items (online, physical) that are checked out by a patron.

Strategic Plan Objective 1.2. Action B: “Implement innovate data collection and tracking strategies"

Library Strategic Plan Priority Two: Knowledge "The Library is a trusted source for accurate, vital materials and resources."

 575,939

Source: Polaris

City podcast downloads

The number of times Tigard podcast, Talking Tigard, has been played through the city website, Spotify, and iTunes. The goal is to increase downloads annually.

Strategic Plan Objective 1.4. Action D: “Provide news and information that is accurate, timely, authentic and professionally presented" 

11,123 Talking Tigard

Average # of monthly communications from community

The average number of reported communications that city staff receive through email, walk ins, phone, and webforms each month.

Strategic Plan Objective 1.1. Action E: “Create processes and coordinate communication to ensure consistent customer experience across service areas"

 3,724

Sources: Shoretel, City of Tigard Comms Tracker