If you like southern Oregon, but want better job options, it's tough to imagine how you could do much better than Portland. There are plenty of big tech employe

If you like southern Oregon, but want better job options, it's tough to imagine how you could do much better than Portland. There are plenty of big tech employers along the 26 corridor, great mass transit and bike access, and an increasingly-vibrant startup culture. True, there aren't the same number of overnight paper millionaires being minted as in SF or NY, but you can still house and feed a family on 60K a year. We've got an up-and-coming restaurant scene, and some of the best beer in the country, too. I find it a pretty nice mix. It does rain a lot. I'm usually too busy coding, cooking, or biking through traffic to care, though.