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Why would you choose Portland over Seattle? It's nearly identical weather wise, except you have no state income tax, Canada a couple hours away, the ocean right next door, a second tier international airport (vs portlands third tier) and two large tech companies to help create a tech base.
Why would you choose Portland over Seattle? It's nearly identical weather wise, except you have no state income tax, Canada a couple hours away, the ocean right next door, a second tier international airport (vs portlands third tier) and two large tech companies to help create a tech base.
The next time you're stuck in rush hour traffic in Seattle and cursing the gods you'll have your answer.
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The next time you're stuck in rush hour traffic in Seattle and cursing the gods you'll have your answer.
Seattlites also talk up their light rail line. Ummm, yeah. The first MAX line was built in 1986.
Moved to Portland from Austin a little over a year ago. Benefits: - natural surroundings are gorgeous, not surrounded by the rest of Texas, have seen more breathtaking scenery than at any other point in my life - better coffee, beer, restaurants, food carts - no sales tax is great while making a transition to a new place if you aren't bringing in any income yet, cost of living isn't very high - it seems to be a good…
Funny that you say cost of living is higher than in Austin, I felt Oregon has remarkably low cost of living compared to every where else I have lived (I have never lived in Texas though).
Why would you choose Portland over Seattle? It's nearly identical weather wise, except you have no state income tax, Canada a couple hours away, the ocean right next door, a second tier international airport (vs portlands third tier) and two large tech companies to help create a tech base.
The next time you're stuck in rush hour traffic in Seattle and cursing the gods you'll have your answer.
Grew up in Portland, live in SF. I'm the opposite. Prefer SF. Both have their pluses and minuses but for the tech and startup scene, it's not comparable for me. I love Portland and it'll always have a place in my heart but it's just not close to being comparable for me in this regard.
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The next time you're stuck in rush hour traffic in Seattle and cursing the gods you'll have your answer.
Isn't that the generic tradeoff between a larger vs smaller city too? I'll also be cursing the longer international travel times too.