Where should I live in Oregon?

saragoodman3 — Fri, 12 May 2006 15:57:26 -0800

I want to move to Oregon. I have heard good things about Ashland, Medford, Roseburg, Eugene, Corvallis, Salem, Beaverton, and Portland. How can I choose where to try first? We have ‘up and moved’ before (without plans, no jobs waiting at new city) and I don’t want to do that again. I can see us moving summer 2007. I am a twenty-something white female. I am married and we have a cat. I want to move to Oregon and rent for a year or two, and then buy a house. We can swing a $250k mortgage. If we could live below our means that would be ideal. I don’t mind living in a suburb as long as everyone minds their own business. I would love an acre surrounded by a tall fence. I am willing to sacrifice ‘culture’ for privacy. I want to get a dog, and eventually we want to have a kid, in the next 5-6 years. I want a fireplace, a dining room/area, a ‘master suite’, a basement. I like museums, books, bikes. We are foodies, home bodies, but like to have friends over for dinner. We live in So Cal and I cant take it here anymore. Four years ago we moved here from Brooklyn, before that we lived in the Midwest.

Another Ask MeFi is in here somewhere about Portland, so I don’t really need Portland advice, but does anyone else have any thoughts about the other cities, or ones I don’t know about? I don’t know if Portland will be too big of a city for me, with my dreams of a tall fence.

At least one of us would have to find a job, before we could move, but we are both reasonably intelligent and employable. I am a records department supervisor for a medical company. I like to organize stuff, I have management experience. My husband is the IT guy, currently building the infrastructure from the ground up at an office. I would like to hear your opinions, but would also value links to relevant info. I don’t want to drive more than a half hour to get to work, the subway or bus is cool too. Sorry for the long post; I wanted to give as much info about me as I thought was relevant.

Lodgings in Roseburg?

willpie — Mon, 25 Jul 2005 11:01:35 -0800

Where should we stay in or around Roseburg, OR? My wife and I are going to be doing a little driving around Oregon next week. We're starting out in Portland, swinging by Crater Lake, and ultimately ending up in Bend. I didn't plan ahead, and Crater Lake Lodge is booked for the night we were hoping to stay there. So I'm thinking maybe we'll just shoot down I-5 from Portland to Roseburg (or somewhere in that vicinity), stay the night, and make a day trip to Crater Lake on the way back to Bend. I'm a native Oregonian, but aside from a high school swim meet or two, I have never spent any time in Roseburg; where should we stay to get the real flavor of the town? Do we want to get the real flavor of Roseburg? Would we be better off somewhere else? Grants Pass, maybe (if so, all the same questions apply)? TIA

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