Portland, OR

Kenton

Neighborhood Overview

Buy:
$280K - $3.5M
For Sale on Trulia:
27 homes
Rent:
$750 - $3.85K
For Rent on Trulia:
59 homes
To Downtown Portland:
22 minutes
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What Locals Say about Kenton

At least 73 Trulia users voted on each feature.

  • 94 % Say it's dog friendly

  • 92 % Say there are sidewalks

  • 88 % Say it's walkable to restaurants

  • 79 % Say yards are well-kept

  • 78 % Say parking is easy

  • 78 % Say it's walkable to grocery stores

  • 74 % Say kids play outside

  • 65 % Say neighbors are friendly

  • 64 % Say there's wildlife

  • 62 % Say there's holiday spirit

  • 58 % Say people would walk alone at night

  • 51 % Say there are community events

  • 49 % Say streets are well-lit

  • 48 % Say they plan to stay for at least 5 years

  • 45 % Say car is needed

  • 42 % Say it's quiet

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  • Trulia User
    "Kenton is a very pet friendly area in general. The people and businesses are very accommodating to service pets as well as general pets. Public transit stations are well maintained and plenty of shopping and freeway access nearby."
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  • Trulia User
    "Kenton Club has great live music. there’s cute shops and great food and it’s still quiet even though you’re close to major roads."
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  • Trulia User
    "Farmers market, anual garage sale, neighbors are for the most part good people, and it’s a string community"
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  • Trulia User
    "We beat down the tweakers when we catch them stealing our mail as a community. Car theft imminent. Morning, day, and night! "
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  • Trulia User
    "I drive, bike and walk this neighborhood. It’s fairly quite and the people are nice and respectful. I feel like it is a safe neighborhood where I trust majority of my neighbors. "
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  • Denasalami67
    "I've lived in this neighborhood for 53 years and I have never had any problems The Neighbors are pretty friendly the area is well kept."
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  • Ngocle P.
    "There’s plenty of nice grass everywhere you turn.. dog heaven of grass! Lots of dog owners walking there dogs and very friendly too. However., there’s consequences to not picking up after there dog is a big thing in our neighborhood.. "
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  • Lindsey P.
    "It’s a cute little neighborhood with nice parks and close to local shops and Restaurants while also being close to the freeway and downtown."
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  • Lindsey P.
    "I’ve lived here for 6 years and it’s a good community neighborhood. People really pull together and support local businesses."
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  • Cynthia V.
    "It’s a great neighborhood, great neighbors. I wish we had more police check in the area due to constant Visits from homeless people. If we didn’t have that big of a problem this would be 100% the place to live"
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  • Tracy
    "The neighborhood is much louder than initially thought when we moved in 4 years ago. The train horn is very loud at all hours of the day, and the playground attracts homeless and suspicious behavior at night (sometimes criminal). The saving grace is the walkability and the great neighbors. "
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  • Jen L.
    "There are a lot of dogs in the neighborhood. There's a cute neighborhood pet store, and parks. If your dog is reactive it's hard to avoid other animals "
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  • Tracy
    "easy access to transportation and major roads. the park provides a good sense of community, but can also attract suspicious people and activity."
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  • Kerridanay
    "There’s several parks nearby. This is a very dog friendly area, however some owners don’t pick up after their dogs. "
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  • Jennifer C.
    "Close to I-5, Lombard, and Columbia. Easy to commute downtown or anywhere in northern Portland. Easy access to Vancouver too. "
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  • Kerridanay
    "It’s easy to get everywhere with the Max station and I-5 nearby. Because it’s close to both Lombard and Columbia I rarely take I-84 and therefore have a more reliable commute when driving East."
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  • Julioregalado72
    "Easy commute to downtown , reliable public transportation friendly neighborhood ,plenty of park around "
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  • Qarobinson17
    "Park is great during the day time. The neighborhood is great for family walks and there are lots of schools nearby."
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  • Nayabear81
    "I always see people around walking there dogs.. there is also lots of place are dog friendly............."
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  • SusanK
    "I've lived in this neighborhood 9 years. Do you want to get poisoning from all the industrial facilities on Columbia blvd, do you want to hear the train screaming at all hours? Do you want a home that's been supposedly remodeled? It's all just paint to make things look good. Don't do it, seriously take my advice. It's a terrible neighborhood , the taxes are insane and only getting worse. The neighborhood is not friendly at all and your going to get stuck in an unaffordable mortgage without escape . I managed to sell my home here and am only still in Kenton until I can get out of oregon. Washington here i come"
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  • Nayabear81
    "I like Wednesday fresh farm... its very nice and people there look friendly.. also they had nice xmas party.. also i like this neighborhood because i feel home and i feel all the small business supports each other as i dee on the social media.. Kenton neighborhood is very safe "
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  • ARR
    "Farmers market & street fair. There are a lot of good family friendly restaurants and a library. It is a great place to live."
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  • ArgyleLove
    "Lived here for over 15 years and Kenton has grown into an amazing up and coming neighborhood. Great place to invest in if you're buying a home!"
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  • Qarobinson17
    "It’s a dog friendly community. However sometimes people don’t put their dogs on a leash. I’ve had multiple dogs run up on me, some not so friendly, and even a witnessed a dog fight because someone let their dog off the leash. "
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  • Mina Morkos
    "I lived in Kenton for two years and it is an amazing neighborhood. Walkable to shops, parks, public transportation, and schools."
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  • Jennifer
    "Other than a little street fair I don’t know of any other events. Oh there is a large neighborhood garage sale that you can pay to have your address on the map. "
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  • Jennifer
    "Lots of dogs. Lots of dogs off leash. Kenton park is great for dog walks. Lots of “homeless” people too which causes dogs to bark a lot at home, so great for security. "
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  • Jennifer
    "Lots of dogs. Lots of people not picking up after their dogs. Large park and quite a few off leash even though it isn’t allowed, which is annoying if you’ve got your dog on a leash and unleashed dogs get involved. "
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  • Jennifer
    "There are lots of families in the area. A great park for kids. Very dog friendly neighborhood. There are also lots of homeless people, campers, ditched vehicles and theft in the neighborhood. "
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