There are growth restrictions in Portland, so housing is scarce, they can no longer build within the city limits, or are limited to the kind of building they can do, like tear down existing structures and re-build. I have several family members who live there or in Vancouver WA. It rains ALL THE TIME. It is called the “great northwest temperate RAIN FOREST.” Very pretty, green (can be bad for those of us with allergies), lots of outdoor stuff to do, good transportation. They do have a lot of homeless, including lots of young homeless “new hippy” types. Overall it is a beautiful city if you can handle the rain. And NO sales tax…but property taxes are high.
