Mount Tabor is a lovely area of Portland with many nice older homes tucked into quiet neighborhood streets. Climb the hill up Mount Tabor and you'll have some stunning views with beautiful scenery and the Portland skyline off in the distance. There are some great local businesses that give Mt Tabor a lot of color and character.  A few standouts are The Albina Press coffee shop, The Sapphire Hotel and Por Que No?!. (PortlandNeighborhood.com)

The Portland rental market is ranked #4 in the country in terms of apartment rent growth, according to Axiometrics, Inc., a provider of data and analysis on the multi-family housing sector. Portland is also well known for its strong land-use planning and investment into public transportation.  Some of the larger Portland employers include Nike, Columbia Sportswear, Tektronix, Precision Castparts Corp. and Mentor Graphics Corp.