and I am actively looking for jobs in areas lower than 50k (hard to do in technical fields). There are multiple 15-25k population suburbs on the south/southwe

and I am actively looking for jobs in areas lower than 50k (hard to do in technical fields). There are multiple 15-25k population suburbs on the south/southwest side of Portland, Or, with a commute in the 30-45 minute range. Tualitin, Wilsonville, Canby, Sherwood, etc. There is a lot of farm land, acreage available between Portland and Salem. It's certainly not Billings, but there are tech jobs available in Portland (New Relic), Beaverton, Hillsboro (Intel), Wilsonville (Xerox/Flir). Then there are a lot of SMBs all over.