The Best (& Worst) Things About Living in Portland Oregon

[@periii86]

I've live in the Bay Area for almost 8 years and am so sick of this dry air. Rain actually a reason I'm considering moving to Portland.

[@turbokid8719]

@@periii86 & the 💩 on the side walks?

[@dianejdonnellan8270]

@@turbokid8719. You’re just here to make trouble. You have nothing worthwhile to add to the conversation. Just move along.

[@wplants9793]

I’ve lived here for 14 years, moving from Minnesota. What I like about Portland is that it is like living in a garden. Most people turn their lawns and even the parking strip into gardens, and the flowers start blooming in early Feb. I am a gardener and this is such an amazing place to be for plants, the first time I saw pears, figs and Cherry trees I decided to stay. The worst thing is not the homeless problem, (which I actually think will turn around based on the research I’ve been keeping up with) but the cost of living. For a family of 4 to live comfortably here you have to make 257k a year. That’s outrageous for most families. We want to move because our house is tiny but we like our neighborhood and the houses here cost 750k-1 mil for a 3 bedroom.

[@Alterspark120]

Portland has turned homelessness into a branch of government, liberals are expanding homelessness

[@kommisar.]

The homelessness problem is only going to get worse, and you're deluded if you think otherwise. There is absolutely nothing the city is doing that will get people off the streets. The only thing they've done is re-criminalize open air drug use. When you keep rewarding people with freebies for living on the streets, you're never going to reduce the number of people living on the streets. It's common sense.

[@esthersaldana9772]

I’m moving back to Oregon next year from Tennessee. I’ve been here 2 years. I miss Oregon so much I lived there 15 years.

[@dancingmaryjane]

what do you miss about it compared to tennesse

[@markb3786]

@@dancingmaryjane fewer flat-earthers

[@TonyTrupp]

I use to live in portland, but ended up buying a house across the river in vancouver washington, mostly because the price of housing was about 20% less up here. There’s less homelessness, graffiti & crime here, plus no state income tax, where I can do shopping in portland to pay no sales tax. The biggest downside to living in vancouver is that there isn’t as much going on in terms of culture, music, less good restaurants, few food carts, etc, but portland’s not that far for that stuff, and still close to the coast and mountains for weekend adventuring.

[@helmetboy431]

i was thinking bout living there but crime seemed bad

[@wplants9793]

I live in NE portland and Vancouver is so close, it’s easier to go there than other parts of the metro plus it’s cute

[@CitizenPlane]

@@helmetboy431 The crime is very localized. Use PortlandMaps to look at the recent crime rate within an 8th of a mile of the place you're considering living. Do the same for where you're thinking about working. I've lived in a neighborhood pretty close to downtown for almost 5 years now, and there have been no incidents to speak of.

[@IAmJKey]

I'm team 'couve. I don't really like the gas stations off the highway, though. That s***'s like Portland but with more meth.

[@kommisar.]

@@helmetboy431 I think it depends on how you look at it. Technically speaking, there are many other cities with far higher crime rates than Portland, but that doesn't necessarily mean it's unlikely you will be a victim. There's a video of some people coming to visit and their car was broken into twice in two days. The parking attendant told them, "This happens all the time."

[@CodyRArcher]

Growing up in Portland I couldn’t wait to get out… and now after living four years in SoCal (LA for two years and OC for two years) my wife and I CANNOT wait to get back. Yes, the homeless/drug issue sucks, but the slow pace of life and absolutely gorgeous Oregon nature makes it more than worth it. And yeah, the food is unreal, so much better than LA and way easier to get across town.

[@nsanenthembrane]

I’m in OC and lived in LA before that and SoCal is not only expensive but the crowd and traffic is just unliveable. It’s a hassle to do anything there

[@yasira7747]

omg man that's how i feel! leaving south CA this year and moving back to my home state/city Portland OR

[@CodyRArcher]

@ love to hear it! Currently on day two of my road trip back up🙏🏻

[@cliffwiley5518]

Portland area would be great if they had stopped building stuff around 1865. They built a city on the richest farmland in the valley.

[@Penance2277]

I've lived in the Coachella Valley for my entire life. This place is a scorched hellscape, so your description of the weather sounds great to me.

[@forthewinberly]

The weather is a huge part of the reason I moved here. I hate sunlight, heat, and snow and love mountains, moving water, and temperate rainforests. 😂

[@tatianaprieto3417]

Hi, I'm planning on traveling to Portland end of March. I read weather can be chilly and muddy during this time but wondering if its chilly but double or is it freezing cold. I was planning on hiking. Sadly March is the only time when flights are at their lowest.

[@livinginoregon]

@@tatianaprieto3417 you’ll be fine to get out and hike just about anywhere! It won’t be too cold, although still might be a little bit of a shock depending on where you’re coming from. The trails should be fine though.

[@tatianaprieto3417]

@@livinginoregon Thank you, hoping for great weather to be on my side

[@shermanNTKI]

While winter can be gray for extended periods the summer is magnificent. Comfortable temps, no rain at all and sunny for months. Summer in the PNW is next level.

[@moss787]

Comfortable temps? Sure if you like 90s to 100

[@jmc6864]

OMG what BS😂. 2 month’s of every summer there is so much forest fire smoke you can’t hardly go out side without an inhaler.

[@shermanNTKI]

@@jmc6864 been here 8 years, I have no idea what you are talking about. Only one summer were they close enough to be noticable and that was like a week or 2

[@shermanNTKI]

@@moss787 Highest temp on my 10 day forecast is 80. It does get hotter for couple weeks each summer but those peaks occur about 3pm and will still be below 80 until noon

[@sunwalkermusic]

As Louisiana transplant, summer in Oregon is better than anywhere I've ever been. It's magnificent.

[@jamescardelli4254]

I lived in NoPo for years and I have to say a major contributor to the traffic is all the people that live across the river in Vancouver and commute back and forth into the Portland metro area. I left Portland in 2017 for Salem and now Roseburg. I do miss Portland at times but I definitely do not miss the traffic.

[@reececarr2784]

My God...wtf? Roseburg? It's even worse for people moving there , for no apparent reason

[@lorenbowser7681]

The weather here is great compared to where im from (Montana). The coldest it gets here is maybe 25 degrees in the winter. Also friendlier people in my opinion. We walked all over downtown with our kids for about 4-5 hours a few weeks ago and it was totally safe.

[@eikosu1983]

I live in Portland. The traffic he mentions is NOTHING compared to the big cities like Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco..etc. I moved here from Los Angeles, and the traffic will extend your time by 10mins, which is nothing compared to hours of driving and bumper-to-bumper in big cities.

[@donoray5501]

The worst thing about living in Portland is having to listen to people who don't live here bad mouth it for hype.

[@Alterspark120]

I have lived here 20 years in Goose Hollow. Believe the hype it sucks! Don’t spend money here.

[@turbokid8719]

It’s actually really terrible 😂

[@kommisar.]

I've never spent a day in Riker's Island either, but I would never say anything positive about it. Funny how Portland only makes the news is in regards to homelessness, crime, riots or people leaving it.

[@mohamedamir9305]

Facts! 💯

[@the_derpler]

My brother came from the east coast to do a Portland -> LA road trip and visit me in SF a long the way. First thing he said when he got to SF said that Portland makes SF nice in regards to the homeless situation. Said the first thing he saw after leaving the airport was a screaming naked man on a street corner swinging a machete around. It makes me really sad it came to this.

[@Alterspark120]

Tijuana is safer than Portland

[@AKMprof123]

Eh, we've had a dude stand off to police with a sword about every other year since the early nineties at least. One quoted Zelda, most hilarious night ever. Never needed cable. It's the percentage of people on the street behaving badly that's the problem.

[@rr8960]

The property taxes tripled for us from 1999-2023. We sold our house and found a better area to live with half the property tax outside Portland and Multnomah county. Portland has a spineless mayor and a DA who’s soft on crime. Glad we got OUT.

[@turbokid8719]

@@rr8960 don’t forget super woke

[@littlemzmanners7060]

If you’re a normal person the people in Portland SUCK! They are weird and not in a good way. I think the rain, which I love makes them abnormal. Was there for 8 years. Had to go for my own sanity.

[@danielbuckeridge6956]

I was waiting for someone ti say this , I think its FAR from being a friendly place , Everyone is aloof as all get out !

[@kramkalisthenics]

Agreed for normal people Portland is a living hell. I know, I am a certified Portland Weirdo™ and I have been driving Normies screaming right the hell out of the Anarchist's Jurisdiction for decades!

[@CliqueOverAnything]

Portlanders arent as friendly as they claim to be with their "liberal views." Go to Texas and people are friendlier despite having stricter laws.

[@GrantValdes]

"Normal," eh? How many hours of TV a day do you watch? Portlanders are detached from the TV monoculture - that might be what you're responding to.

[@kramkalisthenics]

@@GrantValdes agreed. I haven’t owned a TV or watched MSM in decades. Immune to the BS. Don’t move to Portland!

[@Christopher-pe6zj]

Living in NW Portland... can't believe how amazing forest park is.. you can get lost for... days... lol!!! Bad weather? It is beautiful! Cheers mate!

[@jeremynkelley]

I agree. Not bad weather. BEAUTIFUL weather ☔️☔️☔️

[@guitarmeggedonit5232]

That mall is a ghost town, that tells you something...

[@Alterspark120]

Don’t spend money in Portland

[@Dirk-my2zf]

All malls are a ghost town. Malls are dead and have been for over 25 years.

[@kommisar.]

@@Alterspark120 If you buy something, there's a real chance someone will steal it.

[@theoaklandpanda9129]

The challenge with Portland is there are seriously a lack of melanin in the city. Beatiful city, but my GOD the lack of actual POC was a bit of a shock. I prefer cities that are a bit more diverse.

[@livinginoregon]

@@theoaklandpanda9129 you’re not wrong 😩

[@ToughLuckStudio]

Lived in PDX for ten years now and its one of the most dystopian cities in the country. Homelessness, constant overdoses, violent and property crime are rampant. My gf doesn't feel safe going for walks by herself in broad daylight even in the 'nicer' areas. This city is actively being destroyed by both its local politicians and anarchists, all the while innocent families and well-meaning people have to watch it burn. The only reason this city hasn't crumbled is because of the out-of-state investments from people who have no idea how bad it truly is here. I'm moving next month out-of-state and couldn't be happier about it. I'll miss the nature, but the nature means nothing if the society around it is bat shit crazy.

[@jm-xg7lm]

Where to?

[@ToughLuckStudio]

@@jm-xg7lm Greenville SC. Been here for a week now and it’s been fantastic

[@jm-xg7lm]

@@ToughLuckStudiowhat do like about it mostly ? May I ask your age too?

[@Alterspark120]

Portland is a nasty city

[@kramkalisthenics]

Portland is full of naked bicycle riding left-handed anarchist vegans! Better off in Seattle. DO NOT move to Portland FFS! You have been warned!

[@missinterpretation4984]

I was born in Oregon but my mom moved to CA so I grew up back and forth but I’m ready to buy a place now so considering moving back to Oregon. I think that’s where I want to settle in. I’m really torn about how much I want to live in the city v surrounding neighborhoods.

[@Shiro-yp5xg]

more cars and lanes makes worse traffic not better. we need TRAINS

[@BackslideDan]

The one benefit of a car over a train is there's zero chance someone insane with a knife is going to get into my car.

[@kaneyhobelar3618]

wow! as a life-long Oregon resident near Portland, you are off base on describing it. For example, it is officially illegal to have a differing opinion and if you try, I guarantee you will be verbally or physically jumped on for speaking it. Outsiders do NOT fit in. Also, no mention of all the HIDDEN sales taxes and income taxes. Etc, etc, etc

[@Trickydicky33]

Portland is definitely not an open-minded place. Progressive? Yes. Open-minded? No.

[@Dirk-my2zf]

There is nothing progressive about Portland. It is the most racist place I’ve ever been in the USA. The whole NW is a NEO-NAZI haven.

[@AKMprof123]

Exactly

[@earthlycolorbrown6246]

Share more we're POC from Houston Texas...​@@AKMprof123

[@turbokid8719]

Well progressive has always been a bad thing😂

[@muzak913]

​@@turbokid8719nope

[@TravisTennies]

People thinking about moving here, who are actually friendly and happy people... You will be shocked that people here are not very friendly, unless you belong to whatever cult they are in.

[@turbokid8719]

True

[@lizjorgensen2772]

I live here in Portland and you are absolutely correct. A lot of people will NOT give you the time of day unless you are part of one of their groups/ cults. It's very hard to meet people here and they will make small talk but flake on you when you make plans. I love Oregon it's absolutely beautiful here in Portland is beautiful too and that's what's keeping me here for now.

[@turbokid8719]

@ yeah gotta love those tents

[@RealBadAshe]

After looking at some of your videos, you give great information! I'd like to hear more about school districts as we are considering moving with a young baby with the hopes of them growing up in our forever home. Thanks!

[@livinginoregon]

@@RealBadAshe thanks for watching 🙏

[@holiday197]

Love that you filmed across various locations in Portland and showed us the diverse backdrops and landscapes. The city appears to have it's own character! Sure there are areas where crime would be more rampant but it seems that there are also many appealing areas to walk around in. Plus you're surrounded by all of the trees and the quirks of the city. As much as there may be some negativity around Portland, you can't say that the city is boring (in a good way)!

[@eyedestroyeverything9953]

Never trust anyone in Oregon . Ever

[@junemoonchild69]

I trust everyone, everywhere, and always. It's the only way to start, until of course, someone does something to me personally which makes me distrust them, and when that happens, logically, I no longer have relations with them, and so not trusting them is irrelevant.

[@mohamedferas2070]

Well done video and listening to you was nice, professional

[@JessicaMiller-pc4dj]

I adore the sound of Portland, especially the cycling aspect and the waterways. Excellent video.

[@rodrrico]

Let me say, I love (and miss) Portlandia, though basically, what makes the Pacific Northwest great is its environment and nature, while its downside is often attributed to the people. It surprised me to hear you describe Oregonians as somewhat libertarian, given that Portland is known for its virtue signaling and many far-left ideas, including support for government control-a virtue often associated with the left.

[@livinginoregon]

Anecdotally, the boomer gen and older around here seem to have a little “don’t tread on me” in their DNA. Overall though, the “libertarian streak” I mentioned Oregon having was purely from a social perspective. Think decriminalizing drugs, allowing sidewalk camping, allowing public nudity… there’s a history culturally and politically of valuing and protecting at least some “liberties.” (Ron Paul DID come in 2nd in the 2008 primary here.) Also, libertarian views and virtue signaling aren’t mutually exclusive, but I get your point. Saying that Oregon has a libertarian streak and that it’s contributed to policies in Portland is a bit convoluted, and admittedly, sometimes I just grab the camera and riff a bit. The point really was that the “live and let live” ethos that Oregon has had traditionally could potentially be what’s led to some of our out-of-control issues.

[@claytongeist7816]

Libertarianism was originally a left wing ideology

[@Alterspark120]

@@livinginoregon www.portlandoregon.gov/police/news/read.cfm?id=533699

[@jeremynkelley]

Not OBJECTIVELY bad weather. That’s called SUBjective. I’ve bartended in Portland for 25 years so I talk to more people in a week than some people do in a year and weather often comes up of course. Off the tip of their tongue people will often echo the cookie cutter verbiage of “ohhh it’s STILL raining” etc. But when pressed about how they actually feel, I’ve found a solid 40% will say “I LOVE it, it’s why I live here”. Another 20% are fairly indifferent. The only reason the perception is that everyone hates it, is because the ones who do make the most noise about it. I fall squarely in the 40% who absolutely love it every day. In the city it accentuates the cozy vibe. And out hiking it accentuates the dramatic adventures feel. And in both environments (in my subjective opinion) it makes things prettier. The forest is beautiful in the sun, but in the fog and mist it takes on a beauty and mood that’s incomparable in my opinion.

[@livinginoregon]

You're right, and I agree. Sometimes throwing around incendiary language sparks engagement on our videos, and we have to play that game a little bit. Whatever the statistical breakdown might be, my experience has been that most people "don't mind it." This is, at least in part, because they are acclimated (my subjective opinion). If we define "good" weather as sunny and 75 (assuming most people do), then grey/wet and 40-60 is notably worse, at the very least... maybe even "bad." It's more common for Portland residents to escape the weather in the colder months and travel to SoCal, Phoenix, Hawaii, etc than it is for people traveling TO Portland in the colder months. But I agree, "Portland has bad weather" is not an absolute truth. Thanks for keeping us honest!

[@jeremynkelley]

@@livinginoregon To be clear I love your channel and your continued input. I kinda felt bad after posting, that I failed to lead with saying that! 😬😊 Keep up the great work brother. 😎 Awesome channel.

[@livinginoregon]

@@jeremynkelley much appreciated! Happy to be called out!

[@turbokid8719]

@@jeremynkelley yeah I love the 💩 & 💉etc .

[@dylanb6425]

Make no mistake, this is steering. These people are investors whose only MO is driving up home prices. They might look balanced offering messages like “oh homelessness sucks that’s so bad I wish it wasn’t so” but that’s just shitting on homeless people. Around 5:58 when he says “I don’t know how to solve homelessness.” Well smarter people do. Look to what Houston did by giving people housing and saw their homeless rate drop by more than 50%. The answer is giving people housing.

[@livinginoregon]

Okay, lots of assumptions being made here. How is this steering? It seems the interpretation doesn’t match the intention here. I’ve personally lived in Chinatown… for 2.5 years in the not so distant past. What gives the impression that we’re investors “driving up prices?” We’re just real estate agents attempting to provide information for people relocating to the Portland area. Affordability is a huge issue, and I’d prefer to see more affordable options than people being priced out. We’re not in a position to propose policies. OBVIOUSLY more housing is needed. More shelters, more resources, more services. How that gets implemented successfully? I don’t really know. All we’re really trying to do is walk around and show people what Portland and the outlying areas look like. We make no claims of being an authority on Portland’s social or political stuff. Any and all feedback is welcomed and appreciated, though, so thanks for chiming in.

[@dylanb6425]

@@livinginoregon no realtor should be trusted. It’s a racket. It’s steering because you’re investing in single family homes with a social media apparatus dedicated to driving up prices to boost your return.

[@johnnyhellfire6]

​@@livinginoregonSo what did you mean by the "live and let live attitude has potentially led to the homeless problem"? What do you mean by "live and let live" in the first place. I guess what I'm really asking is, what does one have to do with the other?

[@livinginoregon]

@@johnnyhellfire6 seems like on a macro level, the loose nature in which street camping/open drug use is approached would cause it to eventually become a larger issue or public safety/health. “Live and let live” meaning people are more tolerant and open, which is a GOOD thing. Perhaps a blind eye to certain things has led to it becoming more and more pervasive. Personally, I’d have liked to have seen the city, metro, and the state be WAAAAY more proactive a long time ago. I think we’re well suited here to lead the nation in creative solutions like, housing, substance coinciding, jobs programs… etc. Just my two cents.

[@kommisar.]

The dude wasn't trying to get into a political discussion, and he even said it. He was just addressing one of the concerns many people have about Portland since it has become known as one of the homeless meccas in the US. And besides, you're wrong. Giving homeless people homes does not fix the problem. The socialist approach of taking care of someone for life because they refuse to work has never worked anywhere, including in Austin.

[@MichaelCurtis-vj5hl]

Chinese garden a must see

[@sketchypeoplepdx]

I travel a lot. I've been to all 50 states. There's cities that have had struggles over the decades with changing industries i.e. the rust belt. And obviously cities more recently with the pandemic. Metros will always go through ebbs and flows. New York goes through huge challenges every decade. The only constant is change. I know, Portland isn't anything close to NY, but I'm just making a point that all cities go through hard times. Population is always increasing across the board and people will always relocate. It's what we do as a species. What keeps Portland an overall constant draw is indeed the nature. Along with the deep water port and proximity to so many different biomes. I've worked with so many people that re-located here from all over the country (and afar) and the constant theme to their moving here is the nature. Sure, we can all look in the "what have you done for me lately?" mirror of this city and it is indeed lack-luster. But the larger picture is that Portland will rebound with some of the aforementioned reasons I've made and echoed from this vid. From about '03 - '13 the population of Portland grew 100k people. Which is quick for this city and its infrastructure. The traffic, housing, and other resources are feeling it. The 'Couve has grown 80k in 25 years and all the metro cities have followed that trajectory. More people are using the city infrastructure, and thus slowing it down and that takes time for a city to catch up. Hwy. 217 has been under construction for...forever? Yes, Portland has lost people (along with 20 of the top 30 metros in the U.S.) in the past couple years. But a 3% dip will almost be totally offset by procreation and relocation to this city in the coming couple of years. Nature will continue to be the constant theme for others to come. Will they stay for the long term? Only time will tell. But they are coming. I love this topic. I love this city. I love people and that's why I sketch them in my Sketchy People project. A project that puts me in touch with community and art. To all of those who are departing Portland, I wish you the best of luck on your endeavors. To anyone who's thinking of coming, I personally welcome you. I think you'll see the beauty of this region is top-notch.

[@Azazel2024]

Its a total joke

[@ToughLuckStudio]

Lived in PDX for ten years now and its one of the most dystopian cities in the country. Homelessness, constant overdoses, violent and property crime are rampant. My gf doesn't feel safe going for walks by herself in broad daylight even in the 'nicer' areas. This city is actively being destroyed by both its local politicians and anarchists, all the while innocent families and well-meaning people have to watch it burn. The only reason this city hasn't crumbled is because of the out-of-state investments from people who have no idea how bad it truly is here. I'm moving next month out-of-state and couldn't be happier about it. I'll miss the nature, but the nature means nothing if the society around it is bat shit crazy.

[@sketchypeoplepdx]

@noahsmith1187 that's too bad. But ya gotta look out for number one. Where ya moving to?

[@Encephalitisify]

So once a month on the corner of NE Halsey and 122 nd, a guy shows up in his blue tent. Puts it right on the sidewalk to make it unwalable. He then proceeds to let the homeless people come into his tent and get high as a kite. They then walk up and down the remainder of the sidewalk high as a kite. Like 10 of them there just wandering mindless. Then a couple more put up their tents, cause who wouldn’t want to live next door to the drug dealer? This happens every month when the welfare checks come in. You’d think the police would have caught on by now.

[@kommisar.]

What can the police do if using drugs and camping on the sidewalk are completely legal?

[@Encephalitisify]

@ they aren’t legal. They never were. The new mayor is doing a good job enforcing it now. He is actually using the money to get these people off our sidewalks. Not sure what the previous mayor was doing with our extreme taxes.

[@dearjosieb]

It’s really not bad at all

[@LivinginAtlanta]

Awesome video!

[@MichaelCurtis-vj5hl]

Good places to go Portland burger,ohsu tram and witches castle hike in forest park

[@OJGamingYT]

Maybe I'm bias because I'm born and raised here in Portland, but I really don't think it's THAT BAD. Now I definitely think our leaders are joke currently and brought Portland down, BUT go to St. Loius, Chicago, etc, those places have crimes and stuff happening that I've NEVER heard of in Portland, Seattle, or L.A. Well thought out video for just a real estate PR goal. And yes our traffic sucks! I did digging into why that is and ODOT back in the day wanted to easily get people from the outter suburbs (Gresham, Oregon City, etc) to Portland, and that's why i84 lacks exits headed to the city and that significantly impacts i205 and i5 alot. But hey at 11PM at night the city is empty, and you can really tell that the city is small and easily navigable because of it's quirky design. The traffic makes it seem longer than it actually is.

[@Bambooken]

100% agree

[@Alterspark120]

Tijuana is safer than Portland

[@turbokid8719]

@@OJGamingYT 😂 it’s a nightmare the only time they put any effort to clean up is when election year rolls around..

[@kellypowell1483]

Question to those who live in or are familiar with Portland; we want to drive there from further north (our adult kids are here visiting and they want to get tattoos, eat good food, go to Powell’s books, etc.) where would be a good SAFE place to park, even if we had to park and pay and take an UBER from to get to areas that would have those types of things? My husband and I will be hanging out waiting for them, we are thinking of going to a movie to kill time, etc. mainly my question pertains to where we can park, we have a big F350 long bed truck and are almost 7 feet tall. Thanks!

[@u4tubular]

My recommendation is to find street parking. Since it’s out in the open you have less of a chance of a break-in compared to the covered structures some of which you might not even have overhead clearance for. You can Uber but the public transportation is top notch.

[@livinginoregon]

There aren't going to be commercial areas you need to avoid. You should be able to find street parking, and although a big F350 is more cumbersome to park, there will be somewhere in any area you can squeeze in.

[@ejgrant5191]

Hood River.....the UBER is going to cost you🤣

[@RamonEspitia-vn4xn]

Nowhere in Portland Metropolitan AREA, but you will be safe close to Mt. Hood

[@Alterspark120]

@@kellypowell1483 www.portlandoregon.gov/police/news/read.cfm?id=533699

[@SL33P-WALK3R]

Been downtown Portland over 13 years and it's getting alot better! 90% of the homeless are shipped in from other states.

[@nickspirit2023]

Like since recently? Good, probably because of coming elections… gotta visit this town from l.a. soon

[@nsanenthembrane]

Yay!

[@mattfife6209]

Lol - this came up in my feed as I am literally just watching anarchists having destroyed the PSU library, walked down the streets destroying local business windows, and rioting in the park blocks - May 2nd 2024. The city AND state population is actually shrinking - for 3 years in a row since 2020 to the last report in 2023. Businesses are moving out in droves - we now have the highest commercial vacancy rate in the country. Violent homeless are all over downtown and there is nobody doing anything. I loved this city - but I'm moving this year. It's sad and it's going to take almost a decade to correct.

[@Alterspark120]

Portland sucks

[@sasharaj]

The local and state governments have the power to diminish such anarchistic behavior -- if they wanted to.

[@Zernebogus]

Great video.

[@Brewskin78]

Portland is a miserable culture desert. All the buildings constructed in the last 20 years (while destroying the beautiful Victorian homes and period structures) could easily be mistaken for incarceration center cubes, already falling apart, yet blocking the view of the river, the mountains and the sky. The only extant culture is unmuffled vehicles making eternal laps around the incarceration cube condominiums (once nice neighborhoods with houses) and the world famous "shitty asshole" scrawled in spray paint under the ross/barber tunnel transition. Unfortunately the "shitty asshole" missive has been painted over, so don't sell your L.A. condo and come looking for it.

[@livinginoregon]

Well put

[@Alterspark120]

@@Brewskin78 www.portlandoregon.gov/police/news/read.cfm?id=533699

[@warnockjk]

Born and raised in PDX. Unfortunately, the city is run by far left radicals, IMO. Park your truck downtown with a Trump bumper sticker and you will find out how unwelcoming these woke inhabitants are. It used to have a more libertarian feel, no longer is that the case. Just look at the last 2 governors elected and you will quickly understand why people like myself fled the state. IMO, it's one of the mist intolerant states in the union. Many of my friends and family left the state for these reasons. If your a far left progressive, you will feel right at home in PDX.

[@Pendergasted]

Could have sworn the media told us this city burned down.

[@Alterspark120]

Only in my dreams

[@Thierry-l3k]

Trump started saying that and like most things he says it’s not true. Supposedly he hates Portland because they didn’t want his hotel and they vote blue.

[@turbokid8719]

@@Pendergasted rioters & neos failed in most areas that were stopped by the army coming in to court house area.

[@c57ride1]

Portland has gone down the toilet in the last 15 years.

[@am8115]

Nawww

[@Bambooken]

It’s definitely getting better. Especially in the neighborhood “villages”

[@JesseJackson-m8b]

@@am8115the hell you mean naw 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@JesseJackson-m8b]

@@am8115crime and death has doubled and it’s not bad at all yeah dude your so fucking smart😂

[@waykool698]

@@am8115paid shill

[@pascalxus]

out of all the taxes to get rid of, it had to be the sales tax? i mean come on. i would have removed the property taxes first.

[@sasharaj]

How could the city possibly afford all the unhealthy freebies being given to loafers, down-and-outers, and the loons and druggies -- sucking the taxed for all their worth -- if property taxes were seriously decreased?

[@cliffordreynolds7407]

Two words Joanne Hardesty.

[@lllSherrilll]

I know people are moving from there in masses. The population comes mostly from those who can’t saved to move. This video is very bias. I love when people are HONEST and not make places what they are not. This is why before moving anywhere take a test drive, because you don’t want to get stuck in a place you have come to hate.

[@livinginoregon]

I think we were trying to convey to people that the weather is, at best, not great, that the urban center has a ton of problems, and that it's an expensive place to live. Also that there isn't a vibrant urban center and the culture isn't very diverse. I am extremely biased because 1) I was born and raised here and this is my home and 2) I am economically incentivized to help people move here However, we really try to do more to warn people about the downsides than we do to convince them to move here.

[@livinginoregon]

Also, the population did grow slightly in the last 12 months.

[@seandonahue8464]

A lot of tap dancing when talking about problems, just be straight forward

[@livinginoregon]

@@seandonahue8464 🕺🪩

[@chrissypoo69]

What area would be ideal to move in with a budget of 1.3? I’m from Texas but looking to go either there or Washington. I’m not a trash citizen of this earth. I respect

[@livinginoregon]

I’d say you could get pretty far with that in most areas. Connect with us at [e-mail] if you’d like tomorrow discuss more.

[@Alterspark120]

Don’t spend money in Portland

[@moss787]

It is not 'objectively bad weather.' The precip here is drizzle most of the time. Compared to precip in the Midwest, I can walk outside in the 'rain' in Portland and my clothes don't even get soaked.

[@Candlelight777]

I wanted to move to Oregon give myself the chance to live a beautiful life in another state. Im from Texas. I heard the saddest stuff about Portland and alot of racist hatred in other towns in Oregon as well. It brought me down. Why do hate strive in places where beautiful souls should have the rights over all when ot comes to places such as these? Seriously not saying Im this angel straight from heaven. I just believe those who have a lot to give from the inside will for sure make an environment a hell of alot better. They will also appreciate the earth as well and want to take care of it. Again the conversations of haterd and how the land in some places have gone down. Where their the existence of life but no growth, desire to make the world a better place, then step by step, the land will start to look more like death itself. People need to give a fuck a hell of a lot more.

[@Alterspark120]

Don’t spend money in Portland

[@marytorg]

I live in the Portland Metropolitan area. (South of Portland) I like diversity, because if we were all the same life would be boring. I think Portland will return to the beauty town it was before 2020 and Covid.

[@SleepingWitheSirens]

Leaving Portland 😂 🚮 🗑️

[@butler754]

#1 Portland area is too expensive for working people.

[@ejgrant5191]

The only people moving to the PDX area these days are the Walking Dead for the free stuff & drugs.....

[@Bambooken]

Try Chicago 9:26

[@livinginoregon]

Huge if true

[@Alterspark120]

Portland loves drug addicts

[@turbokid8719]

True

[@turbokid8719]

@@livinginoregonit’s true😂

[@walterwhite1]

THANKS LIBERAL CALIFORNIANS

[@Paul-od9fr]

total Eastsider - not that there's anything wrong with that

[@Alterspark120]

Such a nasty city.

[@abomarsyr103]

THE WORST

[@kythrathesuntamer9715]

wait you're helping people move to the area? You won't be very popular around here. You're supposed to make the state look bad so that people won't want to move here. We don't want more people, we want less.

[@artsyladie7]

I like your channel about the Oregon Coast, and have watched many of those videos, but dude, you were seriously struggling with this one! You cannot pay me to set foot in Portland anymore. A shameful city. I'm moving as far away as I can..

[@BrazenBull001]

Ok nerd

[@juicyfruit4378]

I agree -- Portland as a whole, has just gone down unfortunately. My cousin still lives there and has moved further and further out due to the crime and homelessness in the city itself. Hopefully things will bounce back, but for now, no thanks.

[@elusive_cat]

Are the people saying it’s gone down the drain all conservatives? Just curious. Because that would make me more interested in going there lol

[@livinginoregon]

@@elusive_cat not necessarily… but the loudest bunch are likely the least affected by some of the major issues (public health/safety)

[@turbokid8719]

@@elusive_cat multnomah county where Portland is has gone down the drain the only time they clean out the homeless problem doing drugs etc… is when election year comes around.

[@nsanenthembrane]

@@turbokid8719what county should I move to if I wanna be close to Portland but away from all that

[@kenhunt5153]

The best Farmers Market in the Country at PSU. The one negative I have noticed is the level of smoking among young adults.

[@ColeSchultz-i3h]

I’m sure all the crazy protesters are making that farmers market super safe and friendly right now.

[@DouglasTeter]

zzzzzzzzz.....

[@jackcorsica8405]

two vegans here checking in who can’t wait to move to the US vegan mecca!

[@vanji611]

There’s plenty of shit to eat! Get it?

[@Alterspark120]

The Ringside Steakhouse is my fave restaurant in Portland!