r/howislivingthere • u/false_frog • 4h ago
North America Portland, OR area
I know this has probably been asked a million times, but I’m going to ask it myself. I currently live in Phoenix, AZ and I am finally at my breaking point with the excessive heat. I have family living in Eugene, OR so considering moving closer to them. My questions are:
- how is the city life in Portland? I like having the option to do things like bars, concerts, shopping.
- how is it being single there? I am 31F
- has there been improvement since COVID with the rougher areas? That’s the last time I have visited. I mean I’m not that worried about homelessness and such as I have lived a street up from the Tenderloin in SF and Harlem in NYC. Is it better or worse than those areas?
- how is the job market looking? I currently own a dog grooming salon here and would plan to open one there if moving.
Any thing else to know? Thanks