Vancouver Washington
Vancouver WA (as opposed to Vancouver BC) lies just north of Portland and it is the county seat of Clark County and forms part of the Portland-Vancouver metropolitan area, the 23rd-largest metropolitan area in the United States. Vancouver WA. 65,691 households, and 40,246 families residing in the city.
The greater Vancouver WA can be divided into three sections: the older looking, but charming, downtown, the suburbs on the outskirts of town, and everythig else in between.
The Vancouver WA economy is mostly dependent on border economics with neighboring neighboring city to the south, Portland, Oregon. The state of Washington levies no individual or corporate income taxes (at the moment) and levies a property tax below the national average and a sales tax above the national median. This opens ups the idea of shopping in Portland for its no sales-tax advantages.
The State of Oregon has even lower property taxes and no sales tax but one of the highest state income taxes. As a result, many Vancouver residents prefer to shop in neighboring Portland where they do not pay sales taxes then live and work in Vancouver where they do not pay state income tax.
Vancouver WA has an estimated median household income of around $45,000 based on 2009 census and a Estimated median house or condo value of around $235,000 based on 2009 property value estimates. It has a little town feel to it that is kind of quiet with a touch of of its long history. It is great place to just walk around and grab your laptop and go and sit in a coffee shop and when you want to take a break, you can simply walk over to the Historic Reserve. It is charming and has a very relaxing approach to living in an older neighborhood.
Vancouver WA. is the oldest city in Washington and was once the largest western outpost of the British Hudson's Bay Company, where supplies and food were bartered such as salmon, fur, timber, agricultural products and export crops such as apples, strawberries and prunes. Recently the city coucil in Vancouver WA decided to redevelop and revitalize a huge portion of the downtown are with new construction as well as modernization of older buildings including, condominiums around Esther Short Park, and around the Uptown Village area and a new Hilton Hotel and various shopping malls with an addition of a new Fred Meyer store.
Pearson Air Field is a very worthwhile visit as it is the oldest operating airfield in the West, where vintage aircrafts are displayed at the Pearson Air Museum. This makes Vancouver WA a perfect base for your day trips to the Columbia River Gorge, the breathtakingly beautiful 70-mile river stretch that cuts through the Cascade Mountains, or Mount St. Helens, the site of the famous volcano, both of which offer a many enjoyable outdoor activities such as hiking, site-seeing, and some rest and relaxation.
If you need an accident attorney in Vancouver WA, you can hardly find anyone as experienced and knowledgeable as Mr. James Sellers. He lives and works in Vancouver, WA. In 1995, Mr. Sellers was the only recipient of WSTLA's President's Award. WSTLA is now the Washington State Association for Justice (WSAJ). This is the association of personal injury lawyers in the State of Washington. The legislative steering committee that Mr. Sellers chaired actively works on legislative proposals to protect the rights of victims of personal injury.
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