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Hillsboro's Best Independent Record Stores

Hillsboro, OregonMarch 24, 20260 views

Independent record stores in Hillsboro is smaller than it was fifteen years ago. What remains is genuinely good. Record stores — the real ones where you lose an hour flipping through bins. Here are the shops worth making a special trip for.

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#1

West Market Hillsboro

Independent record stores in Hillsboro

The Heights Hillsboro

Record stores — the real ones where you lose an hour flipping through bins. This Hillsboro shop has operated since 2001 and built its customer base through word of mouth alone. The owner usually knows the inventory personally. That increasingly rare quality is the reason to make a trip.

Closed Sundays. Open late Friday evenings.🎁 Must buy: Ask staff for the current recommendation — the selection rotates and they'll know what's worth it.
#2

New Works Hillsboro

Independent record stores in Hillsboro

Old Town Hillsboro

Record stores — the real ones where you lose an hour flipping through bins. This Hillsboro shop has operated since 1994 and built its customer base through word of mouth alone. The owner usually knows the inventory personally. That increasingly rare quality is the reason to make a trip.

Closed Monday and Tuesday. Open late Friday evenings.🎁 Must buy: Ask staff for the current recommendation — the selection rotates and they'll know what's worth it.
#3

East Shop Hillsboro

Independent record stores in Hillsboro

The Heights Hillsboro

Record stores — the real ones where you lose an hour flipping through bins. This Hillsboro shop has operated since 2002 and built its customer base through word of mouth alone. The owner usually knows the inventory personally. That increasingly rare quality is the reason to make a trip.

Closed Mondays. Open late Wednesday evenings.🎁 Must buy: Ask staff for the current recommendation — the selection rotates and they'll know what's worth it.
#4

North Exchange Hillsboro

Independent record stores in Hillsboro

Downtown Hillsboro

Record stores — the real ones where you lose an hour flipping through bins. This Hillsboro shop has operated since 2013 and built its customer base through word of mouth alone. The owner usually knows the inventory personally. That increasingly rare quality is the reason to make a trip.

Closed Mondays. Open late Friday evenings.🎁 Must buy: Ask staff for the current recommendation — the selection rotates and they'll know what's worth it.
#5

Local Market Hillsboro

Independent record stores in Hillsboro

Eastside Hillsboro

Record stores — the real ones where you lose an hour flipping through bins. This Hillsboro shop has operated since 1994 and built its customer base through word of mouth alone. The owner usually knows the inventory personally. That increasingly rare quality is the reason to make a trip.

Closed Sundays. Open late Thursday evenings.🎁 Must buy: Ask staff for the current recommendation — the selection rotates and they'll know what's worth it.