There are so many great areas to live in Portland. Here is an overview of the 5 main quadrants in the city, and some of their most POPULAR NEIGHBORHOODS. SOUTHEAST Southeast Portland stretches from the Willamette to the eastern edge of Portland and from Burnside down to Milwaukie on the southern boundary. Neighborhoods in SE encompass a wide variety of homes styles, neighborhood character, and retail districts. SE Portland is probably best known for its “hippie” Hawthorne neighborhood, popular with tourists and full of eclectic shops and restaurants. There are well-used porches and coffee shops everywhere you look. It’s also popular with homebuyers and renters for having the some of the most walkable and bikeable neighborhoods boasting multiple pedestrian-friendly retail corridors along Division,
Hawthorne, Belmont, and Burnside. SE has several beautiful tree-lined historic neighborhoods such as diagonally-oriented Ladd’s Addition, and the winding streets of Laurelhurst and Eastmoreland. Laurelhurst Park is a magnificent park with a graceful pond and popular Frisbee field. Mt Tabor is SE’s other landmark park and enjoys its status as a cinder cone volcano with great views of downtown and Mt Hood. Prestigious
Reed College is located in the southern area of SE and boasts beautiful green grounds adjoining the Crystal Springs Rhododendron Gardens. With its’ thriving walking districts, waterfront access, parks galore and plenty of attitude, Southeast Portland is a wonderful place to live. Neighborhood
Population
Average Home Price
What We Love
Sunnyside
7,036
$333,000
Shopping on Hawthorne
Richmond
10,910
$334,000
Division Street Restaurants
Mt. Tabor
10,754
$367,500
Mt Tabor Park
Eastmoreland
6,195
$486,000
Reed College
Sellwood
8,107
$315,000
Antique Mall
Laurelhurst
4,702
$472,500
Laurelhurst Park
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Northeast Portland is incredibly diverse, boasting some of Portland’s most established and beloved neighborhoods, such as Irvington, with its grand, historic homes on tree-lined streets, and Alameda, situated along the distinguished Alameda Ridge overlooking downtown Portland. It is also home to a growing number of newer favorites, none greater than the thriving Alberta Arts District. Here, the monthly Last Thursday event and an ever rising tide of highly acclaimed bars, coffee shops and restaurants bring the life out of all corners of the city. Known for its fun atmosphere and beautiful, old homes in active neighborhoods, Northeast Portland embraces people from all walks of life. The longstanding Hollywood
Farmers Market, eclectic commercial districts like Beaumont
Village, and the bustling nightlife and entertainment district along the lower Burnside corridor (home to the famous
Doug Fir Lounge), are all little treasures that help make NE Portland what it is. The area is also home to the well-known
Lloyd District, one of the largest shopping districts in the close in Eastside. Straddling the base of the borders of North and Northeast is the Rose Quarter, home of the Portland Trail Blazers, and also includes the Blazers’ former home, the Memorial Coliseum. Neighborhood
Population
Irvington Rose City Park Alameda Cully Concordia/Alberta Piedmont
5,670 8,952 5,098 13,649 8,649 7,176
Average Home Price $492,930 $348,125 $510,000 $200,000 $314,000 $239,000
What We Love Historic Homes Rose City Golf Course Downtown Views Oversized Lots Alberta’s Last Thursday Peninsula Rose Garden
NORTH North Portland, locally referred to as NoPo, is a mix of close-in residential hot spots, booming commercial districts, bustling industrial areas, and quiet neighborhoods with their own mini-downtowns. Also known as “The
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Fifth Quadrant”, North Portland starts just across the river from downtown then sprawls along the Willamette River and up to the Columbia River and the edge of Oregon. Close to downtown, and very bikeable, the
Historical Mississippi District and the Vancouver/Williams corridor (aka Boise Elliot) are two of the hottest commercial districts in Portland. They are lined with food carts, boutiques, coffee shops, and pubs and host a mix of old homes being rehabbed and new green urban housing projects. The addition of the Max line on Interstate Avenue in 2004 gave a great boom to several NoPo neighborhoods further north including Overlook, Arbor
Lodge and Kenton. These areas are now popular particularly with first time homebuyers who like the quiet streets lined with small bungalows and the easy access to downtown on public transportation. The University of Portland makes its home in the University Park neighborhood, which sits on the bluff with beautiful views of downtown and the West Hills. St. John’s, Portland’s northernmost neighborhood, centers around quaint commercial district making it feel like a small town all its own. Pier Park, on the edge of St. John’s, boasts one of the best Frisbee golf courses around and the St. John’s Bridge, one of Portland’s most scenic bridges, conveniently connects the area to NW Portland. Neighborhood
Population
Kenton St. Johns Overlook Arbor Lodge Boise/Elliot
7,082 12,763 6,824 6329 3614
Average Home Price $206,000 $168,000 $262,000 269,000 311,000
What We Love Main Street Denver Downtown St. Johns Overlook Park Views Charming Bungalows Mississippi Boutique Shopping
NORTHWEST Northwest Portland presents a mix of culture and architectural style. Within Northwest are numerous districts as distinct from each other as European countries. With everything from the premier homes situated on sloping lots of the West Hills to the Old Town lofts in Chinatown, Northwest is diverse, changing and thriving. The area sprawling from the base of the West Hills to the edge of the Pearl District is full of turn of the century
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Craftsman, Colonial and Victorian homes. This affluent neighborhood boasts great city parks as well including Wallace, Couch and the nation’s largest within city limits, Forest Park. Navigating northwest Portland couldn’t be easier as it is also dubbed the Alphabet
District, with streets running east to west alphabetically from Ankeny to York. Portland’s Street Car provides easy hop-on, hop-off travel as well as a multitude of bus lines connecting to the larger MAX light rail system. From Naito Parkway running the Multnomah river waterfront toward the West hills, streets climb in number from NW 1st on up. A few important stops on the climb include the historic Old Town, both the converted warehouse and new construction lofts of the Pearl, and another conglomeration of brick buildings continuing west in the urban extravaganza of Uptown, Nob Hill and all the pocket communities in between. These neighborhoods are highly desirable and tend to represent the higher end of the Portland market as walk scores flaunt national acclaim. Northwest Portland is a restaurant, boutique, and night-life destination but also maintains its’ qualities of charisma, history and comfort in an urban environment. Neighborhood NW Heights Northwest District The Pearl
Population 970 13,134 4,688
Average Home Price $525,000 $390,000 $376,650
What We Love Forest Park Shopping and Restaurants Modern Lofts
SOUTHWEST
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SW Portland maintains quite the combination of vibes. Downtown Portland lies in the Southwest section between the I-405 freeway loop and the Willamette River, centered around Pioneer Courthouse Square (“Portland’s living room”). Downtown and many other parts of inner Portland have compact square blocks, a pedestrian-friendly combination. The convenient Street Car, connected to the larger MAX light rail system, caters to the commuter-centric nature of this part of town, and Portland’s famously environmentally conscious residents. Downtown is also home to many of Portland’s cultural and educational resources, such as the renowned Arlene
Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland Art Museum, Oregon Historical Society Museum, and Portland State University, with Oregon’s largest student body.
Portland is known for its’ parks, and SW Portland is the proud home to many of them. Washington Park has many attractions for visitors and locals such as the International Rose Test Garden and the Oregon Zoo. Among others, the South Park Blocks, Lovejoy Park, and Tom McCall Waterfront Park, which serves as the grounds for great seasonal events such as the Waterfront Blues Festival and Oregon Brew
Festival, all offer a break from the hustle and bustle of downtown City life.
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A short distance from the heart of downtown, the South Waterfront (a part of the South Portland neighborhood), is one of the largest green developments in the country. It combines innovative ideas with a premiere riverfront location and high class living in residential towers. Beyond downtown, SW Portland also commands a steady flow of incoming residents due to the campuses of
Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), Lewis & Clark College, and Portland Community College/Sylvania. The surrounding neighborhoods, like John’s Landing (also a part of South Portland), Hillsdale, and Multnomah, are filled with unique residential houses and well-defined commercial and retail districts. With a great community feel, and an ever-growing number of shops and restaurants, these neighborhoods offer no small competition to the draw of the Eastside. Outer-lying cities like Beaverton and Hillsboro are home to the campuses and offices of Intel and Nike, fueling Portland’s most established industries with an international presence and impact. With a great mix of urban and suburban elements, SW Portland showcases many luxury homes overlooking downtown Portland, the Willamette River, and the beautiful mountains on our horizon. Neighborhood Southwest Hills South Portland Multnomah Village Beaverton/Hillsdale Hillboro Lake Oswego
Population 6,934 7,780 7,647 90,572 92,617 36,808
Average Home Price $525,000 335,000 291,500 $219,000 $201,250 $404,475
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What We Love Expansive Views Access to the Willamette Quaint Village Center Nike Intel The Lake
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