Portland is a PR machine for light rail & streetcar

Here are Some Facts About Portland          

Housing

Cost Of Housing

Why Many Portlanders Can't afford a house

Planning Caused the Housing Bubble

Portland’s planning has doubled the cost of housing

Cost of Housing Comparisons    

Why California is more unaffordable than Oregon (pdf)

House Price Index

National City Housing Price Report (pdf)   local

Cost of High Density Construction

Affordable Living for the Middle-Income (Glaeser)

97213 - one of 10 most overpriced zip codes (Forbes)

UW study: Rules add $200,000 to Seattle house price