Things that are different - Portland vs Dallas housing

I wanted to jot down some things that were glaringly different about Portland housing from Dallas housing:

1) Price per square foot is WAY higher in PDX!
2) Related: People seem to be used to smaller overall housing and smaller rooms. Lots of comments about 'large rooms' and 'large apartments' on things we would have struggled to fit in
3) Why are there so many washers and dryers in bathrooms in apartments? Why is that a thing?!
4) Closets are not apparently popular in Portland. I'm confused about this, since I keep thinking there is more cold weather gear/bulkier storage requirements. Where are all the winter coats, boots, etc going? WHERE?!
5) Parking is a privilege, not a right. NOT A RIGHT.
6) Finishes - luxury finishes were more the exception than the rule
7) Walls are not expecting lots of big screen TVs to be mounted to them
8) Covered parking is not a right or a privilege, but is more similar to a unicorn
9) There are more expectations of beer in apartment buildings
10) Bike parking is a right. In fact, bike repair services IN apartment buildings is a right too.
11) Two bathrooms are a luxury. Who needs bathrooms? Just ride around on your bike wearing all your clothes
12) AC is not common. Also unicorn
13) Pantries are like....dragons. Rare and scary.
14) Cabinet space - also a unicorn
15) But ALL rentals had washers and dryers. Like ALL of them. Dallas does not do that, W/D in rentals is less common
16) The application process was pretty rigorous. Lots of forms, actually calling former landlords and employers, background checks. Crazy!
17) NO CATS. You have a cat? Buy a house. Dogs may be considered. But cats are of the devil and you cannot rent anything ever. Want your cat to be considered? Extra $1k please. Then we will talk

I sound snarky, because our search was for a 2 bedroom 2 bath rental house that allowed cats and had AC and a large chef kitchen with modern appliances and high end finishes and a garage.

Soooooo our first few weeks of searching was a bit of an adjustment for us :)

We did finally find a place that was ok with our cats, with a large deposit, but no AC or garage and no real pantry or cabinet space. But it's perfect, and we love it, and we love Portland, and we knew it would be an adjustment so we are ready for this! I'm glad we visited, the nice AirBNB we stayed in really prepared us for some of the differences. But still.... such an adjustment!