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23 year old girl - Moving to Oregon - Portland or Bend ? And Why? |
Travel Info Liberal, attractive, vegan, college graduate, grew up in Southern California Travel Tips Bend is where retired people go to. For you, Portland would be the spot. If you are liberal and vegan, I would suggest SE Portland. I think West Portland would be too conservative for you. Great restaurants, unique culture, close to hiking, skiing, beach, camping. If you are a big sports fan, then don't come here. No respectable professional teams. All sports fans around here are Beavers or Duck fans, which are collegiate teams. Weather will be severely different than SoCal. Warm during the summer times and cooler and wet during the rest of the year. But, at least you can experience all 4 seasons, where SoCal just gets spring and summer all year around. Others Portland, because there is more to do there. You will get bored of Bend real fast. experience Ashland, Medford Portland is going to give you alot more things culturally to do. There is such a huge array of wonderful people there. It's the largest city in Oregon, but it's very easy to find your way around. Plus, you are going to have more choices when it comes to housing prices. The weather is temperate. Bend is becoming a retirement community. It is so beautiful there, but there isn't a whole lot to do. There is snowboarding and skiing in the winter months, or hiking in the summer. It is getting very expensive and "affordable" housing isn't going to be a very pretty place to occupy. There isn't much for job opportunities unless you want to work at Wal Mart. I would live in Portland. Bend is nice to visit, but thats about it. 5th generation Oregonian - Springfield 2 hours south of Portland I currently live in Bend and have lived here for 23 years. I agree that Portland is your better choice. Housing is not affordable here unless you make the big bucks and there are not a ton of employment opportuinites either. Bend is a very beautiful place and I highly recommend that you visit here at least a couple times of year, especially during the summer months when you can enjoy the Cascade lakes but live and work in Portland. |
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