Originally Posted by
Excargodog
The weather north of the Columbia actually is not much different than that just south of it. Vancouver and its surroundings have some nice areas, generally less expensive than those on the Oregon side. The City of Roses (Portland) used to be a very beautiful city and nice place to visit and live but it’s lost a lot of its luster lately. Between homeless and drug sales, it’s probably better to live on the Wa side and avoid the state income tax.
from Oregon Public Broadcasting
https://www.opb.org/article/2022/05/...tion-politics/
An excerpt:
As an Oregon resident born and raised you’re absolutely much better off staying to the north. Portland is only gonna get worse unfortunately.