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| What Portland OR is like for active adults |
Choosing Portland, Oregon as your retirement community has many advantages. You get many interesting downtown areas with great public transportation. Many homes or apartments overlook rivers, parks, and mountains. Great skiing, hiking, and other outdoor activities are all at your doorstep, as are many cultural programs. The climate is ideal for growing things, especially roses. Opportunities of every description for paid work or volunteering are all around you. The city has a well-deserved reputation for land use controls, which attempt to moderate the effects of rampant growth.
Known as “The City of Roses”, Portland (population 558,000, over 2 million people in the metro area) attracts adults over 50 who are looking for a bustling and diverse community. It is also a magnet for young people because it has a youthful flair. The city has 227 parks, including an urban wilderness in Forest Park (5,000-plus acres). It is exceedingly bike-friendly with almost 270 miles of street lanes and paths, set-off with nonskid paint.
There are many neighborhoods in the city for retirees - old and new, stand alone houses or apartments. If you are thinking of moving to Portland you would probably want to visit or rent here first to get a feel for the many different neighborhoods. The Pearl District in the Northwest, for example, is a former warehouse and industrial district that has many loft and condo conversions to go along with its shops, restaurants, and art galleries. In the suburbs there are many active adult communities to choose from.
According to the National Association of Realtors the median selling price of a home in the Portland/Vancouver/Beaverton area was $244,000 in 2009's 3rd quarter, down 12% from the year earlier period.
Here is a guide to retirement in Oregon
Picture of Portland street car courtesy of Wikipedia and Cacophony. |
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| What is special about this retirement community |
| • A major but manageable city
• Views of lakes and mountains
• Exceptional parks - Tom McCall Waterfront Park, Mt. Tabor Park, and Forest Park
• Charming Neighborhoods and downtowns
• Microbreweries
• The International Rose Test Garden in Washington Park.
• Trail Blazers NBA basketball team
• Leach Botanical Gardens
• Skiing and the outdoors on Mt. Hood
• Portland State University (26,000) |
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| What is not special about this retirement community |
| It rains in Portland 155 days a year |
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| What kinds of people like retiring here |
| Active adults 55+ will like living in this bustling but livable city. It has a beautiful natural setting with a strong economic base. If you want to have a job in retirement you can most likely easily find one– paid and volunteer. There is plenty of culture and outdoor activity. |
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| Local economy is driven by |
| High tech, tourism, services, education |
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| Climate and Physical Environment |
| Portland is a city at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers. Portland lies on top of an extinct Plio-Pleistocene volcanic field known as the Boring Lava Field. This is the Marine West Coast climate region, marked by warm summers and rainy but temperate winters, ideal for roses. Average summer high temperature is 79 and the January average low is 37. December is the wettest month. |
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| • American Style magazine named Portland as the 10th best Big City Arts Destination in the U.S.
• More than 75 arts organizations operate here, including: Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland Art Museum, and Oregon Historical Society Museum, Oregon Ballet Theatre, Oregon Symphony, Portland Center Stage, and the Portland Opera.
• The Oregon Museum of Science and Industry |
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| Medical facilities |
| There is an array of major hospitals, including the OHSU Hospital and clinics. |
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| Transportation |
| Mass transit connects the city and suburbs with buses, the Metropolitan Area Express (MAX) light rail system, the Portland Aerial Tram, and the Portland Streetcars. AMTRAK offers service here. Portland International Airport is 20 minutes away. Portland has won numerous distinctions as a bicycling-friendly community. |
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Facts about PORTLAND OR
- State: OR
- Environment: Urban,Suburban,College Town,Mountains,
- City Population: 100,001+
- Median age of Population: 25-44
- Avg Jan Temperature: 21-40
- Median HH Income: 41,001-60,000
- Average Home Price (MLS): $200,001-$300,000
- Annual Property Tax on a $200,000 house: Less than 2000
- Total Crime Index: 111-120 (high)
- Cost of Living Index: 111-120 (high)
- Culture Index: 121+ (very high)
- State Sales Tax: No
- State Income Tax: Yes
- Name of the Guide: jfb48
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1. Overall Retirement Ratings
1. Rating: 3.8/5 ( 5 votes cast)
2. Expense:
Inexpensive to Luxury
2. Rating: 4.1/5 ( 8 votes cast)
3. Taxes:
Inexpensive to Expensive
3. Rating: 3.6/5 ( 5 votes cast)
4. Culture:
None to Cosmopolitan
4. Rating: 4.8/5 ( 4 votes cast)
5.Recreation:
None to Summer camp
5. Rating: 4.5/5 ( 4 votes cast)
6. Transportation:
Boondocks to World Hub
6. Rating: 4.8/5 ( 4 votes cast)
7. Security:
Dangerous to Ft. Knox
7. Rating: 2.1/5 ( 7 votes cast)
8. Medical Facilities:
None to Excellent
8. Rating: 5.0/5 ( 3 votes cast)
9. Political Situation:
Conservative to Liberal
9. Rating: 4.5/5 ( 4 votes cast)
10. Environmental:
Oblivious to Ultra-Green
10. Rating: 4.3/5 ( 4 votes cast)
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