Do you love long walks in the rain? How often do you expect to see the sun? Do you like to wind surf, snow ski, to be close to Pacific ocean, close to camping, fishing and hunting: consider Vancouver, Washington or thereabouts. No Income Tax. Sales Tax only, but close to Oregon- no Sales Tax. Vancouver is on the Columbia River, and at this location, the river is also the state boundary between (Portland) Oregon and Washington State. Six hrs by car to Vancouver, B.C., the greater of the two Vancouvers. Summer is unreal, mostly because we've endured months of moisture. On average, there are 144 sunny days per year in Portland/Vancouver.