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Guide to Neighborhoods
in Southwest Portland
Bridlemile
- Corbett-Terwilliger-Lair
Hill - Hillsdale
Multnomah - Sylvan-Highlands
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If
you asked a hundred or so Southwest Portland residents why they chose
to live on the "West Side" instead of the "East Side," most would give
you three reasons: schools, they like hilly terrain, and it all
seems "close in." You may also hear things like "safe neighborhoods"
and "parks."
The area of Southwest Portland is home
to many of the city's attractions such as the International Rose Test
Garden, Japanese Gardens, Hoyt Arboretum, Children's Museum, and Oregon
Zoo. And they are only minutes from downtown.
Where is Southwest Portland?
West Burnside Street is the boundary on
the north and the Willamette River is the east boundary. The south boundary
going from east to west is Lake Oswego and Tigard. The city of Beaverton
is the west boundary.
Southwest Portland Neighborhoods
Southwest
Neighborhoods (SWNI) is a nonprofit coalition that provides support
services in sixteen Southwest Portland, Oregon neighborhood associations
and three business associations. SWNI is governed by a board of directors
with representation from each neighborhood association and local business
association.
These are the sixteen neighborhoods:
Arnold Creek, Ashcreek, Bridlemile, Collins View, Corbett-Terwilliger-Lair
Hill, Crestwood, Far Southwest, Hayhurst, Hillsdale, Homestead, Maplewood,
Markham, Marshall Park, Multnomah, South Burlingame, and West Portland
Park. Click
here
to view a map of the neighborhoods.
The neighborhoods of Healy Heights, Southwest
Hills (Portland Heights and Council Crest) and Arlington Heights are
also in the Southwest sector of Portland. Healy Heights and Southwest
Hills are not members of a neighborhood coalition and Arlington Heights
belongs to the Neighbors West/Northwest coalition. Arlington Heights
is profiled in the West
Hills neighborhoods.
Deciphering the difference between official
neighborhood names as maintained by the Office of Neighborhood Involvement
(ONI) and what Portlanders call a neighborhood can be confusing.
For example, "Raleigh Hills" is referred to as the "Raleigh Hills neighborhood"
but it is not an official neighborhood. Rather it is an shopping
area (plus other commercial enterprises) along SW Beaverton-Hillsdale
Highway (Route 10) and SW Scholls Ferry Road (Route 210). Two
other southwest areas that Portlanders seem to think are Portland neighborhoods
- Garden Home and West Slope - are actually in Washington County.
Walking in Southwest Portland Neighborhoods
Walk Score ranks 2,508 neighborhoods in the largest 40 U.S. cities
to help you find a walkable place to live. The top 7 neighborhoods
in Portland are Walkers' Paradises. 45% of Portland residents have a
Walk Score of 70 or above. 83% have a Walk Score of at least 50—and
17% live in Car-Dependent neighborhoods. We have created a Walk
Score for each of the neighborhood profiles below. Please note that
we use an address in the center of each neighborhood to determine the
Walk Score. Scores will vary in a neighborhood depending upon
the address.
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Historic South Portland This 4.7-mile walk explores historic
South Portland, site of immigrant Jewish and Italian communities
in the early 1900s, and then loops back along the Willamette River
Greenway Trail and into the evolving South Waterfront District.
Along the way are parks, beautiful 19th century homes, quiet streets,
and vies of Ross Island.
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The
SW
Trails Group is a committee of Southwest Neighborhoods Inc that
uses volunteer efforts to make trail improvements, lead walks, work
with Safe Routes to School, plan and advocate for pedestrian and
bicycle safety and other improvements in SW Portland Their
walks are the second Saturday of each month, meet at 9 a.m. sharp
under the Hillsdale Oak, behind the Dance Studio at SW Sunset Blvd
and SW Capitol Highway near the concrete bleachers of the Wilson
football field.
Portland Monthly Magazine Neighborhood Guide
The
Portland
Monthly magazine features neighborhoods in their April issue every
year. It has a ton of information about neighborhoods to include their
pick of the 20 best neighborhoods for the year.
To help those in the housing market, the magazine combines
all the data from approximately 120 neighborhoods and communities in
the Portland metro area in one easy-to-read document. Include
in the document are housing prices, school ratings, demographics, crime
statistics, parks, commuting information, and services. Click
here (PDF format) to download the document.
Search for Homes in Southwest
Portland
To
search for homes in Southwest Portland, go to
Search Southwest Portland You can use over 100 search parameters
and then select a specific area off a community map by drawing a box
around that area. alternatively, you can just specify the criteria and
obtain all the current listings in southwest Portland.
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Bridlemile
Neighborhood
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Bridlemile Boundaries
West: SW Scholls Ferry Road.
South: Beaverton-Hillsdale Highway.
East: SW Dosch Road.
North: SW Patton Road.
Maps of the
Bridlemile Neighborhood

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Bridlemile
Google Maps
Bridlemile

Google Earth
Latitude/longitude of the Bridlemile
neighborhood is
45 29 34 N, 122 43 38 W
Open Google Earth and use the location:
"45 29 34 N, 122 43 38 W" (copy and paste it into the "Fly To" tab)
and you will fly to the Bridlemile neighborhood.
If you do not have Google Earth, you
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About the
Bridlemile Neighborhood


The Bridlemile
Elementary school grounds, because of the large size, function as a
neighborhood gathering place. It has two baseball diamonds which
serve as an extension of Hamilton Park, a 10-acre park with greenspace
and a renovated play structure.

Looking for
space? This 3-bedroom/2-bath home in Bridlemile home sits on a
1/3 acre. It was listed for $449,000.
Bridlemile Walk Score
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Bridlemile
This
is a neighborhood of "Can Do" people, so if "involvement" is your motivation,
you will fit right in.
A few years ago, some of the Bridlemile
neighborhood residents got concerned about their environment and formed
Bridlemile Creek Stewards. The Stewards have successfully
initiated and carried out a number of restoration projects beginning
in October, 1998. They have cleared over four acres, including
more than 2000 feet of stream bank, and saved over 200 trees from ivy
infestations. They planted over 7,700 native plants, installed erosion
control and held four annual Southwest Portland Neighborhood Stream
Festivals in 1999-2002.
Because of the success of these projects,
they received a Community Service award from
SOLV and were nominated
for the Tualatin Riverkeepers Green Heron Award in 2000, 2001, 2002
and 2003.
Bridlemile
Elementary
The Bridlemile neighborhood has one
of the best elementary schools in the Portland District as judged by
their annual report card. The
Bridlemile Elementary School has consistently received an "Exceptional"
rating on the Oregon Report card rating system.
The school grounds, because of the
large size, function as a neighborhood gathering place. It has
two baseball diamonds which serve as an extension of Hamilton Park,
a 10-acre park with greenspace and a renovated play structure.
Origin
of Name
Jack and
Ruth Powell were early land owners of the area. Ruth Powell explained
that in 1947 her husband, Jack, was looking for property in Portland
with enough acreage to build a home and garden. They planned to
develop the property and needed a name for it. One night, before
they moved to the area, Ruth Powell was brushing her teeth and thinking
about the land. She thought, "Bridlemile, that is it."
More About
Bridlemile
Neighborhood
Association Web Site
Bridlemile
has one of the best (if not the best) neighborhood Web sites in the
Portland community.
Location Southwest of downtown. Close enough to downtown
but still out of the traffic and noise.
1Drive
Time to Downtown 12-13 minutes.
Topography Gentle rolling hills all in a wooded setting.
Sidewalks and Streets It's easy to get lost in Bridlemile
as the winding streets often lead to dead-ends. Very few sidewalks.
2005 Livability Study 97% of the
Bridlemile residents rated their neighborhood "good" or "very good."
See
Livability Study.
Public Transportation Bridlemile does not have access
to MAX light rail or the streetcar line. It does have five bus
routes in the neighborhood. See
TriMet
for schedules.
22000
Demographics Population: 5,698. Area size: 955
acres. Average population density: 6 persons per acre. Number
of households: 3,397. Percent of home owners: 68. Percent
of renters: 32. Diversity: 12% non-Caucasian.
3Crime
Stats for 2007 Fiour violent crimes, 8 residential burglaries,
and 21 auto thefts. Total crimes per 1,000 people was 14.
4Shopping
and Services Number of supermarkets: 1. Number of health
clubs: 1.
Two large supermarkets exist on the south border of the neighborhood
on the Beaverton-Hillsdale Highway: Safeway and Albertsons. The
road is a busy one with numerous commercial establishments along it.
You can get your car service, hair cut, and meet with your realtor if
it is a Windermere agent working out of the Raleigh Hills office.
Eating Out The Beaverton-Hillsdale Highway has a
couple fast food places and also two note worthy restaurants.
One is the Pepper Tree Thai. An Irish pub sits in the far southwest
corner of the neighborhood.
Walking Score Most of the addresses in Bridlemile have
a score in the 40s (not walkable) as recorded by
Walk Score.
Parks The neighborhood has two parks within its boundaries.
They also have two
undeveloped parks.
Albert Kelly is a 12-acre park that has paths for hikers and runners
along with a soccer field and playground. In 2003, thanks to the
efforts of the Bridlemile Creek Stewards, cleared out the blackberries,
ivy and holly from the creek area in the northeast area of the park,
and replace them with more appropriate native trees and shrubbery. They
planted of hundreds of seedlings to include ponderosa pine, Douglas
fir, grand fir, western hemlock, white alder, Oregon white oak and pacific
willow. In addition, several varieties of roses, Oregon grape, flowering
currants, a Chilean strawberry and other shrubs were planted along the
banks of the creek.
Hamilton Park (10 acres) has paths, a soccer field, a softball
field, and a tennis court.
Public Library The neighborhood does not have a public
library - the closest one is the
Hillsdale
Library.
Who Lives in Bridlemile Active people who want to contribute
to their community.
Autos in the Neighborhood I would venture to say that this
community has more small cars (including hybrids) per capita than any
other neighborhoods in Portland (maybe even in the entire country).
Schools Elementary schoo:
Bridlemile
Elementary. Middle school:
West Sylvan Middle. High school:
Lincoln High School.
School Report Card Grades Elementary school: A. Middle
schools: A/B. High school: A. Click
heree for report card details.
5Bridlemile 2007 Home Prices
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Average price for homes sold in the
Bridlemile neighborhood in 2007: $554,820.
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Median price for homes sold in the Bridlemile
neighborhood in 2007: $500,000.
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2007 price appreciation in the Bridlemile neighborhood:
5%.
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5-year price appreciation in the Bridlemile neighborhood:
49%.
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2007 metro area home prices: The average
price was $342,900 (6.3% appreciation from 2006) and the median
price was $290,000 (7.2% appreciation from 2006).
Please be aware that the above figures are subject
to error and are intended as guidelines only.
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Corbett-Terwilliger-Lair
Hill
Long and narrow -- four-miles long along the west
bank of the Willamette River -- is the Corbett-Terwilliger-Lair Hill
neighborhood located directly south of downtown Portland. Part of the
neighborhood along the river is referred to as John's Landing.
When urban renewal encroached
on the north end of this older neighborhood, a backlash resulted in
establishment of the South Portland/Lair Hill Historic Conservation
District, the first protected historic district in Portland.
Nearby features include
segments of the Willamette River Greenway Trail and the adjacent Willamette
Butterfly Park, and the historic Lair Hill neighborhood.
The area's riverfront
is converting from heavy industry to residential development at a density
that is expected to double the neighborhood's population. Already offices
and health facilities employing several thousand have located along
the river.
South Waterfront
The South Waterfront area
is part of the Corbett-Terwilliger-Lair Hill neighborhood. This includes
the OHSU Wellness Center along with the Meriwether, John Ross, and Atwater
condos.
Origin of Name
The neighborhoods of Corbett,
Terwilliger, Lair Hill combined to form this neighborhood. Senator
Henry Winslow Corbett was one of Oregon's prominent pioneer citizens
and for many years a resident of Portland. Terwil was a station
on the Oregon Electric Railway and served the Terwilliger Park subdivision.
William Lair Hill was a distinguished lawyer, author, and versatile
writer who moved to Oregon in his youth during the early 1850s.
He became one of the nation's great constitutional lawyers.
More About Corbett-Terwilliger-Lair
Hill
Neighborhood Association
Web Site Corbett-Terwilliger-Lair
Hill. The site also represents South Waterfront, Corbett,
Johns Landing, and Fulton neighborhoods. The Web site has a
walking
tour of the Lair Hill neighborhood to include a map and suggested
homes to view.
Location Directly south of downtown along the Willamette
River.
1Drive
Time to Downtown About 10-11 minutes.
Topography Generally flat with a few hills. Mature trees.
Sidewalks and Streets Grid pattern of streets with blocks
that are very long or short. Most of the neighborhood has sidewalks
- the exception being those closer to the river.
2005 Livability Study 91.3% of the
Corbett-Terwilliger-Lair Hill residents rated their neighborhood "good"
or "very good." See
Livability Study.
Public Transportation
TriMet has over
20 bus routes through the neighborhood. No MAX light rail or streetcar
line. Check back in a few years (when the gas price hits $4-$5
a gallon) and you may find that the streetcar line has been extended
into the neighborhood.
2Demographics
Population: 5,079. Area size: 1,069 acres. Average population
density: 4 persons per acre. Number of households: 2,904. Percent
of home owners: 42. Percent of renters: 58. Diversity: 11.5% non-Caucasian.
3Crime Stats for
2007 18 violent crimes, 20 residential burglaries, 109 auto
thefts. Total crimes per 1,000 people was 99.
4Shopping and Services
number of supermarkets: 1. number of hardware stores: 0. number
of coffee shops: 2.
Zupans, one of
Portland locally owned food markets is located at 7221 SW Macadam
Avenue.
Eating Out Stores and restaurants from one end of the neighborhood
to the other on SW Macadam Avenue. It's about a ten minute drive
to the Sellwood area in southeast Portland where you can find even more
choices.
Walking Score Most of the addresses in have
scores in the high 50s (some walkable locations) and 60s as recorded
by Walk Score.
Parks The neighborhood has two parks within its boundaries.
Willamette Park is located at the south end of the neighborhood
along the Willamette River. The attractions are a boat dock/boat
ramp, dog off-leash area, soccer field, and a tennis court.
Lair Hill Park (3.24 acres and located at the north end of the neighborhood)
is one of Portland's smallest parks and it includes a play area, paths,
picnic tables, playground, tennis court, and a wading pool.
Public Library It's about a ten minute drive to the Sellwood-Moreland
branch or you can head downtown to the main one - see
Multnomah County
Central Library.
Who Lives in Corbett-Terwilliger-Lair Hill Well over half
of the residents possess a college degree. This means lots of white
collar professionals, young married couples and singles. They run, visit
the health club, and eat at the numerous restaurants on Macadam Avenue.
Autos in the Neighborhoods Loads of practical foreign cars,
Subaru Outbacks, and a couple pickups and SUVs. No Caddies or
Lincolns.
Schools Elementary school:
Capitol Hill. Middle school:
Jackson Middle School. High school:
Wilson High School.
School Report Card Grades Elementary schools: A/B/C.
Middle schools: A/B. High school: A/B/D. Click
here for report card details.
5 Corbett-Terwilliger-Lair
Hill 2007
Home Prices
Average price for homes sold in the Corbett-Terwilliger-Lair
Hill neighborhood in 2007: $411,001.
Median price for homes
sold in the Corbett-Terwilliger-Lair Hill neighborhood in 2007:
$349,000.
2007 price appreciation
in the Corbett-Terwilliger-Lair Hill neighborhood: -13%.
5-year price appreciation
in the Corbett-Terwilliger-Lair Hill neighborhood: 70%.
2007 metro area home
prices: The average price was $342,900 (6.3% appreciation
from 2006) and the median price was $290,000 (7.2% appreciation
from 2006).
Please
be aware that the above figures are subject to error and are intended
as guidelines only.
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Corbett-Terwilliger-Lair Hill Boundaries
The neighborhood is a long, varied strip south of downtown, roughly
from the Marquam to Sellwood bridges and from Barbur Boulevard (west
boundary) to the Willamette river (east boundary).
Maps of thee
Corbett-Terwilliger-Lair Hill Neighborhood

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Hill Boundaries
Corbett-Terwilliger-Lair
Hill
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Corbett-Terwilliger-Lair Hill
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Corbett-Terwilliger-Lair Hill Neighborhood


Willamette Park is located at the south end of the neighborhood
along the Willamette River.
The attractions are a boat dock/boat ramp, dog off-leash area, soccer
field, and a tennis court.
Corbett-Terwilliger-Lair Hill
Walk Score
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Hillsdale Neighborhood
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Hillsdale Boundaries
West: Dosch Road and S.W. 30th Avenue.
South: Vermont Street to Bertha Blvd.
to Barbur Blvd.
East: Slavin Road and Barbur Blvd.
North: Sunset Blvd. to the base of the West Hills.
Maps of the
Hillsdale Neighborhood
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Hillsdale
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Hillsdale Neighborhood


This cow (sometimes in a
pink tutu) is occasionally seen enjoying the community. The cow
keeps moving around community spots.

The
Hillsdale
Library

One of the most successful
Farmers
Markets in the metro area is located in the Hillsdale neighborhood.
It is open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sundays.
Hillsdale Walk Score
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Hillsdale
Travel
down I-5 south for 3.5 miles from downtown and the area off to the west
is Hillsdale.
Driving through the neighborhood, you will note
many shops, pubs, restaurants and coffee houses. With the close proximity
of schools, parks, a
library,
and a shopping center, many families find this neighborhood a mix of
suburbia yet very close to downtown.
History
In the 1880's, Hillsdale was settled by German,
Swiss and Italian immigrants. These new settlers cleared the forests
and operated dairies and vegetable farms to supply food for the growing
city of Portland.
In the 1890's, Southern Pacific Railroad built a
line from Portland to Forest Grove, running along present day Barbur
Boulevard, to what is now known as Bertha Boulevard. The Hillsdale stop
was named the Bertha Station after the wife of one of the Southern Pacific
officials.
In 1912, the Terwilliger Boulevard opened. In 1950,
Fred Meyer built a large supermarket on Barbur Boulevard at Bertha Boulevard.
In 1954, a 54 acre parcel was developed called the Wilson Park housing
development. In 1956, Wilson High School and Wilson Park Elementary
School were built on the former Fulton Park Dairy site.
In 1993, the Hillsdale Vision Group was formed to
discuss ways to improve Hillsdale. Hillsdale was nominated to become
a Town Center under Metro's Region 2040 plan. In 1997, the Portland
City Council approved the Hillsdale Town Center Plan. The project made
Hillsdale consumer and pedestrian friendly..
Hillsdale Farmers' Market
The
Hillsdale
Farmers' Market is the only year round farmers market in the Portland
metro area. attendance at the market is often over 3,000 people each
Sunday. The winter schedule is every other week from November to April.
The Hillsdale Farmers Market is held in the parking lot between Rieke
Elementary and Wilson High School where there is parking for several
hundred cars.
Origin of Name
The name has been in used since early pioneer days.
Hill is from the old Anglo-Saxon hyl and Norse holl.
Dale means a small valley.
More About Hillsdale
Neighborhood Association Web Site
Hillsdale.
Location About 3.5 miles south on I-5 and then west.
1Drive
Time to Downtown About ten minutes.
Topography Moderate rolling hills and wooded.
Streets and Sidewalks Up and down and then around!
Find a street running true north/south or east/west and your compass
will probably get so excited it will jump out of your hands. Sidewalks
are limited.
2005 Livability Study 96.8% of
the Hillsdale residents rated their neighborhood "good" or "very good."
See
Livability Study.
Public Transportation
TriMet has at least
a dozen bus routes in the neighborhood most of which are Express Routes
on I-5 (east boundary of neighborhood). Hillsdale does not have
a MAX light rail line or streetcar line.
22000
Demographics Population: 7,436. Area size: 1,285 acres.
Average population density: 5 persons per acre. Number of households:
3,397. Percent of home owners: 65. Percent of renters: 35.
Diversity: 10.1% non-Caucasian.
3Crime
Stats for 2007 12 violent crimes, 19 residential burglaries,
and 74 auto thefts. Total crimes per 1,000 people was 40.
4Shopping
and Services Number of supermarkets: 2. Number of health
clubs: 1. Number of coffee shops: 2. Is it a mall or village
center? Located at 6000's SW Capitol Highway are numerous small
shops and eating places. You'll find a good variety of shops that you
need in the shopping area to include a bakery, food store (co-op), bagel
shop, bank, hardware store, and of course a Starbuck's.
Eating Out Located at 6000's SW Capitol Highway
are numerous small shops and eating places. You will find every
kind of store that you need in the shopping area to include a bakery,
bagel shop, and a Starbuck's. The Capitol Coffee House and Bistro
at 6446 SW Capitol Highway offers not only an interesting decor (once
a train depot and then coffee shop with a cigar store) with old-fashioned
fixtures and outdoor seating but interesting food (Franco-Cuban-Cascadian).
Walking Score Most of the residents in hillsdale
must have a car as scores in the 50s (some walkable locations) as recorded
by Walk Score.
Residents closer to the Hillsdale Village Center have scores in the
high 60s and low 70s.
Parks George Himes is a 35 acre park located in the southeast
corner of the neighborhood that is just for hikers and runners. Long
and narrow, the 103-acre
Southwest Terwilliger Boulevard Park follows the meandering SW Terwilliger
Boulevard and it is a favorite for bikers, hikers, and runners.
Hillsdale Park is located at
SW 27th Avenue and Beaverton Highway. The 5.17 acre park offers
a dog off-leash area and picnic tables. The 1.13 acre
DeWitt Park is for parents with small ones as it only has a playground
and picnic tables.
Stephens Creek (3.38 acres) is part of the Willamette watershed,
one of three major watersheds in southwest Portland. About a quarter
mile to the southwest of Hillsdale lies the 90 acre
Gabriel Park in the Multnomah neighborhood.
Public Library The
Hillsdale
Library was awarded leed™ (leadership in energy and environmental
design) gold certification as a "green building" in 2004, the year the
southwest portland library reopened in its new location. the library
boasts a large collection of books as well as audio and visual materials.
Community Centers The
Mittleman Jewish
Community Center is located at 6652 SW Capitol Highway. Next
door in the Multnomah neighborhood you will find the
Southwest Community Center (swimming, exercise classes, etc.) located
in the 90 acre
Gabriel Park. The
Fulton Community Center is located just across the Hillsdale west
boundary and includes a basketball court, kitchen, meeting room, party
room, and a stage.
Who Lives in Hillsdale People who want to live on the edge
- a bit of suburbia yet close to downtown.
Autos in the Neighborhood Small cars and big cars, just
about everything they make can be seen in Hillsdale.
Schools Elementary: Rieke Elementary and Capitol
Hill Elementary. Middle school:
Gray Middle. High school:
Wilson High Schooll.
School Report Card Grades Elementary schools: A/B. Middle
schools: A/B. High schools: A/D. Click
here for report card details.
5Hillsdale
2007 Home Prices
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Average price for homes sold in the
Hillsdale neighborhood in 2007: $430,808.
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Median price for homes sold in the Hillsdale neighborhood
in 2006: $388,000.
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2007 price appreciation in the Hillsdale neighborhood:
18.
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5-year price appreciation in the Hillsdale neighborhood:
46%.
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2007 metro area home prices: The average
price was $342,900 (6.3% appreciation from 2006) and the median
price was $290,000 (7.2% appreciation from 2006).
Please be aware that the above figures are subject
to error and are intended as guidelines only.
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Multnomah
In 1908 the Oregon
Electric Railway stopped here on it's way from Portland to Salem.
Now Multnomah Village is a special Portland neighborhood with a small
town feeling. The Village has maintained an atmosphere of good
service with imaginative establishments. Over 100 different businesses
and community services, you will find antique stores, galleries, gift
and specialty shops, distinctive restaurants and much more. There
is something for every mood, every preference, every individual.
B. Woodward laid out the land around Multnomah in
1902, naming north-south streets after states and east-west streets
after trees.
Attractions are the convenient access to the
Multnomah Arts Center (learn to paint, draw, dance, sing, play an
instrument, etc.) and the
Southwest Community Center (swimming, exercise classes, etc.) located
in the 90 acre
Gabriel Park.
A good source of information about the neighborhoods
is the
Multnomah Village Post, the local weekly newspaper.
More About Multnomah
Neighborhood Association
Web site
Multnomah.
Location About four miles south on I-5 and where the freeway
jogs to the southwest - Multnomah is just to the west.
1Drive
Time to Downtown 15 minutes.
Topography Moderate rolling hills and wooded.
Streets and Sidewalks Winding streets along with some grid
patterns. Some of the blocks have sidewalks.
2005 Livability Study 94.1% of the Multnomah residents
rated their neighborhood "good" or "very good." See
Livability Study.
Public Transportation
TriMet has about
ten bus routes. The neighborhood does not have access to MAX light rail
or the streetcar line.
22000
Demographics Population: 6,625. Area size: 924 acres.
Average population density: 7 persons per acre. Number of households:
3,196. Percent of home owners: 47. Percent of renters: 53.
Diversity: 16.6% non-Caucasian.
3Crime
Stats for 2007 13 violent crimes, 20 residential burglaries,
and 47 auto thefts. Total crimes per 1,000 people was 31.
4Shopping
and Services Number of supermarkets: 1. Number of health
clubs: 2. Number of coffee shops: 4.
The Village Center - main street and side streets - is like living
in a small town. The village has numerous small shops and eating places.
If you're a reader, visit
Annie Bloom's Books
- comfy armchairs, a house cat, and a complimentary cup of tea make
you feel at home. Lacking is a food market but just head over the next
neighborhood, Hillsdale, to pick up some groceries.
Eating Out Any local will point in the direction
of Marco's Cafe and Espresso Bar. Another favorite is the Lucky Labrador
Public House and O'Connors. Pub. The Fat City Cafe's walls are
adorned with interesting pieces of history
Walking Score Living close to the village center will get
you a score in the 70s (very walkable) but many parts of Multnomah are
not walkable. Visit the
Walk Score Web
site.
Cars in the Neighborhood Small cars - Subarus are common.
Parks The 90-acre
Gabriel Park has something for everyone: play ground, tennis
courts, off-lease dog area, trails, and large fields for soccer and
baseball/software. In a corner of the park is the
Southwest Community Center. It includes a basketball
court, fitness room, gymnasium, kitchen, meeting room, party room, indoor
swimming pool, and weight room.
Public Library The closest library is a short drive to
the east - the
Hillsdale
Library.
Who Lives in Multnomah People who enjoy a sense of community
with a range of housing (single family, townhomes, a few apartments).
Schools Elementary schools:
Rieke Elementary and
Maplewood Elementary. Middle school:
Gray Middle. High school:
Wilson High School.
School Report Card Grades Elementary schools: A/B. Middle
schools: A/B. High school: D. Click
heree for report card details.
5Multnomah
2007 Home Prices
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Average
price for homes sold in the Multnomah neighborhood in 2007: $327,077.
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Median price for homes
sold in the Multnomah neighborhood in 2007: $326,000.
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2007 price appreciation
in the Multnomah neighborhood: 14%.
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5-year price appreciation
in the Multnomah neighborhood: 52%.
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2007 metro area home
prices: The average price was $342,900 (6.3% appreciation
from 2006) and the median price was $290,000 (7.2% appreciation
from 2006).
Please
be aware that the above figures are subject to error and are intended
as guidelines only.
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North: Southwest Vermont
South: I-5
East: 46th-Capitol Highway
West: Southwest 45th
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Southwest Community Center

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preschool room.
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Sylvan-Highlands Neighborhood
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Sylvan Highland Boundaries
U.S. 26 forms the south boundary
for the neighborhood, with Southwest Burnside Road marking the north
end. The Oregon Zoo is the east edge and the Washington County line
is the west.
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Sylvan-Highlands Walk Score
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Sylvan-Highland
This
heavy wooded area just west of downtown has narrow winding streets with
an absent of sidewalks. Its attraction is the quick drive to downtown
and its closeness to the Zoo and Hoyt Arboretum trails.
Many of the houses that now face Highway 26 are
from the 1930s and 1940s, when houses were built along the south edge
of the neighborhood near the Portland Racquet Club. The rest of the
neighborhood sprang up in the 1950s, '60s and '70s.
The neighborhood association supported
the tunnel for light rail, which could have run above ground through
the residential area. Residents also expressed concerns when the Oregon
Department of Transportation began to redesign the U.S. 26 highway between
Sylvan and Camelot Court, including a new overpass bridge. The overpass
project now has a bridge with stanchions at each end that read 'Sylvan'
on a background of trees. The design that came from the neighborhood.
Most homes in Sylvan-Highlands are
owner occupied. An apartment complex is at the south end of the neighborhood
near the business district.
Home Styles
You will find some older homes along
with 50s - 60s homes which is the predominant style.
Proximity to the Oregon
Zoo and Hoyt Arboretum along with the closeness to downtown.
Origin of Name
The word 'sylvan'
is derived from Silvanus, the Roman deity of the woods. The name seems
appropriate for an area that is more like a forest than an urban neighborhood.
More About Sylvan-Highlands
Neighborhood Association Web site
Sylvan-Highlands.
Location Take West Burnside out of downtown and when you approach
Skyline Boulevard, look to your left.
1Drive
Time to Downtown About ten minutes - more if you're traveling
West Burnside during rush hour.
Topography Moderate rolling hills, very wooded, winding roads.
Very few homes have views. Streets and Sidewalks Not a
straight street in the neighborhood and no sidewalks.
2005 Livability Study 96.3% of
the Sylvan-Highlands residents rated their neighborhood "good" or "very
good." The survey data for this neighborhood was combined with
Forest Park and Northwest Heights. See
Livability Study.
Public Transportation TriMet
No. 20 goes up Burnside Road, and Nos. 58 and 63 go to the Sylvan overpass.
A MAX light rail stop at the Oregon Zoo is within walking distance for
residents living on the east side of the neighborhood. Metro (regional
government in charge of the Zoo) does not allow commuter parking in
their Zoo lots.
22000
Demographics Population: 1,205. Area size: 538 acres.
Average population density: two persons per acre. Number of households:
496. Percent of home owners: 87. Diversity: 5.9% non-Caucasian.
3Crime
Stats for 2007 One violent crimes, 5 residential burglaries,
and 22 auto theft. Total crimes per 1,000 people was 32.
4Shopping
and Services This neighborhood has a few commercial
establishments on SW Skyline Boulevard. You will find a convenience
store, cleaners, a couple of gas stations, and a pizza take-out.
It is an easy 7-8 minute drive to the Northwest District where you will
find all kinds of shopping.
Eating Out Pizzicato, a well-regarded pizza take-out
is located at the intersection of Highway 26 and SW Skyline Boulevard.
Residents are minutes from restaurants in Northwest District and downtown.
Walking Score Most of the addresses have a walking
score in the 40s (not walkable) as recorded by
Walk Score.
Parks
Washington Park (130 acres) includes the International Rose Garden.
The park includes restrooms, gift shop, picnic site/picnic tables, playground,
soccer field, stage, tennis courts, trails, and a splendid vista point
overlooking the city and Cascade Range. The Rose Garden is frequently
used as a wedding site. The
Japanese Garden
is just across the street from the Rose Garden.
Hoyt Arboretum (122 acres) offers ten miles of walking trails and
adjoins Washington Park.
Public Library You have to go downtown to the
Multnomah County
Central Library or to the Northwest District branch located at 2300
NW Thurman Street.
Who Lives in Sylvan-Highlands With its proximity
to downtown, the Sunset Highway, freeways and the light-rail line, Sylvan
Highlands has attracted a diverse group of residents. Former Governor
Tom McCall lived in the neighborhood when he worked for The Oregonian
and Channel 8, and former Gov. John Kitzhaber used to resided in Sylvan-Highlands.
Cars in the Neighborhood SUVs, luxury autos, and a few
vans (soccer moms).
Schools Elementary school: Ainsworth and
Chapman. Middle school:
West Sylvan Middle School. High schools: Lincoln High School.
School Report Card Grades Elementary schools: A/B. Middle
school: A. High school: A. Click
here for report card details.
5Sylvan-Highlands 2007
Home Prices
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Average price for homes sold in the
Sylvan-Highlands neighborhood in 2007: $703,994.
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Median price for homes sold in the Sylvan-Highlands
neighborhood in 2007: $585,000.
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2007 price appreciation in the Sylvan-Highlands
neighborhood: 126%.
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5-year price appreciation in the Sylvan-Highlands
neighborhood: 70%.
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2007 metro area home prices: The average
price was $342,900 (6.3% appreciation from 2006) and the median
price was $290,000 (7.2% appreciation from 2006).
Please be aware that the above figures are subject
to error and are intended as guidelines only.
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1Drive
Time to Downtown Estimated commuting time obtained from Yahoo
Maps and Google Maps. Drive time was calculated from a central
intersection in each neighborhood to Pioneer Courthouse Square during
the morning peak commute time.
2Demographics Data
Numbers were
obtained from Census 2000 and
www.portlandmaps.com.
3Crime Statistics Numbers on crime
represent total crimes for 2007 and were obtained from county sheriff
departments and the Oregon State Police. Violent crimes are defined
as murder, rape, and aggravated assault.
4Shopping
and Services Numbers were determined from local directory
listings and county/municipal library systems.
5Real
Estate Values Data on real estate values provided by Graphical
Data, Homequest, and RMLS™.
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