About the neighborhood

Healy Heights offers a quiet and relaxed atmosphere with many well-distributed parks located conveniently throughout the neighborhood. The area features predominantly single detached homes and row houses, with a notable number of three-bedroom residences. Neighborhood streets are generally calm, fostering a peaceful environment with low traffic noise. Accessibility by car is straightforward, with abundant parking availability and convenient bus stops serving the area. Restaurants are commonly situated nearby, providing easy dining options. The neighborhood benefits from a network of cycling-friendly routes that support outdoor activity. The character of this community is defined by its tranquil surroundings and pleasant green spaces.

Characteristics

Transportation

This neighborhood is moderately bicycling-friendly. Healy Heights is also a fairly pleasant part of Portland for pedestrians, although running common errands is sometimes difficult without needing to use a vehicle. The preferred approach to get around in Healy Heights is often driving. It is especially convenient to park. In contrast, Healy Heights is not very transit friendly. Nevertheless, house owners have access to a few bus lines, and bus stops are not very far from most residences.

Services

This area does not have any high schools or primary schools. With respect to eating, a supermarket is usually reachable within a very long distance from most properties for sale in Healy Heights. In addition, there are a fair number of opportunities for those who appreciate nearby restaurants and cafes. It is also easy to reach a selection of clothing stores as a pedestrian.

Character

Healy Heights has a character that caters to a fairly diverse group of people. Even though this area is not known for its vibrancy, with the bars in nearby neighborhoods, it is very hard to find a place to grab a drink as they are generally located very far. Healy Heights is very quiet overall, as there are generally low levels of noise from traffic. Getting to green spaces in the neighborhood, such as Marquam Nature Park, is very easy since there are a few of them nearby for residents to relax in.

Car friendly7.4

Good access to freeways and/or major arteries, with a low chance of parking problems

Cycling friendly5.2

Somewhat suitable for bicycle commuting and/or recreational cycling

Pedestrian friendly5.4

Some day-to-day needs are within walking distance

Transit friendly3.6

Transit is available for some trips

Restaurants7.2

Wide variety of restaurants within a short drive, including some within walking distance

Groceries5.0

Variety of groceries within a short drive