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Bringing this back from the dead - Portland is definitely now on our radar. We're heading back up to Seattle in Feb to check it out again, but Portland will be the next city to prospect.
Things I'm keen on about Portland:
* Less "tech" heavy
* Better public transit options
* More affordable housing - looking to purchase in the next 4 years
* Better rental options in the near term
* Healthcare industry and OHSU, so lots of job prospects for my wife
Things which are unknown:
* Homelessness & sketch - I have a hard time believing anything could be worse than SF. How's Portland vs Seattle?
* Schools
* How brutal are the winters and how hot are the summers?
I hate the idea of "dumping" on folks in a lower CoL by moving there as someone that works in "tech", but SF is not sustainable. We're a mixed-income family, where one half works in a field which pays disproportionately to the other, and I really don't see the Bay Area as a possibility unless we're both hauling tech money :/
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