The Best Portland Neighborhoods for Renters Who Love Coffee<\/span><\/h2>\nTo find out the best neighborhood for coffee lovers, we collected public data on coffee shops in Portland, including their name, business type, location (in latitude and longitude), and ratings. We then geocoded the coffee shop data using the Neighborhood Boundaries released by Portland OpenData. For renters, just their love for coffee is not enough. At the end of the day, being able to afford the rent is perhaps the most important consideration. Therefore, we calculated the median two-bedroom rent by each neighborhood and incorporated that into our coffee score.<\/span><\/p>\nThe neighborhoods with the highest density of coffee shops are largely in and surrounding Central Eastside. Topping our list is Boise, scoring an impressive 84.76. The small but vibrant neighborhood is home to a whopping number of coffee shops \u2013 13 by raw count, or 15.99 per square mile, averaging 4.56 out of 5 in ratings.<\/span><\/p>\nHollywood is the second-best coffee neighborhood in Portland, with 13.68 coffee shops per square mile. Coffee lovers benefit from the neighborhood\u2019s relatively affordable rents, with the median rent currently at $1,795, 7.1% lower than Boise. Buckman is another prime area for coffee connoisseurs who are conscious of housing costs, securing the third spot on our list with a total score of 71.01. The area features 7.23 coffee shops per square mile with an average rating of 4.67, and the median rent is just under $1,375.<\/span><\/p>\n