Humboldt Neighborhood Portland

Humboldt Neighborhood – A young and hip neighborhood

Humboldt neighborhood is bordered by Overlook, Piedmont, King and Boise neighborhoods. The Humboldt neighborhood is also really close to the MAX line if you go over the freeway to Interstate. There are many people who commute by bicycle because it is easy and there are a lot of bike lanes everywhere, plus you can ride to the MAX, load your bike, and ride it into downtown! The neighborhood is mostly young and hip, because of all the restaurants, shops, pubs and cafes that are mixed in throughout the neighborhood, and there is really good transit options with bus lines. Some of the people living here have opted not to use a car at all, and this is a neighborhood you can do that in! People walk, bike, jog in this neighborhood.
Sometimes Humboldt is attached to Boise, and Mississippi Williams is an integral part of it. Mississippi Williams is unique in that most of the businesses are independent, no chain stores, and they have alot of charm, funky-ness, and owned by locals, so are a real community gathering place. I’ve done an extensive review of Boise Eliot in both my NE and N section, so you can go there to learn more about the Humboldt area.
Portland Community College is in this neighborhood, so many of the residents are college students or professors. It also has Jefferson High School within it’s boundaries, so this community definitely has a younger feel.
The Humboldt neighborhood has a lot of character because so many of the houses are painted bright colors, and there are a lot of flowers and gardens that make it feel artsy and funky; yet there are also traditional homes that have beautiful well-kept gardens. There are also rentals thrown in that house students, sometimes several students living in one house, leading to a more unkempt feel because keeping up a home is not their priority at this stage in their life!