Southwest Portland
Find hillside homes with city views, modern condos, a jumping nightlife, and forested escapes in Southwest. There’s no way to exaggerate how much goes on in Southwest Portland. This is where the bridges have their birthday parties, the Timbers play, and the museum hosts art exhibitions. People fill fine dining, casual restaurants, and watering holes all year round. There are events at the Zoo, Pioneer Square – and everywhere. It’s all happening in Southwest PDX.
Southwest Portland
is known for…
Accessibility, the hub of Portland industry and entertainment, incredible hikes and natural beauty, the International Rose Test Garden, the Oregon Zoo, family fun, and year-round activities.
Find Your Lifestyle in the SW
Southwest Portland isn’t just downtown Portland. This area also has hills, parks, gardens, and the beautiful Willamette River waterfront. From lively industry to waterfront festivals to hillside hiking, you’ll find it all in SouthWest Portland!
When you live in Southwest, you can pick and choose your lifestyle preferences. This part of the city has a diverse geography and a vast range of activities available at the pump of a bike pedal. If your style is quiet suburbia, you’ll find your choice of hillside and forested homes. If you’d rather live in the heart of PDX, then set up your digs in a condo or classic Victorian downtown.
All roads lead to SouthWest Portland. You can get just about everywhere to and from Southwest through a quick bike ride, bus trip, MAX journey, or walk. Since you live here, you care about the environment – and living in the Southwest makes it easy to lower your carbon footprint.
North Portland is known for its idiosyncratic neighborhoods and its small-town feel. Each section of NoPo contains a mash-up of people, from townies with that Portland pride to more rural communities to artist’s retreats. North Portland definitely Keeps Portland Weird.
Even though downtown is part of SW, it’s not all constant go, go, go. There are tons of SW communities that host families, shady forests, and classic Portland homes. The historic Goose Hollow community is a great example: it’s near downtown, but it still maintains a cozy, neighborly feel. Then there are neighborhoods like Arlington Heights: a super quiet and prosperous section of SW. There’s space for every type of lifestyle in SW.
Downtown Portland is part of the original “Stumptown,” later named the “Pacific Metropolis.” Want to know more about Stumptown? Get the locals talking. You’ll hear funny anecdotes, ghost stories, and tall tales that have been passed on through the generations of proud Portlanders.
Every waterfront festival happens here. Then there’s The Portland Art Museum, Portland Farmer’s Market, and classic restaurants, food carts, and new eats throughout the city. In winter, a huge tree is lit up in Pioneer Square. And, for those of you who love to run or bike, there are marathons, fun runs, and bikeathons happening – rain or shine.