Not how it works, dude. Moving to deep SE where property values are lower and taxes aren't ludicrous yet means commuting via I205 and I84 which can take as long as a full hour during rush hour. You also have to deal with worse public transit, far worse schools, and higher crime. Meanwhile, more and more wealthy people continue to flood into the city pushing longtime Portlanders out. And that's just from a relatively well-off perspective.

The people who have it worst when a city undergoes drastic gentrification are already-marginalized communities. Portland's black community hardly even has a voice in the issue. They've been pushed out of the Alberta area, then pushed out of North Portland, and due to rising property taxes and a total lack of rent control, are being pushed out of Portland altogether with the sudden influx of wealthy Bay Area transplants. "Oh, but landlords can't just evict tenants because they want to charge new ones more!" You may say, well imagine trying to afford a new place, a new longer commute, and a lawyer, or the time off work to take someone to court. It's not feasible for working class families struggling to stay afloat.

If you don't understand the damage gentrification can do to a community, you're either incredibly lucky, incredibly ignorant, or both.