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31-foot-tall statue of Paul Bunyan greets visitors to North Portland.
It was created in 1959 to mark Oregon's centennial and was recognized
as a "well-crafted example of roadside architecture" according to the
National Register of Historical Places. The Paul Bunyan statue is Oregon's
only roadside architecture in the register. The statue was commissioned
by the Kenton Businessman's Club to greet the millions of visitors to
the Centennial Exposition, set up at the current-day Expo Center in
North Portland at a time when Interstate Avenue was the main gateway
to Portland.
Many people regard the neighborhoods of north Portland
as the area of opportunity. If you review appreciation in the Portland
metro area the last few years, you will find that North Portland
has been at or near the top for the last few years.
In 2002, the average price of a home in North Portland
was $146,300 and by 2008 the average price has increased to $266,100.
In 2001 North Portland had the highest home value appreciation
in the Portland metro area as well as the lowest average price within
the city. The average home price for North Portland was $134,100
(average home price in the metro areas was $201,000) and the appreciation
was 7.3 percent over the year 2000.
The
Interstate MAX Yellow
Line, a 5.8-mile segment, has sparked even more interest in the
North. The MAX Yellow Line connects the Expo Center in North Portland
with downtown and the rest of the transit system. It opened in the Spring
of 2004.
Sentinel for North Portland Community News Coverage
The
Portland Sentinel
does an excellent job of covering the news for the North Portland neighborhoods
as well as those Northeast Portland neighborhoods along the boundary
between the two areas such as Concordia, Eliot, King and Piedmont.
North Portland Tool Library
The
North
Portland Tool Library (NPTL) is a community resource that loans
a wide variety of tools to community members free of charge. The Tool
Library benefits North Portland residents by reducing the costs of maintaining
and improving their homes, building community, and sustaining diverse,
livable neighborhoods. Registration with the Library is free to residents
of North Portland. The Library is located in the basement of the
historic Kenton Firehouse at 2209 N. Schofield.
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 and communities
to include their pick of the "best" for the year.
To help those in the housing market, the magazine combines
data from Portland neighborhoods and suburban communities online.
Include in the document are housing prices, school ratings, demographics,
crime statistics, parks, commuting information, and services. Click
here to view the report.
Walking in North Portland Neighborhoods
Take this 4.5 mile walk and discover wildlife in Portland's backyard
along the North Columbia Slough. Keep your eye out for eagles,
ducks, herons and cormorants. Wander through the park at the
Treatment Plant which features great wildlife related art and travel
along the great new sidewalk on N. Columbia Boulevard. One trailhead
is a half mile walk from either Kenton or or Delta Park stations.
Click
here for the walk guide.
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.
Transit Score
provides a 0-100 rating indicating how well an address is served by
public transportation. Ratings range from "Rider's Paradises" to areas
with limited or no nearby public transportation.
North Portland Dreams of its Own River Trail System
 A
group of North Portland advocates hopes that one day a riverfront trail
will stretch between St. Johns, or points north, to the Vera Katz Eastbank
Esplanade and the Steel Bridge. It's tempting for Greenway advocates
to make the dreamlike comparisons because the Springwater Corridor has
provided such a boost to the Sellwood area. The Greenway is indeed just
a dream for now, though it does have a Web site,
www.npgreenway.org,
and a handful of reports and studies supporting its creation. Advocate
estimate that it will take 10 years for the Greenway to receive funding
and be fully constructed. It could provide a safe alternative for bicyclists
seeking a route from the St. Johns, Portsmouth, Overlook, Bridgeton,
Arbor Lodge and University Park neighborhoods and avoid existing bike
lanes on treacherous roads.
Search for Homes in North
Portland
 To
search for homes in North Portland, go to
Search North 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 North Portland. You can also
search by a specific
neighborhood.
North Portland Neighborhoods
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