Sol Neelman

3 weeks ago | wsj.com | Nancy Keates |Sol Neelman

Portland, Ore., is Cathryn Epley’s hometown and where the 67-year-old retiree lived most of her life. “I meant to stay,” she said. But after 2020, things changed: There were 17 break-ins in her building, her wallet was stolen at Trader Joe’s, and “strung out drug addicts” were always hanging around the pharmacies, she said. Last year, Epley sold her condo in Northwest Portland at a loss and moved to Idaho, despite having no family or close friends nearby.