Portland Metro and Oregon Research: Maps & Neighborhoods
Support for research about local issues, places, laws, people, history, and more.
Looking for Info on the History of a Home/Building/Address?
Portland Neighborhoods
- Portland NeighborhoodsListing of neighborhood associations.
- Census Data for Portland NeighborhoodsNeighborhood demographic profiles.
- PDX Social History GuideLocation-based guide to the history of various communities in Portland. PDX Social History Guide brings their stories to the surface through interviews, mapping, art and photos. Each story features a summary, audio clip, and an image or map.
Oregon Maps
- Oregon Explorer: Natural Resources Digital LibraryOregon Explorer provides a web-based natural resources digital library by integrating data from state and federal agencies, local governments, university scientists, and citizens. A collaboration between Oregon State University Libraries and the Institute for Natural Resources.
- Oregon Dept. of Transportation MapsDetailed maps for cities and counties in Oregon. Statewide maps are also available.
- Oregon MapAccess to the digital tax assessment maps for all counties in Oregon.
- Atlas of Oregon LakesThe online atlas highlights lake and reservoir water data stored within the Pacific Northwest Water Quality Data Exchange (PNWWQX). The PNWWQX collaborates between a variety of information management projects to facilitate the aggregation of and access to a comprehensive source of data related to water quality in the Pacific Northwest.
Portland Maps
- Portland MapsCity of Portland site for metropolitan area geographic data. Search by street address or geography for many types of data including assessed and market values, as well as elevation, crime data, and school district information.
- MetromapUse Metro's free online mapping service to view and share maps and data or to query parcel and tax assessment information, zoning, political boundaries, planning information, flood plain and special districts.
- Regional Equity Atlas for the Portland Metropolitan Area.Pre-made maps showing things like percentage of immigrants in a neighborhood, income levels, health care, and transit access. It also allows the creation of specially created maps combining different sorts of data. Requires a download of Microsoft Silverlight.
- Portland Planning Bureau: Historic Resources and PreservationProvides information about historic landmarks in Portland as well as historic Portland maps.
- Urban Growth Boundary MapFrom Metro
National Register of Historic Places
- National Register of Historic Places MapView historic places on a map view.