where to live in oregon

oldschooltofu said:

the further north you go on the I-5 the more crime and the more rain
the futher south you go the less crime and less rain.

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I don't think this statement is entirely accurate...haha. If you like the city, Portland is the only one. And as far as crime goes in a city, Portland is not bad, at all. If you like the country, take your pick. Southern Oregon is nice and sunny during the summer, and rainy, sometimes snowy during the winter. East of the Cascades (2/3 or so of the state) is VERY sunny, warm during the summers, cold and snowy in the winters, and a high desert. Mostly very small towns.

On the coast, very small towns with limited good weather. Mild winters, but rainy and overcast.

I went to college in Southern Oregon, and it is really nice. But don't let anyone fool you.....just about ALL of Oregon is fucking awesome! I lived 10 years in Brookings (on the coast and awesome), I lived 10 years in Bend (Central Oregon and it is awesome), I lived in Ashland (Southern Oregon where I went to college and you guessed it, AWESOME), and I have now lived in Portland for 4 years, and again, I love it! Overall, we have a great state, with very low crime rates.

Oregon is a beautiful state. All over the place, lol.

Amen, Haz. Preach it, brother

haha...yea i was just making a generalization. its not that bad. i would live in pdx if it wasnt for the traffic....im just not a city person.

found this link interesting:
http://www.city-data.com/crime/crime-Portland-Oregon.html

http://www.city-data.com/crime/crime-Ashland-Oregon.html

but looks like crime is going down in both cities.

While both have fallen, it's nice to see how much Portland has gone down since 99. BTW, wasn't that right around the time voters approved the OMMP? I hear ya about living in big cities, Tofu. I'm a small town boy myself, and I just can't get right in a city. I'll take Dairy Queens, Western Autos and one traffic light, any day

lizzardgizzard said:

While both have fallen, it's nice to see how much Portland has gone down since 99. BTW, wasn't that right around the time voters approved the OMMP? I hear ya about living in big cities, Tofu. I'm a small town boy myself, and I just can't get right in a city. I'll take Dairy Queens, Western Autos and one traffic light, any day

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We have the Dairy Queens, it is the A & W's that we are missing in the city! You know you are in a small Oregon town when they have an A & W. Still love that stuff. In Brookings, we did not have a McDonald's, we had A & W, and a Super Ms Pacman game.

hazorazo said:

We have the Dairy Queens, it is the A & W's that we are missing in the city! You know you are in a small Oregon town when they have an A & W. Still love that stuff. In Brookings, we did not have a McDonald's, we had A & W, and a Super Ms Pacman game.

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Right on A & W's and Arctic Circles remind me of being a kid. I couldn't even tell you where any of those places are anymore! In Toledo we only had a dairy queen, and Newport only had an A & W and Arctic Circle. Sadly, for Newport anyway, that has changed

I was in Newport a couple weeks ago... The Arctic Circle is still there, I have a love hate relationship with crappy chilli cheese fries...

LOL. I'm the same way with sauerkraut. A couple of times a year I have to get a big plate of polish sausage and 'kraut, then lay on the couch like a bloated tick and moan all weekend.

well the wife got promoted ast. manager and now we are going to be moving to the roseburg area. i,v been there quite a few time and i like it.. its a hell of a lot colder there then here on the coast but there is a sumer there.. should make for a real nice outdoor grow next year.. i can't wait..

rose burg is a nice area for the most part.
when you guys planning on moving down

That is going to be a very nice outdoor grow there... low humidity and lots of sun!

My wife and I are moving there in around two years and are thinking about brookings. Just reminds us of kahuna beach, ca but better