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Where would you move to in PNW?
Posted on 8/13/18 at 8:43 pm
Posted on 8/13/18 at 8:43 pm
Wifey may get promoted and I’m sick of my job and the humidity of SE Louisiana. We will have the option of living in Seattle or Portland area. They may even let us live in Bend but not sure yet. Which one and why?
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Posted on 8/13/18 at 8:54 pm to CougarBait
Paging PNW
Posted on 8/13/18 at 8:55 pm to CougarBait
I think Salem is great
Posted on 8/13/18 at 9:01 pm to CougarBait
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We will have the option of living in Seattle or Portland area. They may even let us live in Bend but not sure yet. Which one and why?
Bend, it's that easy.
Eta...I guess I'll tell you why.
Seattle and Portland are cool but I'm about done with cities with a lot of people and traffic.
Bend has over 90k people but no traffic. I guess the traffic circles all over town help.
Over 300 days of sunshine a year.
Only about 12" of rain although they do get snow but it's a dry snow. Not the wet stuff on the west side of the Cascades.
Central Oregon is literally an outdoor lovers dream and is very close to many many activities year round. You don't see many heavy set folks for a reason.
Good food and breweries are everywhere.
You're married but for me there's blonde eye candy everywhere. No matter what city you move to you'll deal with libs. Might as well be in Bend where there are less crazy left ones.
If you need to enjoy the big city Portland is 3 hours away.
There's an airport in Redmond (21 miles away) so flights don't have to be out of Portland. I have no idea on prices but I know they are cheap going to Nevada.
This post was edited on 8/13/18 at 9:12 pm
Posted on 8/13/18 at 9:04 pm to CougarBait
Hard to say without knowing your interests. They're in fairly close proximity and have a lot in common but, overall, they're pretty different. Short answer is that Seattle is a bit more "cosmopolitan", in close proximity to a lot of things to do. Portland also has a lot to do but feels like a large Olympia to me.
I'm in the Seattle area if you have any specific questions about there. I visit Portland pretty often but I'm in no way an expert on that city.
I'm in the Seattle area if you have any specific questions about there. I visit Portland pretty often but I'm in no way an expert on that city.
Posted on 8/13/18 at 9:13 pm to CougarBait
Eugene would be perfect. College town, not too big, surrounded by wine country & very close to the beach. Your welcome!!
Posted on 8/14/18 at 5:13 am to CougarBait
Portland (give it the edge with the transit system)
Seattle
Seattle
Posted on 8/14/18 at 8:10 am to CougarBait
I'd lean Seattle.
I have a cousin that's lived in Portland for the past 20 years. He says it's been overrun with hipsters the past 5 or so years, and it can sometimes be unbearable.
That said, I've never been there, but I loved Seattle both times I've been.
I have a cousin that's lived in Portland for the past 20 years. He says it's been overrun with hipsters the past 5 or so years, and it can sometimes be unbearable.
That said, I've never been there, but I loved Seattle both times I've been.
Posted on 8/14/18 at 9:34 am to CougarBait
The Dalles
Posted on 8/14/18 at 3:42 pm to CougarBait
Seattle has a significantly better job market with higher wages (assuming you'll be finding a new job). Between the better economy and being able to live on the water Seattle wins out for me. There's water everywhere in Seattle, which as mentioned previously creates poor traffic and is one factor driving high housing costs, but it's a pretty great quality of life feature despite those downsides IMHO.
Seattle - bigger city, better economy, more job opportunities, water everywhere, lots of homeless people
Portland - smaller city, less traffic, less people, cheaper, even more homeless people
Seattle - bigger city, better economy, more job opportunities, water everywhere, lots of homeless people
Portland - smaller city, less traffic, less people, cheaper, even more homeless people
Posted on 8/14/18 at 4:51 pm to CougarBait
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They may even let us live in Bend but not sure yet.
bend is a cool place to visit, not sure i'd live there. i'd imagine (without any research on my part) that real estate there is really expensive
on the plus side, that whole area is incredibly beautiful and within a 30 mil drive you've got nearly endless recreational options. that doesnt pay the mortgage though...
Posted on 8/15/18 at 2:10 am to CougarBait
Seattle is epic, especially in summer.
Portland is the weirdest place on earth. Everyone just trying to outweird one another. But it's the strip club capital of US. Pirate stripper club, vegan strip club, kareoke strip club. If it's weird, they have it
Portland is the weirdest place on earth. Everyone just trying to outweird one another. But it's the strip club capital of US. Pirate stripper club, vegan strip club, kareoke strip club. If it's weird, they have it
Posted on 8/17/18 at 10:59 am to CougarBait
Vancouver, BC
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