| Portland, Oregon is fast becoming one of the | | | | boasts the quieter suburban elements that make |
| countries primary relocation destinations. It has | | | | living away from downtown a perk. The |
| been a top ranked city in several publications' lists | | | | population of the town of Clackamas is estimated |
| including the Reader's Digest 50 Cleanest Cities in | | | | at just over 5000 people and trees and fields still |
| America and Travel + Leisure's 2007 list of | | | | dot the area. This means small town |
| America's Favorite Cities. Families and retirees are | | | | neighborhoods are still available, perfect for raising |
| looking to move to the Portland metro area to | | | | a family or enjoying the retirement years. Many |
| enjoy all the Northwest has to offer. While some | | | | are choosing to move to the Happy Valley area |
| neighborhoods provide a very distinct and singular | | | | on the north side of Clackamas. This popular |
| style of living, the Clackamas area is the right | | | | location is still slightly rural with larger homes on |
| combination of urban city advantages and | | | | pieces of land that can offer beautiful views of |
| suburban perks. Though the town of Clackamas is | | | | the valley and Mt. Hood. Clackamas is also a |
| roughly 15 miles from Portland's city center, the | | | | suburban area perfectly situated close to several |
| community has been developed to provide many | | | | of Oregon's most interesting rural towns. In just |
| of the urban elements appreciated by those living | | | | 15 to 30 minutes, residents can be in Damascus, |
| in the downtown area. Access to retail boutiques | | | | Oregon City or Estacada where there are several |
| and well-known chains have grown significantly | | | | fun activities for families to enjoy like pumpkin |
| over the last year due in part to the expansion of | | | | patches and hayrides in the autumn, Christmas |
| the Clackamas Town Center, a centralized | | | | tree farms in the winter and petting zoos and |
| shopping location in Clackamas that includes the | | | | fishing ponds in the spring and summer. The |
| Promenade located directly across Sunnyside | | | | Clackamas public school system can also offer |
| Road. In November 2007, the center's developers | | | | families the same melding of urban and suburban |
| completed over 25,000 square feet of new retail | | | | benefits. The area has three elementary schools, |
| and dining space created using a modern design | | | | one middle school and 1 high school that average |
| suited to the tastes and lifestyles of the Portland | | | | a 1:24 teacher to student ratio. These smaller |
| metro area. Clackamas area residents have much | | | | class sizes are what parents hope to have for |
| more variety and options now at their fingertips. | | | | their children but they can rarely be found in |
| Ease of transportation is one of the greatest | | | | many of the more populated metro areas. Last |
| benefits of living close to the center of any city. | | | | year, 72.5% of Clackamas High School 10th |
| Portland residents have had an award winning | | | | graders met or exceeded state learning |
| TriMet system of busses at their disposal for | | | | standards, roughly 19% more than the state |
| quite some time. Now, new developments are | | | | average. The school also boasts a strong |
| connecting suburban residents to the entire metro | | | | dedication toward getting students to college or |
| area through the MAX light rail. The Metropolitan | | | | the vocation of their choice. This kind of high |
| Area Express (MAX) which now serves the | | | | quality schooling in a smaller town is hard to find in |
| Hillsboro, Beaverton, downtown, Northeast, and | | | | many areas. The Portland metro area is an |
| Gresham areas is being expanded to include | | | | incredible place to relocate to. Oregon residents as |
| Clackamas. By September 2009, a new green line | | | | well as people from out-of-state looking for a |
| will run from the Gateway Transit Center along | | | | melding of all the great urban and suburban |
| I-205 to the Clackamas Town Center area. | | | | advantages Portland has to offer would do well to |
| Clackamas residents will have an inexpensive, | | | | consider a home in Clackamas. ~Ben Anton, 2008 |
| easy to use train system available to take them | | | | We invite you to learn more about Lake Oswego |
| to anywhere the other lines go. This development | | | | and Clackamas homes for sale on the best |
| is one of the most anticipated city projects under | | | | resource for Portland area real estate and |
| way today. While the modern, urban benefits of | | | | relocation information. |
| the Clackamas area are flourishing, the district still | | | | |