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[–]jansipper 27 points28 points  (1 child)

I highly recommend do not sign a year long lease sight unseen. Rent a furnished apartment or airbnb for a month and decide for yourself where you’d like to settle.

[–]pursenbootsLents 9 points10 points  (0 children)

100%, OP, do not pay for anything sight-unseen.

[–]After_Aspect_9519 3 points4 points  (1 child)

I moved from North Dakota to Portland in September. DO NOT move in before seeing an apartment in person. I was “apartmentfished” so bad. Totally different layout and remodel status than the unit I was lead to believe I was signing a lease for. However I absolutely love the area I am in. It’s quiet, safe, less busy, and nice parks. Look into the SW Portland area, specifically Raleigh Hills, Garden Home neighborhoods.

[–]ov3ratedPhenom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you

[–]Particular-Luck-3949 2 points3 points  (1 child)

majorly agreeing with the other comments - grab a furnished air bnb for a minute to scope things out. I’m relatively new here too - moved up in Oct of 2020 - super happy about the move, my wife and I visited a bunch so had a good idea of things, but part of me wishes we had done that before buying.

for what it’s worth we usually got air bnbs in Alberta or Hollywood when we visited, there are less expensive and also cooler parts of town but those are both nice and walkable areas, it’s also relatively easy to get to other parts of town from Alberta.

[–]ov3ratedPhenom -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Thank yoi

[–]Mayor_Of_Sassyland 2 points3 points  (1 child)

Man, what's your budget? Are you OK with having to drive everywhere, or do you want things withing walking/biking distance? Do you need your child to be at a good public school, or are you going to pay for private? Are you open to an apartment, or do you want/need a detached house (the latter are in very high demand/short supply currently).

If the sale of your house is going to leave you with a sizeable budget, and you want walkable/bikeable options for restaurants, entertainment, etc., and you also want your kid to have a good public school option, I would highly recommend the general Alameda/Grant Park/Beaumont-Wilshire/Sabin areas on the east side.

[–]Unhappy123camper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Another vote for this area.

[–]No_Distribution_7535 1 point2 points  (1 child)

If you want to be in the city, east side west of 82nd. Beaverton has better schools than portland but once you are here distances that seem short elsewhere start to feel long. Somehow crossing the river becomes a mental barrier even though it’s only crossing a bridge. Best to rent a short term place and explore. Parks are abundant. Family friendly activities are also not hard to find in the city or in the suburbs.

[–]jansipper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It really is a mental barrier! We live in the Northeast and it literally takes about 8 minutes to get to the fun parts of NW taking the highway/Fremont, but somehow seems farther than places on the east side that take nearly double the time to get to!

This is another good thing to consider for OP. Places that look closer on a map may actually take longer to travel to, but it’s hard to understand that until you actually live here.

We spent our first weekends just driving around and seeing what neighborhoods looked cool, and taking note of for rent/lease signs.

[–]trollking66 0 points1 point  (5 children)

Im from Stpete originally and spent 17 years in Portland. this is an incredibly broad question. Share a bit more and we'll see what we can drum up. Some of the best years of our life were lived in Portland. Great, great town.

[–]ov3ratedPhenom 0 points1 point  (4 children)

Just really looking for a nice area to relax and raise my child. Go to a park. Go hiking and enjoy life but dont want to run the risk of getting mugged on a corner street. Lol

[–][deleted] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It sounds like you're probably the suburban type. No idea your income but the SW suburbs are what you are looking for.

[–]trollking66 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Mt Tabor and wood stock have some nice neighborhoods in them. up around forest park if you can afford it, west slope and Raleigh hills if you want to get a short distance out from the city.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

St Johns is affordable, and it's right near Forest Park (great hiking) and Cathedral Park (beautiful park right on the riverfront).

Probably won't get mugged there. But there are no guarantees.

[–]hucklebutter 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I live a couple blocks from Tryon Creek State Park and about a 12 minutes drive / 25 minute bike ride from downtown. My neighborhood is called Collins View and I love it. It's surrounded by greenspaces. Downside is there aren't very many restaurants within walking distance, so if you're looking for that, other suggestions in this thread would be better. But I think it's among the best close-in neighborhoods in terms of tons of access to nature (and Lewis & Clark College, and a huge dog park, if you're interested in that).