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Portland, OR

Oregon · Multnomah County · Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro Metro

Portland is a major city in Oregon with a population of 642,715. Residents earn $88,792 per year, which is 18% above the national average.

3.4 /5.0
B Good
642,715 Population 4,815/sq mi density
$88,792 Median Income $55,312 per capita
$557,600 Home Value $524,251 Zillow
$1,596 Median Rent 30.6% income on rent
54°F Avg Temperature 235 sunny days/yr
545 Violent Crime/100K 5,203 property/100K
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Overall
3.4 / 5.0
Good overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education
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Economy
4.4 / 5.0
$88,792 median income, 3.9% unemployment
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Affordability
3.1 / 5.0
$557,600 home value, $1,596/mo rent
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Safety
1.0 / 5.0
545 violent crimes/100K (43% above avg)
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Education
5.0 / 5.0
53.5% bachelor's degree or higher

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UFO Sightings
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Reported UFO sightings from the National UFO Reporting Center database
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Haunted Places
14
Locations with documented reports of paranormal activity and sightings
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Mines
2
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Haunted Places Near Portland, OR

14 reported haunted locations found near Portland, OR.

Name Description
Burger King downtown Haunted by an unknown entity.
Columbian Cemetery former Love Cemetery and Columbia Cemetery- this ghost, "Lydia", has been seen by numerous people.
ComedySportz ComedySportz is haunted by an unknown female entity. When the building is nearly empty, employees and performers have heard a woman talking or laughing-sometimes quite loudly- in the back room where costumes and equipment is stored. The ladies room toilet has also had problems and flushed endlessly with no explanation. Employees have also seen lights in parts of the building, only to go back to turn them off and discover that no lights were on.
Fairmount Apartments Manvelant and benevolent hauntings. This is a building that is located on the corner of NW 26th and Vaughn Street in northwest Portland. This is the last building standing from the centennial celebration of the Lewis and Clark expedition in 1905. It was once a grand hotel and it now an apartment complex. Some of the residents over the years, have reported seeing apparitions late at night, while others have felt somewhat of a threatening presence mostly on the lower floors especially in the ha...
Hollywood Theatre Built in the twenties at least 4 past managers have actually SEEN the spirit of a man in a white suit in the upstairs lobby. Rattling pipes backstage is also a common occurrence.
KUPL Station There has been sightings of a man's face in the window. Also CD's that have been set out mysteriously disappear after the DJ turns away.
KWJJ Radio Station In 1990, the station was at a building called The Wilcox Mansion. It actually went there on career day back in 1986. It was a beautiful mansion that used to be a living area, but has since been turned into offices. Some of the stories are the grand piano being played when no one but the graveyard DJ is there. Also stories of the massive chandelier swinging for no reason, and this was a massive thing that you usually see in movies. DJ's have been spooked so much in the past, that they had been...
LOTUS-nightclub downtown Reports of something VERY creepy in the basement - has scared employees so badly, they refuse to talk about it. a bartender, alone after closing had finished cleaning the bar-i.e. no glasses were left out, etc. and went downstairs-to the creepy basement?-and heard a CO2 canister activate.  A very distinct sound and not made when not in use-that is to say there is no pressure release on CO2 cylinders.  Upon coming back upstairs the bartender found an upside-down shot glass on the bar.
Old OMSI building This science museum was shut down in the early 90's and moved to a new location, but people visiting the surrounding parks and zoo hear odd noises and see strange lights coming from the abandoned empty building. - July 2005 Update: This building was remodeled and opened as the Portland Children's Museum in 2001. www.portlandcm2.org. The building used to be rather creepy, most especially in the downstairs areas near the gem room. Those areas are employees-only now.
Old Town Pizza Company The place of an old pizza parlor, still in business. It is very eerie and not very welcoming. The lights are dark and the atmosphere is spooky. The basement is said to be haunted by someone. There have been reports of things moving and things being replaced. Many of the workers won't go downstairs because of eerie feeling. Said to be a spirit who lurks around downstairs. - October 20007 Correction: Nina is associated with the Old Town Pizza. There is a brick in the back room with Nina inscrib...
Shanghai Tunnels The shanghai Tunnels were used for kidnapping able men to work on boats. Now are said to be haunted by the men.- June 2005 Update/Additional Information – This is a rather infamous part of Portland as the name suggests. Men would be shanghaied, beaten up to awaken aboard a ship. Also, women would be kidnapped and sold into the sex business. This form of slavery is something that has been both remembered and forgotten (usually at the same time) by Portland natives alike. It is said that the ...
White Eagle Tavern A stairway is haunted in the kitchen area off the office area. The manager has gotten trapped there by various cleaning equipment.
Willamette Mansion - This massive mansion directly across the river from Waverly country club is still unfinished.  The foundation is the remains of the city's water pump house.  A number of years after its construction began the owner/builder hung himself in the elevator shaft.  It has remained under slow construction and is haunted by this mans spirit.  Doors locked behind us, brooms fell, lights turned on without us turning them.
Willamette River For the past two years a phantom rowboat has been sighted along this river. It has no one on the boat but when the coastguard goes to retrieve the boat it disappears right in front of there eyes.
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