• Best Areas to Live Near Intel in Hillsboro, Oregon,Amanda Hagen

    Best Areas to Live Near Intel in Hillsboro, Oregon

    The six neighborhoods Intel employees most commonly settle in — Orenco Station, Hillsboro proper, Beaverton, West Slope/Raleigh Hills, Forest Grove, and rural Washington County — all put you within 15 to 35 minutes of Intel's main Hillsboro campuses. The right choice depends less on shaving minutes

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  • Portland Weather: What's It Really Like to Live in Portland Year-Round?,Amanda Hagen

    Portland Weather: What's It Really Like to Live in Portland Year-Round?

    Portland gets about 144 sunny days a year, well below the national average of 205,  and sees some form of precipitation roughly 156 days annually. The rain itself is rarely dramatic; most of it arrives as drizzle or mist between November and March. Summers, by contrast, run genuinely dry and warm, w

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  • What's the Cost of Living in Portland, Oregon?,Amanda Hagen

    What's the Cost of Living in Portland, Oregon?

    Portland's cost of living is lower than Seattle's, but that comparison only tells part of the story. Oregon's income tax, Portland-specific city and county taxes, above-average grocery costs, and car ownership expenses add up in ways that a simple online search won't surface. The full financial pict

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