Moving from Houston to Portland?
- 1,834 mi Distance
- 4 days Drive time
- 2.5M Portland metro
- 144 Sun days/year
Things you'll want to know about your new city.
Bookmark this page — these are the icons of Portland, organized by what kind of day you're planning.
Outdoors & Recreation
- Portland Japanese Garden — 12 acres in Washington Park; widely ranked best outside Japan
- Forest Park — 5,200 acres of urban forest; 80 miles of trails
- Multnomah Falls (30 min east) — 620-ft waterfall; iconic Columbia Gorge view
- Lan Su Chinese Garden — Traditional Suzhou-style garden in Old Town/Chinatown
- Mount Hood (1 hr east) — 11,250-ft volcano; ski year-round at Timberline
Culture & Arts
- Powell's City of Books — Largest independent bookstore in world; full city block
- Portland Saturday Market — Year-round outdoor craft market under Burnside Bridge
- Pittock Mansion — 1914 mansion with city + Mount Hood views
- Pioneer Courthouse Square — 'Portland's Living Room' downtown
Family-Friendly
- Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) — Hands-on science; planetarium, submarine USS Blueback
Portland's essential restaurants.
The dining list every Portland resident knows by heart. Save the spots, work through them.
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Le Pigeon French-American Burnside
Gabriel Rucker; James Beard winner
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Pok Pok (variants) Northern Thai Multiple
Andy Ricker's Northern Thai cult favorite
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Coquine European bistro Mount Tabor
Brunch and dinner; James Beard nominated
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Beast Tasting menu King
Naomi Pomeroy's communal-table tasting
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Salt & Straw Ice cream Multiple
Cult ice cream; flavors like Pear & Blue Cheese
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Tasty n Sons Brunch/American Boise-Eliot
John Gorham's brunch institution
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Apizza Scholls Pizza Hawthorne
Cult NY-style pizza
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Pine State Biscuits Southern biscuits Multiple
Reggie deluxe biscuit sandwich
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Started in 2016 as a 3-item food cart by lifelong friends Robin and Jesse from Silverton, OR — now a Portland favorite
What daily life feels like in Portland.
Climate
Marine west coast. Mild, wet winters (35-50°F). Cool, dry summers (60-85°F). Famous gray season Oct-May with light rain (37 inches/year). Beautiful summers June-Sept. 144 sun days/year (less than Seattle).
- Summer55-82°F
- Winter35-48°F
- Sun days/yr144
- Rainfall37 inches
Walkability
- Walk Score67/100
- Transit Score53/100
- Bike Score81/100
Portland is somewhat walkable in central neighborhoods, car-dependent in suburbs.
Outdoors & Recreation
- Forest Park — 5,200 acres, 80 miles of trails in city
- Mount Hood — skiing/snowboarding year-round
- Columbia River Gorge — Multnomah Falls, hiking
- Pacific coast (90 min west) — Cannon Beach, Haystack Rock
- Willamette Valley wine country (1 hr SW)
- Bike infrastructure — among best in US (Bike Score 81)
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