When a city drops ranks on a national list – Best Beer Cities in the U.S., Best Food Cities in America – it’s usually a sign for the city’s citizens and leadership to band together and make a plan for improvement. When we saw Portland drop to third most popular city to move to in the results of the Summer Movers Study, we threw a freakin’ party!
Only Portlanders would be this happy to drop in popularity…
Most Portland natives moved here from elsewhere.
We love Portland, we truly do, and like most Portland natives, we moved here from somewhere else.
Some of us moved here for the alternative lifestyle, some of us moved here for the variety of activities, and some of us moved here for the weather. Wait. No one moves here for the weather.
There’s no denying Portland’s popularity, and we seem to dominate most comparison lists as a top destination for relocation.
One of the biggest frustrations of living in a city that’s as popular as Portland is that as more people move here, the more crowded Portland gets, and the less fun it is to live here with more traffic, longer lines at stores, and more infrastructure issues. Also, the constant influx of outsiders to Portland leads to the inevitable hatred of Californians that is a rite of passage for every “native” of Stumptown.
We’re #3!
Well, imagine our excitement when United Van Lines released the results of its Summer Movers Study revealing that Portland has dropped to third place following Dallas, Texas (#2) and Seattle, Washington (#1)!
Last year, Portland ranked second place as the top moving destination in the U.S., and we were first in 2015. This is a trend we can get on-board with!
#WeHatePortland
However, we at Stumped in Stumptown think all Portlanders can do a better job of spreading the word of how much We Hate Portland!
Join us in telling friends, family members, and coworkers in other cities how horrible it is to live in Portland.
Let’s make our goal to get Portland completely off United Van Lines’ list in 2018!
Do you prefer Portland more popular? Leave your opinions in the comments!
References
- Americans move to Seattle, Dallas, and Portland this summer – United Van Lines
- The 10 best beer cities in the US – Business Insider
- The Top 10 Best Food Cities in America, Ranked – The Washington Post