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🇺🇸 Where to live in Portland

Portland's residential areas split roughly between the dense central blocks and the low-rise east and north side districts built around commercial strips. Downtown, the Pearl District and Lloyd District sit closest to rapid transit, while areas like Hawthorne, Sellwood and St. Johns are organised around their own shopping and eating streets. The character shifts quickly from warehouse lofts to Victorian boutique rows to river-edge village blocks.

Open Portland on the map Live scores for transit, cafes, schools and healthcare, calculated from what is actually around each address.

Which area suits whom

Downtown

Suits someone who wants to live on top of transit and daily errands, with Pioneer Square, Powell's and the food-cart pods within a three-minute walk of the station.

Pearl District

Fits people who want converted warehouse-chic blocks with galleries and breweries at street level, and a station a short walk away.

Division/Clinton

Good for cyclists and people who eat out often, given the bike boulevards and the concentration of restaurants on the east side.

Sellwood

Works for those who prefer a quieter village feel, with antique shops, a riverside park and the bridge nearby.

10 neighborhoods

Downtown

Pioneer Square & Powell's books · Food-cart pods

Nearest station: Pioneer Square · 200 m · 3 min walk

Pearl District

Gallery lofts & breweries · Warehouse-chic blocks

Nearest station: Old Town/Chinatown · 500 m · 7 min walk

Nob Hill (NW 23rd)

Victorian boutiques & cafés · Trendy northwest

No rapid transit station recorded nearby

Mississippi

Indie venues & vintage · North Portland cool

Nearest station: Albina/Mississippi · 300 m · 4 min walk

Alberta Arts District

Last Thursday murals · Diverse creative strip

No rapid transit station recorded nearby

Lloyd District

Convention center & offices · East-side hub

Nearest station: Lloyd Center · 250 m · 4 min walk

Hawthorne

Bookstores & thrift rows · The Portland of the movies

No rapid transit station recorded nearby

Division/Clinton

Restaurant row of the east side · Bike boulevards

No rapid transit station recorded nearby

Sellwood

Antique-row village · Riverside park & bridge

No rapid transit station recorded nearby

St. Johns

Gothic bridge & forest park edge · Far-north charm

No rapid transit station recorded nearby

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