Portland vs. Seattle
- Started 16 years ago
- Last post 16 years ago
- 36 Responses
- version30
portland hands down
- jfletcher0
I live in Seattle and love it (except for times during the winter). However when I've been to Portland it's pretty sweet as well. Seattle feels a bit larger (but still small compared to NY or SF). I would rather be in Seattle than Portland overall. We have some good food, nice small international district. 3 hours away from Portland or Vancouver. And they are building a ton of new shit downtown, making it better. 6 years ago I may have said Portland, but now Seattle.
- Guss0
More like Nike vs. Microsoft...
No openings in any of the design firms in either cities.
- arthur0
Maybe spend some time in each city, check it out and make a decision. No one but you knows what you like.
When you get into each town, check with your QBN peeps to see what's going on.
- UKV0
If you are at all into the outdoors, Seattle is tough to beat (I live in Seattle). Kayaking (sound), surfing (west port), climbing (north cascades), skiing (cascades). The music scenes are comparable, up until you go to the Gorge. The San Juan islands are money in the summer (in case you need brownie points). Having BC so close is nice too (in case you need a new GF).
- fooler20
Seattle is prettier but we have lots of outdoor type things here too.
2 hours from Mt Hood, 2 hours to the coast, 1.5 hours to the Gorge.
Either or both are cool cities, just thank god her parents aren't in Ohio or Kansas.
- BK0
How's the freelance market out there these days? I know the full time market is still pretty hurting.
- SigDesign0
Let's see if the weather is different:
Nope...
- hahah... I have looked so many times at that very screen and wanted to rip my hair out. And then I get in my ride and head over the mountains to EaWa.UKV
- but it's never as bad as it seems... like this morning... there's sunlight and no rain...yetSigDesign
- Big storm coming in this weekend. Supposed to be lots of new powder on Mt. Hood.arthur
- nice.yar
- dewilde0
no sales tax in oregon.
- fooler20
no property tax in Washinton
- haha, true. buy in seattle, rent in portland.dewilde
- I guess it has no personal income tax not property tax.fooler2
- property tax is quite a bit more in oregon though.dewilde
- so... work in Vancouver, and live in Portland :)SigDesign
- perfect.dewilde
- not perfect, Vancouver WA is gross.fooler2
- For some reason if you look at the sex offender map...Vancouver is the worstSigDesign
- richardkark0
I think Portland is more attractive. Seattle is magnificent, as far as surroundings (mountains, water) but the downtown is actually kind of bare. The neighborhoods surrounding Seattle are where its at, like Capital Hill, Fremont, Lower Queen Anne, Ballard.
- yar0
OR has high unemployment, but Portland seems to be doing ok. Cost of living is great, compared to what it was when I was in Brooklyn. Younger vibe, lots of stuff going on art wise. Great beer.
- ********0
seattle will have a better job market
- megE0
<3 Freemont... i feel like i could live in a shitty ass apt in Freemont and just be happy for the rest of my life lol
