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grasswire

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27. Max to Milwaukie opens this year.

Sat Mar 14, 2015, 11:42 AM

Mar 2015

While Clackamas County is not the cultural equivalent of SE Portland YET, affordable housing is still available. And when culture is a simple MAX ride away, it's a good mix of both worlds. I have lived in Milwaukie for about seven years now. Portland is my home town, although I lived elsewhere for much of my adult life. D.C., L.A., Bay Area, etc.

I searched craigslist for many many months, and turned up an absolute dream of a dwelling. An apartment within a large expensive house, right on the river. Reasonable rent,everything included, and very nice neighbors. Million dollar view. I feel very lucky.

And those kinds of "irregular" housing opportunities are not uncommon. MIL apartments in nice homes, cottages, and so on. Downtown Milwaukie is quite charming and quaint, with coffee shops, excellent library, farmers market, and so on. Sellwood is a very quick bus ride away. Transit options are very good, and getting better when MAX opens. Plus there's the river front park, newly refurbished.

Keep on the search!

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Seriously considering returning to Portland; need input [View all] Lydia Leftcoast Mar 2014 OP

interested in this as well jollyreaper2112 Mar 2014 #1

We live in Salem Oregon Iwasthere Mar 2014 #2

Salem seems as if it would be bike-friendly, especially with an electrically assisted bike Lydia Leftcoast Mar 2014 #3

Srsly? KamaAina Mar 2014 #12

Gotta love the eastside. jeffrey_pdx Mar 2014 #4

Some folks say the Rose City Park area is good to move into. love_katz Mar 2014 #5

lots to think about grasswire Mar 2014 #6

Thanks. Lydia Leftcoast Mar 2014 #7

I think that Hillsboro has an active cultural life. grasswire Mar 2014 #9

Is Rose City the Vietnamese part of town? Or what used to be? Lydia Leftcoast Apr 2014 #19

there is some Asian influence in Rose City grasswire Apr 2014 #20

If you have more of a high tech career, living someplace like Beaverton might help you commute-wise cascadiance Mar 2014 #10

Actually, I'm self-employed as a translator Lydia Leftcoast Mar 2014 #11

the Orenco (Hillsboro) area might be perfect for you 0rganism Mar 2014 #14

Hi, Organism. I think we may have met at one of the early DU gatherings (on Hawthorne?) Lydia Leftcoast Mar 2014 #15

yes i seem to recall that - Lucky Lab maybe? 0rganism Mar 2014 #16

I think we were actually sitting outside at one of the restaurants or pubs around 20th and Hawthorne Lydia Leftcoast Mar 2014 #17

I love Milwaukie davidpdx Apr 2014 #18

Good luck with your decision! SoapBox Mar 2014 #8

I can't really be of any help, LWolf Mar 2014 #13

Hi, Everyone, I'm still in Minneapolis, and it's been a cold, although un-snowy winter Lydia Leftcoast Feb 2015 #21

I would try North Portland. former9thward Mar 2015 #22

That may be worth looking into Lydia Leftcoast Mar 2015 #23

Heh. I will weigh in belatedly quakerboy Mar 2015 #24

I've been reading the Oregonian and checking out apts. online, so Lydia Leftcoast Mar 2015 #25

Max to Milwaukie opens this year. grasswire Mar 2015 #27

If you're not fredamae Mar 2015 #26

I like Rose City down to Milwuakie on east side Backwoodsrider Mar 2015 #28

I grew up in Portland and it is a very livable city. Paka May 2015 #29

i moved to Oregon last December (employment). CentralMass Jun 2015 #30