Portland OR in 2021?

Post date: 2021-10-16 09:45:43

Locals and recent visitors.. what's Portland OR like these days?

I lived in the PNW for about a decade circa early 2000's, and used to visit Portland pretty regularly during that time. I haven't been at all in over 3 years and feel quite out of touch. Based on my previous experiences I'm considering moving there next year, but have been hearing a fair number of anecdotal "Portland crime has gotten out of control and generally the city has become a less desirable place to live" stories.

(basic web searches turn up a recent spike in right-wing "media" hit pieces on Portland, harping on increased crime rates as a deserved consequence of "defund the police" support. That said, more objective sources do seem to indicate there is some reality to the underlying crime trends..)

Pointers to more objective data sources would be great, but I'm looking to get some personal anecdata (hopefully from locals, hopefully locals with a longer perspective on the area). How is Portland feeling like as a place to live these days?

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