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The largest city in Oregon, Portland is well known for its vibrant creative culture, outstanding urban amenities and eco-conscious attitude. Downtown Portland is a bustling counterpoint to the city’s many relaxed, family friendly neighborhoods and boasts a variety of destination hotels, restaurants, art galleries and trendy nightspots. Adjacent to downtown proper is the newly renovated Pearl District, an upscale commercial/residential area filled with posh shops, boutique eateries and gorgeously appointed lofts and condos. The Pearl is also home to Powell’s Books, the largest bookstore on the west coast, which covers an entire city block with four stories and literally millions of new and used books, magazines and independently published volumes. Portlanders also take their beer very seriously; craft brewing began here with the opening of the Henry Weinhard brewery in 1856 and today residents enjoy access to more brewpubs per capita than any other city in the country.

Proximity to a remarkable array of outdoor destinations is another distinguishing characteristic of The City of Roses, as Portland is located at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers at the mouth of the Columbia River Gorge and overlooked by majestic Mt. Hood. There are more than 200 parks within city limits, including Mill End, the world’s smallest park at 452 square inches, and Forest Park Forest Park, the nation’s largest metropolitan forest, with over 5000 acres of canopied woodland set along downtown’s northwest border. Just 70 miles from the nearest ocean beach, Portland is situated perfectly to take advantage of the best of the Northwest’s natural beauty.

Portland’s artistic community is well known, and its creative economy encompasses a huge variety of businesses, arts institutions and social organizations.  Coupled with low cost of living, this is one of the many reasons more than 20,000 people relocate to the Portland metro area each year. An award winning transportation system means residents of this sustainably minded metropolis can easily commute between neighborhoods, suburbs and outlying recreational areas. With its temperate climate, excellent cultural offerings and relaxed atmosphere, Portland’s reputation as one of the country’s most livable cities is clearly well deserved.

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