Where do the Super affluent and affluent live in Oregon? (Portland: real estate, condo)

[ACTS Mom]

I found this although I'm not really sure it shows the wealth of each zip code's inhabitants...just highest income per the IRS. Old money is invested, not reported as income on their tax returns.

Highest income zip codes in OREGON

[Wicked Felina]

Originally Posted by ACTS Mom

I found this although I'm not really sure it shows the wealth of each zip code's inhabitants...just highest income per the IRS. Old money is invested, not reported as income on their tax returns.

Highest income zip codes in OREGON

Interesting site, ACTS. In that list though there's no zip code for Dunthorpe area.

I haven't seen anyone mention eastern Oregon. There are some mighty rich ranching families in the east and north eastern corner (around Enterprise) of Oregon. Again, about the lack of flashiness, you would never know it. My car is an old near-beater and it looks like a fancy Mercedes compared to some of those pickups in Joseph!

Never judge a book by its cover -

[123ZZZ]

One city comes to mind: Lake Oswego.

The average income for families in LO is over 100,000 dollars. Most cities with average incomes this high don't have 36,000 residents. Many residents make well above 250K a year.

Lake Oswego has had resources for decades. This has made the environment in Lake Oswego full of flower baskets, trees, statues and art. Additionally, Lake Oswego has a developed downtown area full of restaurants and shops right along Oswego Lake.

Although most houses on the Lake and in many neighborhoods throughout Lake Oswego sell upward of 1.5 million dollars (some even going for more than 5 million dollars), there are some more inexpensive places to look.

Some neighborhoods in LO have older, ranch-style houses. Usually these houses are around the 300,000-600,000 price range. Generally these houses are in the Lake Grove, Waluga and River Grove areas of Lake Oswego. They are still fairly expensive by virtue-of-the-fact that they are in Lake Oswego. This is mostly because of the highly ranked school district and wonderful amenities that go along with living in Lake Oswego.

The only other city that comes close is West Linn. Sort of the poor man's Lake Oswego. The wannabes, if you will.

[davefr]

Originally Posted by premeddc

I'm moving to Oregon in 6 months and am wondering where do the upper-class live in Oregon?

In Portland there's Dunthorpe, Lake Oswego and West Linn but a lot of the affluent prefer rural properties with acreage and views vs. city life. There's Bald Peak and the Chehalem Mtn. area, the West Hills and Skyline area, along the Williamette River between Wilsonville and Newburg and the wine country along 99W.

Outside of Portland there's the coast. Oceanside has the highest property prices in the state. There's also Cannon Beach and many other areas along the coast.

Ashland is also a community for the "well healed".

There's also the martini farms and ranches around the Bend area. There's some pretty nice properties around Sun River and Black Butte.

You'll also find that the upper class don't settle for just one home. There's usually a vacation home or two either on the coast or in the Bend area.

[nanannie]

Originally Posted by davefr

In Portland there's Dunthorpe, Lake Oswego and West Linn but a lot of the affluent prefer rural properties with acreage and views vs. city life. There's Bald Peak and the Chehalem Mtn. area, the West Hills and Skyline area, along the Williamette River between Wilsonville and Newburg and the wine country along 99W.

Outside of Portland there's the coast. Oceanside has the highest property prices in the state. There's also Cannon Beach and many other areas along the coast.

Ashland is also a community for the "well healed".

There's also the martini farms and ranches around the Bend area. There's some pretty nice properties around Sun River and Black Butte.

You'll also find that the upper class don't settle for just one home. There's usually a vacation home or two either on the coast or in the Bend area.

What towns (and school dist.) are Bald Peak and Chehalem mtn in? Thanks. And didnt Chehalem have a famous hamburger place years back?

[palmerju]

Dunthorpe and Portland Heights is where the real established money is. These are the most tasteful old monied areas.

[Larry Caldwell]

It is interesting to see the disparity in the definition of "rich." I think of rich folks as people with net worth north of nine figures. In Oregon, even they tend to be the working rich, like the Sohn family, who recently sold Sun Studs to the Swanson Group, but held on to Lone Rock Timber. They recently donated a Van Gogh to the Portland Art Museum. You can also find them pulling on their boots at 5 AM.

I'm not so familiar with the urban rich, but there are some nice homes along the Columbia.

[Nell Plotts]

Oregon's wealthy residents keep a low profile, they don't live ostentatiously. People like Phil Knight are known because they are founders of high profile companies, not because they seek visibility or live lavishly.

Oregon's 'wealthy' are not not wealthy by national or international measures. I went to a party over the holidays where the street was gated. It was a nice but not an 'exclusive' neighborhood and I would not aspire to live there.

[Fiddlehead]

Ashland is chock a block with Range Rovers,etc., and not a few mansions.

[kate_lyn]

Ashland has a small but very elite class - but it's a town to beware of. It's run by tourist-trap specialists and is totally dedicated to getting tourists to come and empty their pockets. Citizens who own homes pay high taxes. If you have a dog with you, stay out of city parks. (This is supposed to convince tourists that Ashland is perfect.) No dog (even service dog) allowed in ANY city park ever - and fines are astronomical. Lots of formerly important retired people jockeying for prestige (culture vultures), but overall quality of life, just ok. Looks better than it is.