I lived out there for 7 months. Worked at Hillcrest Ski Shop in Gresham. Lived in Gresham.
Govy is crazy small. When I move back, I'm going to live in Sandy.
It's like this Govy- small shit hole town at the base
Sandy- first town
Gresham- first city.
Sandy has everything you'd really need, I'd reccomend living there during the winter, and its only about 30 miles away from the mt.
PSU is in downtown Portland, and it has a ton of older students (30 and up). It's pretty cool location though.