Wagon data center (Digital Realty) near Liberty High School, Hillsboro
Also called: Wagon Data Center
Digital Realty applied to build a data center of about 496,540 square feet on 15.7 acres, just under 200 feet from Liberty High School. It filed right before the city's pause. The city is studying new rules on distance from schools.
Where things stand: Land use application filed just before Hillsboro's 120-day pause began (July 2026).
🕒 Latest update (July 27, 2026): Hillsboro adopted a 120-day pause on new data center applications; already-filed ones are not affected.
What we know
- 📍 Where6240 NE Wagon Dr, 5340 and 5450 NE Croeni Ave, 5225 NE Five Oaks Dr, Hillsboro, Washington County
- 🏢 CompanyDigital Realty
- 🌳 Size15.7 acres
❓ Still unanswered
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- Will Hillsboro's new rules on distance from schools apply to the Wagon data center? 🙋 I'll find out
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- When is the public hearing? 🙋 I'll find out
What happened so far
- July 2026Digital Realty filed a land use application, six days before Hillsboro's moratorium.
- July 27, 2026Hillsboro adopted a 120-day pause on new data center applications; already-filed ones are not affected.
Local votes and rules
📜 Data center rules
Hillsboro is writing its first rules just for data centers and battery storage (Ordinance 6521, phase 1). The Planning Commission approved them on Sept. 9. They would keep data centers 1,000 feet from schools, allow standalone data centers only in two industrial zones with acreage caps, and require a public hearing for new ones. Council held a first reading Oct. 6; second reading is set for Oct. 20.
⏸️ Pause on new data centers
Hillsboro City Council voted unanimously to pause new land use applications for data centers and big battery storage sites for 120 days (Resolution 2932). Projects that applied before the vote can go ahead. The council can extend the pause for up to six more months.
⚖️ Court case
1000 Friends of Oregon, the Oregon Education Association, Tax Fairness Oregon and Tualatin Riverkeepers sued Hillsboro and Washington County. They say staff approved 17 data center tax break (enterprise zone) applications in a rush before the June 6 state deadline, without public notice or a vote by elected officials. The city and county say they followed the law.
🤝 Agreement with the company
Before a new state law paused data center tax breaks on June 6, 2026, Hillsboro and Washington County staff approved 17 enterprise zone tax break applications for data center projects. Companies named include Adobe, CoreWeave, Dropbox, Flexential and Nvidia. These approvals are now being challenged in court.
An aerial photo of the area.
Where this comes from
- New data center in Hillsboro could be 200 feet away from high school · KATU · Aug 24, 2026
- Hillsboro approves data center moratorium · OPB · July 28, 2026
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