Why Vancouver is Great for Families
Here’s what makes this fast-growing city great for families.
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Neighborhood We Love: West Linn
Many families find suburban bliss in Clackamas County’s West Linn.
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Neighborhood We Love: Troutdale
The City of Troutdale, 16 miles east of downtown Portland along I-84, bills itself as the Gateway to the Columbia River Gorge.
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Neighborhood We Love: Felida
Felida is a pocket neighborhood in northwest Vancouver, Washington located a quick hop off the I-5 and a 20-minute jump across the bridge.
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Neighborhood We Love: Arbor Lodge
Arbor Lodge has plenty to offer the Portlander looking to stray off the beaten path or pop off the MAX line.
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Neighborhood We Love: Beaumont-Wilshire
With a name that means “beautiful mountain” in French, the Beaumont-Wilshire neighborhood offers unsurprisingly lovely views of downtown Portland.
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Neighborhood We Love: Foster-Powell
Foster-Powell, the triangle-shaped neighborhood tucked between Southeast Powell Boulevard and Southeast Foster Road, combines the best of new and old Portland.
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Neighborhood We Love: Bridlemile
If you love the suburbs but hate a long commute, centrally located Bridlemile in Southwest Portland may be the perfect fit.
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The History of Portland’s Quadrants
Did you know that Portland has more than 90 formally recognized neighborhoods? These diverse communities fit snugly into geographic boundaries, known throughout the city as quadrants. Interestingly enough, there aren’t four quadrants, but rather six.
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Affordable Neighborhoods in Portland
Despite high interest rates, there are still affordable neighborhoods in Portland.
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Neighborhood We Love: Eastmoreland
Driving or walking through Eastmoreland’s tree-lined streets full of large, elegant homes, you’re struck by the neighborhood’s beauty. And that’s not an accident. According to the Eastmoreland Neighborhood Association, the neighborhood was laid out by devotees of the national City Beautiful movement of the early 1900s.
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Neighborhood We Love: Multnomah Village
Minutes from downtown, this charming and quintessentially Portland neighborhood centers around a main street that boasts breakfast joints, gift shops, bakeries, a beloved toy store and much more. And a yearly summer parade and street fair is a much-cherished community event.
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Neighborhood We Love: Rose City Park
The neighborhood of Rose City Park was incorporated the same year as the inaugural Rose Festival. Today, this Northeast neighborhood comprises a diverse mix of established Portland, with gentrified updates and hip eateries. It’s also family- and dog-friendly with outdoor spaces, parks and shopping.
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Neighborhood We Love: University Park
Like this North Portland area’s name suggests, this compact neighborhood is named after a university — the University of Portland. In fact, the Catholic campus takes up a large swath of realty in the neighborhood’s southern corner.
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Neighborhood We Love: Wilsonville
Originally called Boone’s Landing after a descendant of Daniel Boone, Wilsonville got a name change in 1880. The name hasn’t been the only change in its history; Wilsonville has transformed from ferry site to port to train depot, and finally to the southernmost suburb in the Portland-metro area with a major freeway artery running right through its center.
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Neighborhood We Love: Bethany
Niche.com’s No. 1 Best Place to Raise a Family in Oregon is closer than you might think: this year’s choice is Bethany, a small suburb of Portland in Washington County. This tracks with what locals say of this safe, quiet neighborhood with good schools.
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Neighborhood We Love: Milwaukie
The charming town of Milwaukie, less than a 10-minute drive from southeast Portland’s Sellwood-Moreland neighborhood, is an ideal location for families looking for more space, lower home prices, a quaint downtown, and the proximity of Portland, without being directly in the city.
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Neighborhood We Love: Goose Hollow
If easy access to all that Portland has to offer is a top priority, Goose Hollow brings just that. Learn more about the neighborhood that is older than the city of Portland itself.
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Neighborhood We Love: Hollywood
One of Portland’s smallest neighborhoods, Hollywood retains the classic character and charm of historic Portland, but with modern-day conveniences.
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Neighborhood We Love: Hillside
Hillside in Northwest Portland is an urban neighborhood with small-town charm.
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Neighborhood We Love: Brentwood-Darlington
“The best thing Brentwood-Darlington has going for it is the strong community vibe … Neighbors support one another like I have never seen before, and I have lived in seven different states,” says neighbor Will Mohring.
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Neighborhood We Love: Happy Valley
For families ready to make the shift to suburban living, Happy Valley tops the list for its natural wonders and burgeoning food-and-drink scene.
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Neighborhood We Love: Kenton
The North Portland neighborhood of Kenton has everything a family could ask for — parks, a library and restaurants galore.
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Neighborhood We Love: Sellwood-Moreland
Sellwood-Moreland in Southeast is the quintessential, walkable, self-contained Portland neighborhood.
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