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Old 12-04-2008, 11:13 AM
 
Location: Houston, TX
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What are the names of neighborhoods in NW Portland? I am interested in knowing what house dollars will buy on that side of town. Another poster here had asked for areas that aren't very hilly and that would be one of my criteria as well.

What are the inherent differences between the NW and the NE areas? What are some neighborhoods in the NE?
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Old 12-04-2008, 12:36 PM
 
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People who have lived in Portland more recently than I can fill you in on neighborhoods. But in general, NW is hilly, NE is flat.
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Old 12-04-2008, 07:39 PM
 
Location: Pacific NW
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You'd probably do best to check out this website. There is a link there to a PDF map of Portland neighborhoods. There are a lot of them. There are links there, too, where you can search the MLS by neighborhood. That'll give you an indication.

Here's my take on the major differences. NW Portland is older, more compact 1900s era. So there'll be fewer houses, and those there won't have much space between them. Until you get up into the hills, and then they tend to be older, BIG houses. But mostly, you'll find older apartment buildings. Many of which are being remodeled and sold as condos. More expensive.

NE Portland, outside of the very inner section, is newer. More 1940s era housing. Not as many apartments, more yard around the house. More affordable.
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Old 12-04-2008, 08:21 PM
 
Location: Dayton, OH/Portland, OR
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NW Portland is flat up to a point and then BAM - it goes straight up like 1000 feet that you can cover in a 5 minute drive. At the point where it goes straight up, so do the prices of the houses. Also at the point where it goes straight up, it becomes heavily forested with older growth evergreens, the roads become very narrow and often winding without much traffic, and there are very few commercial businesses. Down in the flatlands of NW, commonly called "23rd", commercial businesses abound, as do apartment buildings and condos. It's dense & trendy. The streets are congested with traffic/bikes/pedestrians. The part of NW that is closest to the river is actually like part of downtown Portland. Those areas are the Pearl District, Old Town/Chinatown and NW Industrial District. You can look them up online - there are lots of websites that talk about them. People who live in the "highlands" tend to be older, established, wealthy, homeowners, retired. People who live in the "flatlands" tend to be younger, renters, students, artists, etc. NE Portland has a totally different feel. It's quieter and more family oriented, less trendy, less expensive, more diverse, more residential, wider streets, lawns instead of forest underbrush! It has pockets of commercial business like in Irvington, Hollywood, and Alberta. You can easily Google those areas too. Hope that helps!
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