I know what you mean, but I also know from personal experience that it is a hard place to find anyplace to live unless you arrive with a deep pocket.
The urban growth boundry designed to crowd in as many people into the metro area to keep excess population from despoiling the rest of Oregon has a price to it.
>>The urban growth boundry designed to crowd in as many people into the metro area to keep excess population from despoiling the rest of Oregon has a price to it.<<..... It's coming to a vote and Metro will lose. When there are to many rats packed into a small area, they start eating each other.