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Portland, OR Pros: • Best city for running in the US • Relatively cheap still - I pay $1200/month for a 1-bedroom • Easy to get around without a car if you
by paulcole 3y ago
Portland, OR
Pros:
• Best city for running in the US
• Relatively cheap still - I pay $1200/month for a 1-bedroom
• Easy to get around without a car if you bike
Cons:
• Tons of restaurants and local businesses shutting down
• Increase in property crime as a result of drugs
• Average summer is going from a few days of 90+ to a week of days pushing 100 degrees with hardly any overnight cooling
- mindcrime 3y agoWhat I love most about Portland OR isn't so much the city itself, but the surroundings. The area up in the Columbia River Gorge and what-not... beautiful scenery, great trails and outdoor areas. Waterfalls, etc. I just love that area.
- paulcole 3y agoYeah the Coast Range, Gorge, and Mt. Hood trails are incredible but I really love being able to jog 3 miles to a trailhead that connects 100+ miles of really nice trails right from my front door.
- seanmcdirmid 3y agoI was born in Portland but haven't lived there since I was 2. But the times I visited I really thought the downtown area and food scene were way better than Seattle's (and definitely cheaper, and they have a MUJI!), at least before the pandemic. Better public transit, and PDX seems more sane than SEA. A pity about the summers though.
- paulcole 3y agoI love the International District in Seattle but otherwise it’s too spread out a city for me. I found a deal for a tiny $450/month studio there in 2010 and almost moved. I was living in Portland’s Old Town/Chinatown area at the time and it just wasn’t the same, although the Chinese Garden is very nice.