Moving near Portland, OR?
I currently live in the outskirts of Kansas City, MO and am thinking about moving to somewhere around Portland, OR, perhaps Vancouver, WA or Beaverton, OR. I don’t need any “cost calculator” links, I have looked at those.
From experience, where is a good place to live (or avoid) near Portland? About how much is rent there for a decent 2 bedroom apartment? I would be working in SE Portland, so how would the commute be? Any advise would be greatly appreciated, this is a tough decision!
Thank You!
FYI – I already HAVE a job that I can do just as easily in Portland as here in Kansas City without affecting the precious job market.
I lived in and around Beaverton for years. Don’t go unless you already have a job as they are scarce right now. A two bedroom in a good area will cost about 600 a month. You don’t want to live on the east side at all. It looks bad, is dirty, is a lower cultural level and is where the ghetto or semi ghetto is. That is where the high crime rate is. So on the west side of the river is where downtown Portland and Beaverton, Sherwood, and many other smaller towns. Portland is a beautiful clean city with lots to do and see. Lots of theatre, galleries, clubs, restaurants, gyms. If I were you I’d subscribe to the Oregonian before you arrive and read about the place and look on line at the pictures. It was a great place to live. And it doesn’t rain near as much as people say. We just tell them that so they will stay home. About ten years ago the Californians started to sell their homes and move to Oregon. Which drove up all the prices for homes as well as food etc.
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