Portland Jan 25, 2012 at 2:14 pm

"Portland vs. Brooklyn": Venn Diagram

Wm. Steven Humphrey
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Portland's rent is ever increasing and finding apts increasingly difficult. "Affordable" is a matter of opinion.
on January 25, 2012 at 2:18 PM Report this
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I may be one of the minority here old enough to remember some of the tiresome late-'70s-to-'80s "NY vs. LA" culture debates. Let's try and nip this in the bud before it turns into another one of those, OK?
What makes Portland more comparable to Brooklyn than to Seattle?
geyser on January 25, 2012 at 2:21 PM Report this
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YOU FORGOT TO INCLUDE SOME "AS A VEGAN" POLLING OPTIONS.
Graham on January 25, 2012 at 2:23 PM Report this
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thats it. going back to Detroit. After 15 years!
on January 25, 2012 at 2:38 PM Report this
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Where can I find this 'affordable' rent?
D on January 25, 2012 at 2:43 PM Report this
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I guess staring at someone else's navel and comparing is a good start for us.

By the way, does anyone else in town know a "creative person" who is close friends with no less than half a dozen "geniuses?" By last count, I calculate that we have around 17,000 geniuses in Portland. That should be on the diagram.
on January 25, 2012 at 3:28 PM Report this
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We're missing "multicultural" and/or "less rednecks" under Brooklyn.
da1m0n on January 25, 2012 at 3:47 PM Report this
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This poll is rigged! I tried to vote "disagree" (because, seriously, affordable rent? Sure relatively, but affordable only by $15/hr standards) and an error message came up
baileyy on January 25, 2012 at 3:48 PM Report this
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Error tabulating vote. 5494628, Wahhhh! Don't make fun of my friends in Brooklyn! My butt's sore!!. change: __general__: could not connect to remote database
on January 25, 2012 at 3:49 PM Report this
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Oh, Gus.
on January 25, 2012 at 3:50 PM Report this
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Rent hasn't been affordable in Portland in years. Who made this Venn?
sharktooth on January 25, 2012 at 4:14 PM Report this
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As a vegan, my rent is too damn high.
($8239f8h248cerfehjf23@&*@ebdjhb23f237OCDBO#BD*(# on January 25, 2012 at 4:52 PM Report this
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Why isn't Cheers listed under Boston?
ujfoyt on January 25, 2012 at 6:53 PM Report this
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According to the old loan underwriting rules affordable rent is 25% of monthly take home including utilities.

Rosy on January 26, 2012 at 11:38 AM Report this
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In a rather unscientific study on padmapper.com, I found that there are about 70 1 bedrooms/studios in Brooklyn, under $1000 from the last 3 days.

In Portland there are about 80.

So, uh, yeah...
on January 26, 2012 at 12:58 PM Report this
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@ 15 a one bedroom under 1000 is not what i would call affordable unless you make 40K plus a year or are a coke dealer. I agree with some of the other comments, here when did rent in Portland get "affordable" again? And shut up Vegans. No one cares.
on January 26, 2012 at 1:27 PM Report this
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I live in Brooklyn and if you want to live in a place that actually fits the diagram above: Vegans, Stumptown Coffee, etc. it would be very unlikely to find a one bedroom for under $1000, but if you do, be prepared for it to be 400sq ft or illegal. When you look at Padmapper.com, note that Brooklyn contains dozens of distinct neighborhoods and the more affordable apartments will not be in the hip (and safe) neighborhoods that the diagram represents.

There is a lot more to Brooklyn that non-New Yorkers don't know. For Example East New York (a neighborhood in BKLYN) has a population around 90,000. Over half the population lives below the poverty line and receives public assistance. I'm sure you could find cheap housing there.

My point, you're looking closer to $2000 a month for one bedroom if you want to actually live near what is represented in this diagram. Not to mention, it's rare to find a no-fee apartment and a broker's fee will run you about $3000.

on July 10, 2012 at 9:57 AM Report this

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