| Where in Portland do you live? |
|---|
| Downtown |
5.5% |
| SW (not Downtown) |
13.1% |
| NW (not Downtown) |
7.7% |
| SE |
25.0% |
| NE |
21.5% |
| N |
9.3% |
| Suburbs |
17.9% |
| Now is a good time to buy a home in Portland. |
|---|
| True |
73.1% |
| False |
26.9% |
| Now is a good time to sell a home in Portland. |
|---|
| True |
83.5% |
| False |
16.5% |
| Renting is cheaper than buying. |
|---|
| True |
30.4% |
| False |
69.6% |
| Portland’s rental market is... |
|---|
| super cheap! I can continue to be a funemployed musician/barista. |
1.2% |
| affordable, if you count the 6 housemates I share a bathroom with. |
15.8% |
| just about normal for a city this size. |
61.1% |
| exorbitant. |
22.0% |
| What's the most important factor in choosing a neighborhood to live in? |
|---|
| Schools |
12.0% |
| Access to restaurants and shops |
21.9% |
| Ease of commute |
19.1% |
| Price |
7.5% |
| Low crime |
9.9% |
| Walkability |
29.6% |
| If I could afford it, I'd buy a house in... |
|---|
| Ladd's Addition |
36.9% |
| The Pearl District |
19.0% |
| Eastmoreland |
14.4% |
| Lake Oswego |
7.0% |
| The West Hills |
22.8% |
| Alameda |
8.0% |
| Irvington |
14.0% |
| Laurelhurst |
13.0% |
| I would never buy a house in... |
|---|
| Downtown |
17.9% |
| North Portland |
13.8% |
| The Suburbs |
60.7% |
| The Numbers |
7.6% |
| Portland's most unsafe neighborhood is... |
|---|
| Gresham |
12.0% |
| Lents |
12.0% |
| NoPo |
12.0% |
| Rockwood |
6.0% |
| My most recent real estate agent was... |
|---|
| a godsend |
21.0% |
| a decent, hard-working professional |
56.1% |
| nice, but totally clueless |
16.3% |
| a hustler in all but name |
6.6% |
| To preserve the urban growth boundary, in my neighborhood, I'd accept: |
|---|
| More duplexes |
41.3% |
| More 4 and 5-story apartment buildings |
28.5% |
| A high-rise or two |
12.6% |
| None of the above. Expand the sucker! |
17.5% |
| The new high-rise buildings springing up make me feel... |
|---|
| Urban and sophisticated |
52.3% |
| Claustrophobic |
33.2% |
| Ready to leave Portland |
7.4% |
| Excited for additional base-jumping opportunities |
7.1% |
| As Portland builds higher, I am most worried about losing... |
|---|
| Easy street parking |
26.6% |
| The tree-lined neighborhood feel |
32.6% |
| Views of Mt. Hood |
7.7% |
| Historical buildings |
19.2% |
| Parks and open spaces |
13.9% |
| Apartments and condos without dedicated parking are... |
|---|
| A good way to promote a car-free lifestyle. |
17.5% |
| A necessary evil—bring on the density! |
12.2% |
| A completely irresponsible approach to development. |
70.4% |
| Which direction is it easier to trek across town? |
|---|
| East-West |
62.5% |
| North-South |
37.5% |
| Vancouver, WA is a suburb of Portland. |
|---|
| True |
56.6% |
| False |
43.4% |
| I know where the Jade District is. |
|---|
| True |
16.9% |
| False |
83.1% |
| Where do your loyalties lie? |
|---|
| East side! |
52.6% |
| West side! |
22.7% |
| Meh. |
24.6% |
| I blame the TV show Portlandia for Portland's current population growth. |
|---|
| True |
14.0% |
| False |
86.0% |
| Portland's next "hot" neighborhood will be... |
|---|
| St. Johns |
9% |
| Foster-Powell |
6% |
| Woodstock |
5% |
| Hawthorne is still for the hippies. |
|---|
| True |
46.4% |
| False |
53.6% |
| Portland is full of examples of great architecture. |
|---|
| True |
71.4% |
| False |
28.6% |
| The best food neighborhood? |
|---|
| Division |
63.7% |
| Williams |
18.1% |
| Pearl |
16.3% |
| Beaverton |
1.9% |
*Due to rounding, percents may not add up to 100 in all cases.
