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Portland Real Estate
Oregon
Portland real estate offers some of the best choices in the American real estate market, regardless of whether you are looking for an apartment, condominium, single-family home, or land to realize your dreams for the future. Through USALifestyleRealEstate.com, you are guaranteed to find a qualified broker or real estate agent who can help you find a property that is a great real estate investment and matches your lifestyle.
Top Lifestyles
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City Life
Portland streetcar- Oregon’s most populous city and the third most populous city in the Pacific Northwest
- Known for strong land-use planning and investment in light rail
- No. 1 on Popular Science magazine’s “America’s 50 Greenest Cities” list
- Approximately 30 breweries, more than any other city in the nation
- Recognized by many national media outlets for its number and diversity of restaurants
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Bicycling
Many bicycle commuters- Portland has held platinum status, the highest status awarded, on the League of American Bicyclists’ list of bicycle-friendly communities since 2003.
- 300+ miles (483+ km) of bicycle lanes, boulevards, paths, and tracks
- Highest percentage of bicycle commuters (6 percent to 8 percent) among large United States cities
- Pedalpalooza is a series of 200+ bicycling events occurring during 2.5 weeks during the month of June.
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Arts and Entertainment
Portland Japanese Garden- Numerous theater, dance, and music organizations, including the Portland Opera and the Broadway Rose Theatre Company
- Portland Center for the Performing Arts has been recognized as one of the top 10 performing arts centers in the nation.
- Site of more than 20 film festivals per year
- Gardens include the Lan Su Chinese Garden, the Portland Japanese Garden, and the International Rose Test Garden.
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University City
30,000+ students in the area- 15+ colleges and universities in the area, including nine universities with accredited doctoral programs
- Portland State University has a 49-acre (0.2 km2) downtown campus and almost 30,000 students, and was ranked ninth on a list of “Best Neighbor” colleges and universities in recognition of its positive relationship with the community.
- The University of Portland is a private Catholic university with 3,500+ students and was ranked as one of the top 10 universities in the western region by U.S. News & World Report.
- Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU) is the state’s only health and research university.
OTHER POPULAR LIFESTYLES
- Beach, golf destination, history, professional sports, retirement community
Highlights
- Ranked No. 3 by residents for “quality of life” in the 2010 “America’s Favorite Cities” list published by Travel + Leisure
- 8.9 million visitors annually
- Called the “City of Roses”
- Has the only directly elected metropolitan planning organization in the nation, called Metro, which serves Portland and 24 other cities in the area. Metro maintains urban growth boundaries, manages park facilities, and owns and operates the Oregon Convention Center, Oregon Zoo, Portland Center for the Performing Arts, and Portland Metropolitan Exposition Center.
- Nearby cities and towns: Beaverton; Wilsonville; Tigard; Salem (1 hour); Eugene (2 hours); Seattle, WA (3 hours)
FAST FACTS
| Population | 583,776 (2.2 million in metropolitan area) |
| Size | 134 square miles (347 km2) |
| Climate | Summers in Portland are warm, sunny, and dry, and winters are normally mild and very wet. |
| Nearby Airports with Hub Connections | Portland International Airport (PDX): Direct connections include Anchorage (ANC), Atlanta (ATL), Boston (BOS), Charlotte (CLT), Chicago (ORD), Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW), Detroit (DTW), Honolulu (HNL), Houston (IAD), Las Vegas (LAS), Los Angeles (LAX), New York (JFK), Newark (EWR), Philadelphia (PHL), San Francisco (SFO), Seattle (SEA), Washington, DC (IAD) |
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