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Will you physically work in Portland? Better to live in Vancouver WA if you can. No need to pay 10% state taxes and constantly be concerned about your family’s safety. If you need to be in Oregon, aim for Beaverton. Lived in Portland and moved out after too many shootings/rampant crime/stepping in human feces etc.
All that said, I do enjoy visiting Portland during weekends.
I lived on the East side, 62nd and Romana. Was it ratchet? Sure - but it’s still a fun time and there are lots and lots of families circa 2020-2021. I left and moved to the East side however as it WAS getting worse.
From what I’ve heard, it’s all getting cleaned up and with the changes being made at the local gov’t level should continue to improve.
Moved from NYC to PDX and find it so much cheaper. We used to live in the Pearl district but it got tough during COVID so moved east side and love it. Not into the suburbs so we are close in NE. There are issues with houseless and mentally ill people in every city and it is bad here but the City is trying and new governor is committed to cleaning it up. I find it far cheaper than SF or NYC. Good lifestyle and easy access to coast or mountains.
To add to this, it’s also much slower pace than any of the cities mentioned and therefore has a more relaxed feel.
It’s cheaper than most all the other metro cities, but that doesn’t mean it’s affordable by any means.