Portland, OR is "Cleanest City" in USA

Reader's Digest recently conducted a survey entitled "The Fifty Cleanest Cities in America." Its final list was based on a number of factors, including drinking water quality. Here are the cities that scored a perfect 50 points for water quality:
Portland, San Jose, Buffalo, Columbus, San Francisco, Denver, San Diego, Sacramento, Las Vegas, Salt Lake City, and Riverside (CA).

While it's always a good idea to inquire about the quality of your local municipal water supply, the United States has some of the cleanest drinking water in the world. The Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974 set standards for approximately 90 contaminants in drinking water.

If you're interested in learning more about the drinking water in your community, the Environmental Protection Agency hosts a collection of annual drinking water reports, organized by region. You can also investigate your local drinking water specifics with this interactive map.

While researching this topic, we came across a number of interesting articles examining the relative cleanliness of bottled water. As it turns out, approximately thirty percent of bottled water sold in the United States comes from municipal sources (i.e., it's somebody's tap water).

Search Portland area homes for sale

I just added a new search engine to my website which is much more functional! Search anywher in the Metro area.. Milwaukie, Portland, Tualatin, Oregon City, Beaverton, WEst Linn, Newberg... everywhere!

When you to go to Home Search make sure to use the Automated search function! It's the little square box, outlined in red on the search page. By entering your search criteria and saving it, the computer will send you automatic daily updates of new listings which match your criteria.. along with the property address. What a time saver, eh?

I would really appreciate you feedback on this new function. We will have mapping function for it soon, too. Go to the map and click on the area you're interested in and all matching listing in that area will pop up!

I hope you find that this is a useful resource for you.. and your home buying friends!

Find your next Portland area home- Pictures and Addresses

Looking for an EASY way to find the listings for sale in Portland, Milwaukie, Tualatin, and all other cities in the Portland Metro area? Here it is.. I've added a new search function to help you find your next home. Be sure to register for the daily update.. the system will scan the database every day and send you any new listings that match your search criteria- along with the property addresses. What a time saver.