Recreation in Portland simply can't be beat. From Mt. Hood to the Pacific Ocean, residents enjoy just about every outdoor sport you can imagine. If you are as serious about your free time as you are about your career, Portland is the perfect place to balance your professional and personal life. No sales, business and occupation, real estate, excise, business inventory or value-added taxes. Personal state tax is between five and nine percent.
Property tax varies depending on location and assessment.
One of the nation's best community college systems, represented by Portland Community and Clackamas Community College, Portland University, Oregon Health Sciences University, Marylhurst College. Private and secondary schools well-regarded with many offering magnet programs.