Vancouver, Washington

Automatic-Arm-532
1y ago
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I grew up in Vancouver WA and loved it. As a teenager it had a decent enough bus system that my friends and I could go to each other's houses, meet up downtown , the skatepark, or anywhere else we wanted to go without having to ask our parents for a ride. There's also a bus downtown that goes to downtown Portland and you can connect to the light rail from it, so after school and weekends I was in Portland alot. Vancouver has nice parks, a cool historic downtown, a good library system and easy accessibility to everything Portland had to offer.

superm0bile
2y ago
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Uptown Village
Grew up in Vancouver and lived in the Bay for a couple years before settling back down here.

We moved back because we wanted to buy a place, have decent schools, and not live two hours away from the core metro area. It’s far safer than pretty much anywhere outside of rich Bay Area enclaves.

Yes, we do still have property crime. Yes, there are some unhoused. You have to move off the west coast completely to not deal with that.

If you like walkability, bikability and transit friendly places, there are definitely some great options toward downtown. Wish I could bottle up Bay weather and bring it here, especially in winter, but that’s pretty much the only thing I miss.

RaeMasterHomes
2y ago
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I moved here from Southern California for a more down to earth lifestyle (coming from Newport Beach), lower cost of living (making homeownership achievable), tolerance of a greater variety of lifestyles, and just to be surrounded by more green and nature. I can say I achieved all of that and haven’t looked back. It was so easy to make great friends up here (even during the pandemic!) I love all the seasons, even when it feels like winter is running a little long come May… I love the vicinity to Portland but also have a super soft spot in my heart for many restaurants, bars and breweries right here in Vancouver. Everyone has been super friendly, took a little while to find my favorite things to do, but overall been a really positive experience. My partner is also from Ca and before we met he had lived in Portland. I got him to move across the bridge with me, and he had some reservations initially, but I’m pretty sure he’s been converted and loves living in Vancouver even more now!

grounds_
1y ago
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Here’s a post I wrote breaking down the area in reply to a similar question a while ago:

Here’s generally how I’d break things down.

Downtown/uptown: cute houses, lots of good bars, restaurants, and shops. Very walkable and bikeable. Little bit of a homeless issue.

Salmon Creek/Felida (and some parts of Hazel Dell): larger single family homes, nice quiet area, still plenty of stores and such, nice nature trails, but in general kiss walking to stores goodbye.

Central Vancouver: there can be some crime issues around Fourth Plain, but honestly I think this area is a little underrated. A lot of good restaurants, fairly walkable in places, and you can get anywhere by car quickly. The Vine on Fourth Plain and Mill Plain can take you right downtown.

East Vancouver/Orchards: very suburban and sprawling. Plenty of nice houses and all the chain stores you need to get by, but not my cup of tea personally.

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