Convention Center isn't in the best neighborhood.
Portland is average to below average for "northern" cities:
(Rank, city, homeless rating) (Source: WalletHub, "southern" cities excluded)
4 Overland Park,KS 77.79
T-5 Sioux Falls, SD 75.64
13 Anchorage, AK 73.04
16 Yonkers, NY 72.80
19 Lincoln, NE 72.05
20 Oxnard, CA 71.98
22 Aurora, CO 71.69
23 Madison, WI 71.56
24 Omaha, NE 71.16
29 Aurora, IL 69.93
30 Colorado Spr., CO 69.89
38 St. Paul, MN 67.86
40 Boise City, ID 67.79
42 Des Moines 67.72
44 Wichita, KS 67.51
48 Denver, CO 66.92
51 Vancouver, WA 66.51
52 Seattle, WA 66.33
55 Minneapolis, MN 65.61
61 Spokane, WA 64.09
64 Worcester, MA 63.61
65 Fort Wayne, IN 63.56
68 Pittsburgh, PA 63.18
70 Jersey City, NJ 63.14
73 Salt Lake, UT 62.95
74 Tulsa, OK 62.84
78 Honolulu, HI 61.85
85 Grand Rapids, MI61.35
90 Tacoma, WA 61.02
92 Boston, MA 60.68
93 PORTLAND, OR 60.54
95 Columbus, OH 60.37
97 Chicago, IL 60.01
98 New York, NY 59.92
114 Springfield, MO 57.56
115 Milwaukee, WI 57.25
119 Rochester, NY 55.51
125 Akron, OH 54.38
130 Buffalo, NY 53.40
131 Toledo, OH 53.38
132 Providence, RI 52.79
137 Philadelphia,PA 51.23