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Great overview. Enjoying your video content on my city of Hillsboro. And previously lived in Vancouver, WA. Portland metro is a great place to live :)

Maybe we ought to show a photo of a bunch of sprawl and large houses, if not mansions, and ask in light of greed, hoarding, and human driven climate change, "Can we fix this?"

When I think of Portland, I think of the metro area as a whole, including the city's districts, the burbs, and the xburbs, so this is more of a suburb vs city comparison, so you could do the same with Lake O, the Couve, etc.

There are NO unique food or drinks in Portland. Nothing special of Portland or Oregon. It rains here with grey heavy low sky 9 months of the year.

My friends own proud Mary, so it’s fun to get free food :)

The Happy Valley Station Food Carts are AWESOME!! My GO TO place to just chill out with a beer and enjoy great food options. Definitely a quiet spot outside of Portland, but easy to get into town if needed. And only a 20 min run up the 205 to get to PDX. Love it here.

We say "I-5" (pronounced "eye-five") here, not "The Five". Dead giveaway for California transplants.

Mayor and city council is woke as shit. Beaverton used to be quite red but now is heavily blue. Washington county is becoming beyond purple. Thank God we have a county DA (Kevin Barton) who still believes in law and order, unlike Schmidtstain in Portland. People (including us) moved to Beaverton because it was not Portland. Too bad our city leadership does not get that. It is rapidly becoming blue virus Portland. Beaverton school district is a woke shit show now. I thank God that my kids have all recently graduated. I would home school before I let 48J educate another one of my kids. Property taxes here are out of control. We moved here in 2010 and property taxes were $4400. Now they are almost $8k. For what? DEI policy? The police are great and have a constant presence. TVFR is top notch as well. Town center has some "holiday" lights put up but they don't say for which holiday. I emailed them asking about that and never got a response. Blue virus.

Just visited recently, and thinking about moving up here from louisiana. I really love the place I was at the embassy suites downtown and I went around the pioneer place and most of downtown and a bit of goose hollow. But I mainly love the zero sales tax.

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Did not know about Multnomah County's local income tax. Good reason to not live there!

Most people referring to Portland as a "shithole" really are just people that hate homeless people.

Love the city. I live here near downtown and spend lots of time downtown and feel totally safe. I agree with you, most of the nasty comments may be from people who have never been here. Thanks for the video!

Actually, the state income tax rate is higher for most earners in Oregon. Annual income $40K, OR 6.83% CA 1.85%. Annual income $80K, OR 6.96% CA4.91%. Annual income $120K, OR 7.75% CA 6.68%. I was quite surprised when my state income tax more than doubled on my pension when I moved here 4 years ago.

The west side of town is more expensive (too expensive), but it's much better than living on the east side. From personal experience, the west side (not downtown) is more laid back and less stressful. In contrast, parts of the east side can (and do) resemble 1880 Dodge City, Kansas. East Portland is a little cheaper, but there are more homeless on the east side of the river. I don't understand how a city that rains 9 months a year can have such a high cost of living. In January of '76 I was stationed at Ft. Ord in Monterey, Ca. It was 75-80 degrees. Portland in January is miserable, that's when local yuppies take their vacations in Hawaii or the Caribbean. $531 million (and counting) has been spent and wasted on failed "solutions" to the homeless epidemic, so buckle up if you choose to move here, City Hall and Metro never met a tax they didn't like.

Born and raised in Portland I graduate high school next year and I’m wondering if I should move to LA. This video was helpful.

Thinking of moving to Oregonnn

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Moving from LA to Portland with my girlfriend early next year can’t wait 🙌we starting small in an apartment then looking for a home:)

Portland > California

Goodfoot! I've been here for 12 years. It's definitely gotten more sketchy depending on where you are. And the costs have gone up significantly. But i stay because of the amazing vegan food, safe bikeable roadways, and clise proximity to abundant nature. You dont even have to leave the city to get into a large, fern filled, peaceful forest: Forest Park.

I've never been, but I noticed you compared it to other cities that were run by leftist. Was there a specific reason for that, or were those the only ones you thought of? can you do another video comparing it to some of the red cities? Are there any red cities?

Help me shut down all these real estate shills trying lure fresh tax slaves to the open air dump, liberal concentration camp and tax slave colony of Porkland Whoregone! Thanks!

My husband & I are living in a duplex in Bend that my son owns. We are very senior and for years I have been the property manager. I am healthier than most people half my age and my doctor agrees. I take zero medications and am very energetic. My problem with Bend is the inadequate medical system here, the altitude and the arid climate. I grew up at sea level in NYC and then lived on the Ca. Coast - on the Ocean always - like Laguna Beach and Mill Valley. I want to move up to Portland because it is a progressive city and because I want to be where it is not a desert climate and is at sea level where I feel much more comfortable. Our combined income includes both of our social security and will also include about $1200 a month as we will get have half of the cost of the rental which will be around $2300 a month. I want my son, the landlord, to get the other half. I am a working artist and jeweler as well so I can make money as I have a huge body of work. Do you think we would have any difficulty renting a one or 2 bedroom in Portland in a decent neighborhood?

Do you help people find affordable condos?

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Hi Matt, I'm going to move into Portland ( somewhere close to Beaverton) for a job soon. Do you also deal in rental properties? If yes, I'd love to talk more about it with you!

We left portland in may and are grateful everyday to not be there… it’s horrible

So Mattt … thoughts on NW 23rd Street neighborhood 🤔. Have a video on that neighborhood? 🧐

Thanks for the video! Definitely helps! I think another video idea is a schools focused locations but not sure what realtors are limited to say, or maybe reword it as best family friendly/retirement spots. Thanks again!

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I would like to also make the trash comment that even the dive bars here often serve food that would rival the best street foods elsewhere. Bars run the gambit, from elite wine and whiskey to punk bottle shops, but there is a very strong drinking culture which some people say dominates the social scene.

The thing I can never get over is that Sellwood Park used to be a horse racing track.

If you're a person of color, get ready for the covert racism. I deal with it everyday here 😢

That’s because u can afford a house for over a million dollars plus or an apt for at least $2500 a month! Get real!

Argay Terrace, best neighborhood in East Portland.

I have to laugh! Only 36 inches of rain! We’re lucky in Phoenix to get 7 inches a year. Nice video, I’m thinking of Portland, this has been quite comprehensive.

3:51 that’s the Willamette in Eugene at the Frohnmayer bridge, not Portland/Selwood like you were speaking of. River is drastically different in these two places.

Bring your own turn signal fluid, there seems to be a shortage here.

Nice thumbnail!😂❤

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Don't move to portland. We like our low rent economy, tons of jobs, and access to unspoiled wilderness. Oh there are homeless here? yeah same as your town. We LOVE PDX. We also need a football team!

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Your channel is very interesting for someone like myself who lives out in the suburbs and is “looking in” to Portland. Thank you for your content!

Get a job and don't expect free accommodation . Nothing is free

Nimblefish is my favorite sushi but Blue Fin is very good. G Love and Tusk are very good and Rose VL for Pho.

Stop giving them Narcan.

I live in British Columbia and we have a high homeless population as well. The smaller city I lived in did not start having an issue until 2017. That year, rent almost doubled in some cases. Since then, rent has continued to skyrocket. So much so that some one bedrooms go for as high as 2300 a month. We are also going to have a higher homeless population due to the warmer climate compared to other provinces. The cost of food and gas has skyrocketed as well and its time to hold greedy corporations accountable. The other thing that needs changed is better mental health treatment. It used to be fairly easy to access mental health care in my city. Now, it is over a year to even be able to see a psychiatrist at our Mental Health Unit. We are at a point that a significant number of homeless are 'working homeless'. I know more than one family that were renting for many many years. Some had been in their homes for over 10 years. When rent started to skyrocket, landlords took advantage of that and a ridiculous amount of 'renovictions' or landlords suddenly needing the home for a relative, increased. These people now had to find a new place to live and were in for a shock when they discovered the cost of rentals had massively increased. Not only that, there was a lack of rentals. It broke my heart to know so many that ended up having to live in tents until they could find housing. Here in BC, the average disabled person receives just 375 towards shelter. This is why many disabled end up on the streets. Same with elderly. There needs to be changes everywhere. Housing first is such an important program and its really positive to see more cities doing this.