I moved here from Portland 18 months ago after living in Portland for 12 years. Do it yo.. best decision ever. I could write you a long piece here but to sum it up.. Pittsburgh is better in all ways except the food scene. The nature scene is really good too but the mountains don't go as high and you're going run into some pollution in the water ways. As for weather / rain. MILES AND MILES better in Pittsburgh. Soooo many more sunny days and better less dreary weather overall. Someone in this thread said something about Portland's downtown being more vibrant.. dead wrong. Pittsburgh's downtown is way better and yes a few homeless but nothing like Portland. Arts and culture.. hands down Pittsburgh by a lot. Very few bands I love ever manage to get to the west coast and the scene here is not a lot of folky stuff. Really didn't like that about Portland's music scene. BUT if you like the big doom metal scene of Portland, Pittsburgh does not have a doom metal scene :(

I would be happy to get a beer with you when you come into town to talk more. Feel free to DM me any questions and to set up that beer.