Kathleen

Hi, I have been offered a job in Portland. I am a Southern California native but am ready for a change. What is this city like for a professional single woman in her mid 30's? Thanks.

Sam

Portland or Seattle? which is it?

John

YUMMY!

Kathleen

I've been offered jobs both in Portland and Seattle and I'm just trying to decide which city would be better suited for me. Any advice would be appreciated.

Jeannine

I have lived in Oregon for years and now in Washington. Never lived in either of these cities but of course have visited them a number of times. I myself prefer Seattle as it is more scenic and has water all around it. Great if you like to kayak. More parks too. Portland has less population though and weather...it may be somewhat less overcast on the whole.

kate

I think Seattle is a much more hip and relaxed city. The people are much less pretentious in Seattle than Portland and the city is beautiful, especially in the summer.

MoebiusTrip

Portland = Town
less expensive, friendly, easy to commute, and less traffic to battle.
Like Seattle was 25 years ago.

Seattle = City
more expensive, friendly, traffic and parking is tiresome. More restaurants, culture, events, and politics....

Janie

Isn't Portland kind of rednecky conservative to a large extent? I'd check that out unless you are conservative, also.

Jeff

Since when are conservatives necessarily rednecks? There are many professional people in Portland now and it continues to grow with even more.

TJ

But where do the single professionals go to meet one another? I'm not really into the bar scene, so I'm looking for some other options.

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E

Actually, Portland is quite liberal. It's also a beautiful town to live in with mountains and beach only a couple hours drive away.

Tom

Any good companies in the Portland area for a professional to work for? I'm a financial analyst and am looking for a good solid company to work for. And it wouldn't be bad to find one that treats their employees nicely. Any suggestions?

xxx

Nike might be a good company to look into for employment. It's headquartered in Portland, but to be honest, I don't know how they are to work for.

xx

Nike sounds like a fun place to work - anyone with friends or family working there? Should I check into a move to Portland?

Wynie

Wasn't Portland just ranked as the most livable city in the US? It must have something going for it.

ldsant

So, which did you select? I live in SEA and the traffic and housing prices are getting really annoying (I've lived here for 11 years now). The biggest difference? Portland PLANNED for growth, Seattle didn't. Both cities are lovely though.

Stephen

Tough choice bewteen Seattle and Portland. Seattle is a great city and has the water, but also has the traffic, high real estate costs, etc. Portland is smaller and more inland, but does offer more affordability. Maybe less is more.

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Craig

I am a San Franciscan who visited Portland recently and was very impressed with the city. City planning is a BIG deal in Portland and it shows. Like SF, Portland has boomed in recent years. Unlike SF, Portland has handled the population increase and resulting chnages with intelligence. I have also been to Seattle and found it to be the worst of both world--that is, no longer a small, liveable city like Portland, but also not in the league with truly sophisticated urban centers like San Francisco or Chicago. My reaction to Seattle was "what's all the fuss about".