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I am moving to portland. I have a wife and a 2 year old and a 2 month old. We want to move into a house. What? |
Travel Info I have a wife and a 2 year old and a 2 month old. We want to move into a house. What area has cool cafes culture and nice not boring, people? Travel Tips I fully disagree with Hillsboro and Beaverton being great places to live in the Portland Metro area. As a native Portlander and also having lived in Hillsboro, Beaverton, SE and SW Portland, I think I have an idea of what you are after. SE is a wonderful friendly area with character. It is away from the suburbia strip mall heaven that is the vortex of Hillsboro and Beaverton. SW is also great, and to narrow it down even further; areas like Multnomah Village are absolutely wonderful...small homes with a ton of personality, quiet neighborhoods full of interesting people. Lots of independently owned cafes, restraunts and wooded parks. It is also close to the city (10 minutes) and safe. Very cozy. Hawthorne and Sellwood (SE) are great suggestions, too. Places such as Hillsboro grew so rapidly in recent years that it sucked any personality out of everything. If you want to live in a cookie cutter development with a Target nearby and chain resteraunts surrounding you, it will be fine. But I am moving (next week) with my husband from hillsboro to SW Portland because I can't stand living in such a robotic area any longer. If I'm going to live in a city, I want to be able to experience what comes with the city...not trap myself in a suburb where I could pretend I'm in any town in any state. Portland is beautiful. Others Hope you have a job if your moving to Portland, the economy sucks and the price of living is not cheap and the schools are not that good. But if you are looking for a nice neighborhoods the westside in Beaverton and Hillsboro wich are by Nike and intel are nice area's if you are looking for more art cultural neighboorhoods then Hawthorne and Sellwood are good old fashioned neighborhoods with alot of old homes and you can walk anywhere, and most of Portland you can get around without a car by riding on max or taking the bus. Portland is one of the most neighborhood-centric cities I have been to. Having traveled around the USA and several international cities, I can say that Portland boasts a strong network of neighborhoods. Taking into account your children and desire to move into a house, you'll need to determine whether you want a more urban lifystyle or a more suburban lifystyle. If urban, you should check out Alberta Arts District, the North Mississippi Area, Hawthorne Area, Historic Irvington, or even St. John's District. Each neighborhood has it's own personality and unique flavor. If you're into high density living, you may enjoy the Nob Hill Area (NW 21st and 23rd Avenue), The Pearl District, or even the up and coming South Waterfront District (with the recently open aerial tram). If you're into more of the surburban scene, all of the areas suburbs are nice- everything from Hillsboro, Beaverton, Tigard, Lake Oswego, and Gresham to Vancouver and Hazel Dell in Washington State (right across the river from Portland). As for the economy and its' relative suckiness- life is what you make it. Everyplace has positive and negative attributes. For quality of life issues- there is no comparison to Portland. When you factor in the downtown area (awesome, thriving); the public transit, and pure urban planning Portland has no equal. I currently live in San Jose, CA and all I can say is "I'm not in Portland anymore." the Hawthorne area is pretty cool. Beaverton area sucks. It's too expensive, the people are snooty (why I dont know, they are just people) theres is too much traffic.....Nah, I say dont bother moving there... SE portland...sort of bohemian type of area...hawthorne/belmont has tons of cafe's and shops...division/clinton area as well. nw portland is a bit more 'trendy'...more east coast feel...nw23rd and 21st ave's. NE portland is changing and the alberta neighborhood has tons of cafe's, artists, restaurants in the alberta neighborhood. also in NE is beaumont...also nice area with shops.... I LOVE SE...so much to do, so many types of cool and freindly people... The NW Portland area has an interesting array of people and cafes. Also,the Pearl District is cool. They have taken warehouses that were not in use and changed them into apts and lofts, really awesome stuff. The Sellwood area has older homes and SE13th St. is lined with antique stores. SW Portland leans more on the expensive side of renting and buying homes. NE Portland has some nice areas, closer to downtown though and the area is plaqued with gangs and crime. Some of the SE Portland area is having gang activity, the area between SE 39th and Powell and up to the area around SE 52nd has fallen somewhat. I hope you enjoy Ptld, I lived there many years ago but live in the Eugene area now and just love every bit of it. |
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