What areas do you have questions about? Let us know in the comments!

Thanks for the video. Lots of useful info here. Think I'll spend some time driving down Hawthorne and N. Mississippi this weekend while I'm in town checking out accommodations.

I really enjoyed this overview. I moved to SE Portland from Eugene in 2009 to finish my degree program at PSU, and it’s been astonishing how Portland’s cityscape has evolved even since that time. In the mid-1990’s, there was no Pearl District, so your upscale Portland experience was had mostly in the Alphabet district (NW 23rd, Nob Hill). In those days, Hawthorne was *the* microcosm of hipsterhood before “hipster” was even a thing. SE Division was virtually a dead zone of old businesses and residential, and now it’s become very very hip. I’d say SE Division, SE Belmont, and SE Hawthorne are all very pivotal hubs for the SE Portland bourgeois. When I first moved to the Portland area, I lived in the Foster-Powell neighborhood. In 2009 it didn’t look all that great, but it was safe. Today I cannot vouch for its safety or cleanliness. From our house on SE 52nd, I would walk across Powell Blvd into the South Tabor neighborhoods and walk up Mt. Tabor. The walk was absolutely gorgeous, and the South Tabor neighborhoods are extremely beautiful and safe. Montavilla was actually a pretty nice neighborhood up until recently. Crime has slithered its way from SE 82nd Ave and into there, so I would watch for that. Northeast used to have a rough reputation until gentrification became a thing, and many of those neighborhoods improved. The neighborhoods east of the 205 in the Mt. Scott area are very hilly, wooded, and beautiful. Most of the homes up there are probably 45 years old and newer. My suggestion would be to steer clear of St. John’s. The increased crime, homeless encampments and recent shootings have made it scary. North Portland in general went from “improving” to “Yikes!” within just a couple short years.

@livinginoregon

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and for the thorough feedback!

Exactly the kind of video I was looking for, visiting Portland this summer :)

This was so helpful thank you!

@livinginoregon

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and letting us know Ayanna.

Thanks for the video I was born in Portland but my family moved to San Jose Ca in the 80s I still have lots of family in Portland. Like seeing how it has changed mostly for the wrong reasons but it’s still my hometown

I think this is a pretty decent overview but I feel you barely mentioned Goose Hollow as well as Council Crest. These areas are very expensive but very unique to Portland and its SW hills! I think mentioning the homeless problem we have would be beneficial to people looking to move here. Many homeless camps just get moved around so sometimes your neighborhood has more than you remember there being last week, and sometimes it's beautiful and feels very safe. I would also mention the walkability and bike-ability of these areas. Hawthorne is notorious for being faster to bike on than drive!

Thank you so much for this video. I plan to move to Portland soon, I hope we find a good neighborhood.

@livinginoregon

Жыл бұрын

Happy to help!

@andretokayuk8100

Жыл бұрын

They are looking for fresh tax slaves.. Goody, some of us get to leave once you replace us.. bring friends, misery loves company!

I accepted a job at OHSU and trying to figure out where to live. This is helpful. Thank you!

@livinginoregon

9 ай бұрын

Happy to help and congrats!

We're moving to Portland late next month. This is very helpful, thank you:)

@livinginoregon

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! Get in touch if there’s anything we can do to help: info@thehometeambrokers.com

@hunglo666

Жыл бұрын

Welcome Trent to the city of high crime , highly suggest looking a few miles west in Beaverton ..best of luck you'll need it

@livinginoregon

Жыл бұрын

Opinions vary...

@JayJoker958

Жыл бұрын

@@hunglo666, the suburbs - no thank you. I'm assuming you've never lived in other mid-to-big cities, uh?

@hunglo666

Жыл бұрын

@@JayJoker958 well i was born and raised in so.Cal , moved to P-Town in the late 80s until it got to much BS , tired of my car getting broke into or my wall being spray painted , homeless stealing my garden hose it was time to move, so to answer your comment i have been living in these shitholes all my life finally live where i dont see blue tarps outside my front door everyday..to each his own my brother be safe

My son moved to Portland in Jan. 2022 and I've fallen in love with the city on my numerous visits there (son lives in Slabtown/Nob Hill). The homeless situation is heartbreaking and it does not help the image people have of the city in their minds (often without them ever visiting the city). I'd move there in a heartbeat, but Hubby is not a fan of the weather. :-( Thanks for your videos

@livinginoregon

2 жыл бұрын

If hubby changes his mind you know who to call! Hope your son is settling in well.

Moving to Portland in January 2023 for work. Thanks for the info here, have not heard great things on the Portland subreddit so this took some of the worrying out of it.

@livinginoregon

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! Happy to discuss different areas with you in more detail too. info@thehometeambrokers.com

@razony

Жыл бұрын

Do your homework! There a lot of great things with Portland and a lot of BAD, A LOT!

@YTdirtyclapzz

Жыл бұрын

Just don’t move to Ne north or Se and you like it here

@siddcosta289

Жыл бұрын

stay on the west side and ur good

@andretokayuk8100

Жыл бұрын

Would have warned you, but too late now.. hope you're enjoying our open air dump and tax slave colony.

Most of these kinds of videos are, understandably, made by real estate agents, but this is one of the better ones. It doesn't really touch on which neighborhoods have been gentrified in recent years, but that's also understandable, given the audience. I would encourage anyone considering moving to Portland to do some research about the area they're thinking of moving to, and about who used to live there before everything went up in value 200%.

@livinginoregon

11 ай бұрын

Thank you for the watching and for the feedback! We typically dive into more detail with folks about specific areas and add more context around the history, etc. It's important and something people are generally interested in.

About 500 miles east of main street!

I lived in Beaverton in the late 90s and absolutely loved SE Portland. Everyday I could I was on the bus headed over there. I have always regretted moving back to the south. Homesickness is a real thing tho. Sigh.

If I had money for an expensive city id live there. I love your city very special to me. You get what you pay for. Beauty in your day to day.

Finally a good video about what it’s actually like in Portland smh

Is it crazy that we are thinking of moving to Portland … and I never been to Portland, lol We are looking at a midsized city with decent home prices and Portland looks lovely. Just don’t know if I can handle the cold coming from LA and Hawaii.

@livinginoregon

2 жыл бұрын

Not crazy at all - May-September are generally pretty delightful weather-wise (although May and June can be a toss up). If you want to discuss further get in touch! 503-925-5645

@davidmassey9243

2 жыл бұрын

@@livinginoregon thanks! Will do!

I'm moving from CA to work at OSHU. What is the safest and closest area to live in your opinion?

@livinginoregon

8 ай бұрын

Hey just got your text and sent you a message! Beaverton is one of the top choices for people who want to live and work on the west side.

One positive aspect of PDX, the CYCLING!!! I love how the city has prioritized cycling to make it safer, I wish our elected leaders in the DC Metro area would do the same.

Which areas are having the most homeless issue in the Portland metro?

@livinginoregon

Жыл бұрын

Shoot us an email to info@thehometeambrokers.com and we can discuss

@siddcosta289

Жыл бұрын

eastside of the city mostly

Avoid Foster-Powell neighborhood. It is home to drug dealers, with criminal theft camps that never leave the vicinity of the drug source. On the other hand, if you want to live with oppressed campers, and really care for them like my neighbors do, this might be the best place for you. Drive around and take a look. There is a bike chop shop that you'll find on the side of Powell usually, which looks strange. It's been in operation for about 5 years now. It looks like a campsite, with dozens of expensive bikes taken apart for no apparent reason, sort of strewn about. The drug theft gangs are the worst threat in Foster-Powell. Your car WILL get stolen here, and cops are busy so emergencies are only life or death matters. If you like your stuff, avoid this part of SE Portland.

Irvington is mostly arts and crafts craftsman era styled homes. Just gorgeous, and equally as expensive.

Random thoughts from Australia. I heard the sidewalks and parks are nice to live, plus they are FREE!!!! Thanks I am here all week.

@livinginoregon

Жыл бұрын

Hope you enjoyed your stay and you opted for decent lodging instead of a park or sidewalk 😀

@nomorenews

Жыл бұрын

Atleast the city cares for its homeless folks and not so arrogant in dealing with them.Homeless are humans too

A great video for explaining the different sections of Portland I lived in Montavilla for 35 years….I loved Portland. But I could never move back….too many changes. These videos and pictures are from before all the unrest and homelessness started. It’s not that beautiful any more.

@livinginoregon

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! All this footage was taken in 2022.

What kind of painting classes, what kinds of games, like bingo, what kinds of line dancing classes, what kinds of Elks clubs, Are there concerts outside by the Sheraton Hotel? Are the Malls are opening with new department stores? Do we have Rainbow stores opening here? Are the Dollar trees full with new items? Do we have a ferris wheel? What's really going on here!?! My first 3 years have been great, now my last 4 years turned sour over night...what's really going on!?!

@livinginoregon

2 жыл бұрын

Great questions!

Your best bet is to stay out of Portland most oregonians avoid the sewer completely there is absolutely no reason at all to ever have to go there

@livinginoregon

Жыл бұрын

Opinions vary

No thanks. North shore of the Columbia River suits me just fine.

I want to know how you can feel right advertising Portland Oregon is not a safe place to live a lot of murders taking place .

@livinginoregon

2 жыл бұрын

We live and work here, and many people around the country and world are moving here, so we’re compelled to help educate people about the area.

@melissaaiello774

2 жыл бұрын

Do you live there?

@christianjon8064

2 жыл бұрын

Stay out of the hood and you’ll be 90% safer

@citrustaco

Жыл бұрын

The home prices in Portland suggest otherwise as there is demand to move there.

@SpicyKimchi-

Жыл бұрын

Crime is in every major city.

All the fox watchers in the comments. Jesus

well explained but I don't understand why all the comments so negative. In videos portland looks nice and FBI statistics on crime ate not that bad ,then why everyone so unkind in the cimments😮

@laverdadbuscador

11 ай бұрын

its relative. The 6+ months of rioting and rampant homelessness and boarded up businesses give the impression of a dangerous city. Its mostly just a drugged up dirty city, which is sad because it used to be super clean. We do have a lot of sex trafficking and our property crime is super high. That's because we're a drug hot spot. Portland decriminalized drugs so remember that when looking at stats. If the city doesn't recognize drug use as a crime, it won't show up on the feds list. Just saying. It is beautiful, but there are some draw backs. 1) within city limits, there is a surprising lack of quality hikes. Especially ones that aren't over taken by homeless / creeps. You need to drive about 1hr outside the city to get to a decent hike. Within the city its more about dog parks and bike trails. 2) When you get to your hike 1hr outside the city (besides Multnomah falls) most hikes will be around 6 miles one way. People here view hiking as an all day event, not just a few hours. 3) swimming is practically non-existent. The coast you're not swimming at. The rivers and lakes are cold af too from glacier melt / springs. Most rivers are rocky and slippery and most lakes are muddy grass. A sandy beach is actually fairly hard to come by. I've been here since 07 and have only been able to find maybe 3 legit swimming areas with a sady beach. And only 1 of them is family friendly. If you like swimming, Oregon isn't the place to move to. Bend, OR has some decent water activities but they get a ton of wet heavy snow. 4) seafood is surprisingly not very common here. Even at the coast is mediocre at best. Idk why that is. We have a huge coast line everyone should be eating seafood, but many people here dont. Crab maybe once in a while.....maybe Salmon.....thats about it. Its not a seafood paradise like Marine is. I had way more seafood growing up in Utica, NY than I do here. Quality here is surprisingly mediocre also. 5) Hiking, Camping, Fishing, and Hunting are all there is to do. There aren't any real theme parks. The museums are bland and expensive. The zoo and aquarium is small and disappointing. Touring rock bands hardly come here. Our food scene is quite good, but we're missing huge styles. Primarily in comfort food. BBQ just isn't a thing. Italian is considered "ethnic". And forget about soul food. Most of Portland food is really just white people food with fancy ingredients. There is NY style pizza here, not great, but does the job.....looking at around $50+ for a large pizza. My point is, if you want entertainment you won't really find it in Portland. We have SOME but people come here for the nature. 6) people aren't mean.....but def not hospitable. I'd say portlanders are just pretentious eco-terrorists with a personality solely based on identity politics and craft brews. So not really mean or rude, but if you don't fit that description you won't fit in. Outside of portland people are quite conservative and take on that identity. Middle ground / common sense people don't find themselves welcome in portland. 7) our weather is mild temperature wise. But not getting sun is a serious drag for me personally. Consider that into your move.

@nomorenews

11 ай бұрын

@@laverdadbuscador thanks for the detail description🙏

Where should you live in Portland? In none of those neighborhoods unless you enjoy having your property vandalized, violent crime, drug abuse, mentally ill, high taxes, and outrageously upside down home prices. But, good video I'm sure you can sell lipstick to a pig.

@livinginoregon

9 ай бұрын

Hey thanks for watching

I wouldn't even live in Oregon.

@livinginoregon

Жыл бұрын

Says the person watching the channel "Living in Oregon" 😁

@Kristenm28

Жыл бұрын

@@livinginoregon oh I don't want your channel, it popped into my feed, watched 20 seconds and selected don't recommend channel. 🙂

@nomorenews

Жыл бұрын

​@@Kristenm28why you dont like portland?

Hopefully new residents will help turn the city around from the path that it is on. I lived there about 40 years ago and it was a very clean and safe city, but now I do my best to avoid the place. It has deteriorated so much. It still has a lot of charm, but the political party in control is driving it into the ground. Avoid telling people in the rest of Oregon that you are a Portlander.

@livinginoregon

Жыл бұрын

There's no doubt room for improvement just like anywhere else.

I have lived on NW 23rd for almost 30 years. I would not recommend any more to Portland any time soon. Portland sucks.

Not with the homeless on every street.

@livinginoregon

Жыл бұрын

Surely it couldn't be every street, right?

Don't sugar coat Portland. You may get sued if you do.

@livinginoregon

Жыл бұрын

Equal parts sugar and salt make for the tastiest content.

@razony

Жыл бұрын

@@livinginoregon Equal is a poor substitute for real cane sugar. You mix the two and you get an a explosive, as constantly seen in Portland.

@livinginoregon

Жыл бұрын

@@razony touché - all metaphors aside, we probably have a more optimistic and rosier outlook because we work here, live here, raise families here, etc.

@razony

Жыл бұрын

@@livinginoregon Agreed. It's a beautiful place to live, 20 years ago. Hope it gets better.

@phildyrtt6433

Жыл бұрын

@@livinginoregon It is truly splendid that an individual loyal Portland citizen goes to all this video effort with no financial interests in local real estate or ,,house flipping". I enjoy honest good transparent video providers. 😎😎

I travel to Portland-Salem annually. It's really sad how the city has declined due to the liberal policies, crime, drugs, and homelessness. I was shocked to learn that there's a 1 in 15 chance of being a victim of violent or property crime in the city. It's really sad.

Nobody sane is considering moving to Portland today.

@livinginoregon

Жыл бұрын

Now that’s a hot take

Who paid you to sugar coat this Portland is a crime Mecca and so badly managed. You will pay a big price to live somewhere where you’re unsafe.

This is a catfish video. The real answer is no where in the Portland city limits. If you move here, move west to the suburbs.

@livinginoregon

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your input. Maybe we'll do a real catfish video in the future, but in the meantime, here is a list of the restaurants offering the best catfish in Portland: www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurants-g52024-zfd20554-Portland_Oregon-Catfish.html

As long as feeling unsafe and being surrounded by homeless people openly doing drugs and the stench of piss everywhere doesn’t bother you, you’ll love Portland

@livinginoregon

Жыл бұрын

😂

My suggestion is don't move here. Especially if you're a California democrat. They're the reason it's so screwed up. Lived here my whole life and I can't believe such a beautiful place has become so desecrated!

Looking to live in Portland but I want the true experience Are there any place where property values and taxes super high w homeless encampments outside the front window?

@livinginoregon

Жыл бұрын

Harder to find than you think

You shouldn’t live ANYWHERE in Portland. It’s awful and gets worse daily. Guns 5x a night. I’ve been trying to move for the last year.

@livinginoregon

2 жыл бұрын

Like, anywhere?

@princessskennnyy

2 жыл бұрын

@@livinginoregon do YOU even live here? have you ever been to Gresham for example? Still Portland.

@princessskennnyy

2 жыл бұрын

@@livinginoregon I lived in California my whole life. Even Oakland. Up until 5 years ago. It’s worse here. Times 10. Portland absolutely fckn sucks!! Nothing good about it. Was overrated 5 years ago even when homelessness and poverty didn’t rule the lands.

@livinginoregon

2 жыл бұрын

@@princessskennnyy born and raised yes.

@princessskennnyy

2 жыл бұрын

@@livinginoregon you must be heartbroken. Now, safety is at stake and i feel mostly angry. I can’t even take my dog on a walk through my neighborhood. I can’t go to the grocery store alone without being approached by someone asking me for money or just heckled.

Quick answer: Don't live in this crime-pit.

You would have to pay me and give me property to live in that garbage heap.

@livinginoregon

Жыл бұрын

Nice