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Corvallis OR. Housing costs are higher, but probably not the $1M you mention unless you really want to go overboard. Walk to the store, city bus is free, grea

Corvallis OR. Housing costs are higher, but probably not the $1M you mention unless you really want to go overboard. Walk to the store, city bus is free, great place to raise kids, bike paths and trails, and you're out of town into the woods or farm fields in 15 minutes of driving. 1 hour to the coast, or 1 hour to the mountains. University as well as HP, NuScale, and other smaller companies. People that come here can definitely turn into lifers.

davidw 4y ago
It's got a lot to say for it, and it's not too cold, but that gray weather can be a real downer. Source: grew up in Eugene. I would visit in November or March and see how it goes.
- more_corn 4y ago
  Ashland is a bit sunnier. Southern Oregon university, Shakespeare festival, cute downtown. Oregon is progressive libertarian.
  - wrp 4y ago
    Ashland has dramatically beautiful surroundings and an active arts scene, but it's a long drive from major urban areas and the "university" is a very, very minor outpost of higher education.
    - davidw 4y ago
      It's not super clear what OP wants, but Ashland offers a ton more than just a 'small town with a few stores'. The problem is the cost of housing, and that some years that whole valley fills up with smoke.
bredren 4y ago
Did my engineering undergrad in Corvallis at Oregon State. Lots of good speakers and events free to the public put on by the school. The city also has "Da vinici days" in the summer which is great. Had a friend with parents who lived there and a mentor too. There is a fair amount of suburb-type housing I didn't really like, but there are also little hippie areas and cool spots in the hills. OSU also has the Open Source Lab, a notable non-profit. Go beavs.
wrp 4y ago
If I wanted a small town with the facilities of a good university, Corvallis would be my first choice in Oregon. Eugene has I think not aged as well over the past 30 years and the central area has experienced rising property crime and homelessness. If you don't care about a university, the eastern part of the state has sunnier weather.
- pugworthy 4y ago
  Corvallis has been able to keep its population and sprawl very much under control. When I first came here in the early 80's the population was in the low 40k range. It's now just hitting 60k. Green space helps control growth, but admittedly it's pushed a lot to the other nearby communities.
- philsnow 4y ago
  > the eastern part of [Oregon] has sunnier weather Pendleton has an annual round-up that's been running for 100-odd years. Not a reason to live there necessarily, but just in case anybody's in the area and hadn't heard of it. Pendleton also has cheap housing, fiber internet, and a decent craft brewery http://prodigalsonbrewery.com/ http://prodigalsonbrewery.com/ .

davidw 4y ago

It's got a lot to say for it, and it's not too cold, but that gray weather can be a real downer. Source: grew up in Eugene. I would visit in November or March and see how it goes.

more_corn 4y ago
Ashland is a bit sunnier. Southern Oregon university, Shakespeare festival, cute downtown. Oregon is progressive libertarian.
- wrp 4y ago
  Ashland has dramatically beautiful surroundings and an active arts scene, but it's a long drive from major urban areas and the "university" is a very, very minor outpost of higher education.
  - davidw 4y ago
    It's not super clear what OP wants, but Ashland offers a ton more than just a 'small town with a few stores'. The problem is the cost of housing, and that some years that whole valley fills up with smoke.

bredren 4y ago

Did my engineering undergrad in Corvallis at Oregon State. Lots of good speakers and events free to the public put on by the school. The city also has "Da vinici days" in the summer which is great. Had a friend with parents who lived there and a mentor too. There is a fair amount of suburb-type housing I didn't really like, but there are also little hippie areas and cool spots in the hills. OSU also has the Open Source Lab, a notable non-profit. Go beavs.

wrp 4y ago

If I wanted a small town with the facilities of a good university, Corvallis would be my first choice in Oregon. Eugene has I think not aged as well over the past 30 years and the central area has experienced rising property crime and homelessness. If you don't care about a university, the eastern part of the state has sunnier weather.

pugworthy 4y ago
Corvallis has been able to keep its population and sprawl very much under control. When I first came here in the early 80's the population was in the low 40k range. It's now just hitting 60k. Green space helps control growth, but admittedly it's pushed a lot to the other nearby communities.
philsnow 4y ago
> the eastern part of [Oregon] has sunnier weather Pendleton has an annual round-up that's been running for 100-odd years. Not a reason to live there necessarily, but just in case anybody's in the area and hadn't heard of it. Pendleton also has cheap housing, fiber internet, and a decent craft brewery http://prodigalsonbrewery.com/ http://prodigalsonbrewery.com/ .