Starting to get a little freaked out about Oregon (Eugene: public schools, gated)
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THAT SAD the people that would be on this board are looking for good info, most GANG members would not go to this much trouble to move to a new city most of us are looking for some place better that what we have now and are not looking to move to your city to make it into what we just left .
I have lived in eastern oregon most of my 39 years. If you want to do drugs here you'll find them but thats true anywhere. Being 2 years clean myself this is a very liveable place for drug free lifestyle. Never seen a pusher on the street or any such thing. Its gorgeous here and the climate is great. Not everyone hates Californians, after all we are all just people. The schools do need a serious financial over haul though.
Oregon is not the most liberal place in the world. Parts of Portland are. Certain areas of Eugene (mostly near campus) are very very hippie. Not granola. Not a little crunchy. Hippie.
Have you thought about Corvallis? It is still green and artsy, but in my opinion is a more family friendly environment than Eugene. Lots of granolas mingling with cowboys mingling with college students mingling with regular middle class families. I am very middle of the road, politically, and I would feel comfortable there.
I lived in the Willamette Valley for many years and I never heard a thing about pollution. Albany has a pulp mill so when you drove by it on I-5 you held your breath. That was about it.
Anything in that area is great because it's so close to the beautiful Oregon Coast, which is a very fun place for a family day trip or get away.
As far as meth, I think that is everywhere and especially in rural places where there isn't much to do and there are a lot of, um, "have-nots." Eugene and Corvallis are both college towns so there is a fair amount of partying going on with the students, but I don't think the high school kids or just regular folk are known for being at all wild.
I'm not sure if you would consider living in Corvallis and commuting to Eugene? I just can't recommend Corvallis strongly enough. It's such a great family place, fairly charming, has a nice medium-small town feel, surrounded by lovely farmland, and has an eclectic mix of people. I would LOVE to live there again if my husband could land a job in that area. (We currently live in Seattle.)
Bend is also great, especially if you like four seasons/winter/skiing. It's a little more "Western" looking with all the pine trees, but still very nice. TONS to do, recreationally and would be a great place to grow up.
I have been considering the U of O. I am from the central valley of Cali. I have a young daughter. I have read some things about the schools that make them sound like decent programs. I am not very liberal.. I just feel the way I feel about the issues and don't put a lable on it. I want a safe place for me and my daughter where we can both get a decent education. (The schools her are really crappy) I have read lots of stuff in these blogs. I know no place is perfect, there are always problems. I haven't heard many comments on the following.
Is there a large homosexual population? I have heard its liberal and alternative, and if you like sanfransico you might like it there. So it makes me wonder, I have heard the refernces but nothing specific. Can anyone elaberate, please. And.. I worry about the weather. Where I am from we dont' have weather..we have sun. Lots of sun. A little rain. Sometimes heavy fog. How is the fog? Snow? Sun? Is it really so glummy? thanks. in a hurry gotta go.
I am sorry the link I attached regarding the neighborhood with air and soil contamination didn't make it on to my previous email. The Register Guard has a great article just search for this months archives. It is near the train yard (west of town) Trainsong rd and parts of River Rd. I don't know if anyone else has posted this news but I felt that our new citizens should be aware. Eugene has changed no doubt and I can only recommend visiting both Eugene and Corvallis during the rainy season and when students return to both towns. I lived in Eugene for twenty years and have been on a search for a great town for an empty nester.
I love both towns and know you will find the right place...Best of luck!
We moved from Eugene to the Seattle area (Redmond) a few months ago and we've been cryin' our eyes out ever since. We're hoping to move back to Eugene or someplace somewhat near (possibly cottage grove) as soon as hubby finishes his job here (one whole year! ugh...)
Eugene is a wonderful place for families - there are several good private schools, magnet schools, an edison school, a few montessori's, a waldorf school, and I had a wonderful experience with my kids attending Gilham Elementary school in North Eugene.
Lots of green resources there... wonderful for future-minded earth-friendly families trying to live ethically....
We always had something to do that was easy to get to... bike trails, indoor tennis and swimming, skiing, the awesome coast!
Camping is wonderful in Oregon - yurts! Yurt camping makes everything so much easier.
I am just so sad that I ever agree'd to move away. My husband thought that living in a bigger city would offer us more opportunitie... but now we're here and we're miserable. With a bigger city comes bigger problems.
Eugene - like someone else posted - is just the right size. It has such a good feeling. It feels well-rounded. You've got everything any other city or town has - good and bad - but in a more balanced sort of way so that it's easier to find your peace and live happily there.
We moved from Eugene to the Seattle area (Redmond) a few months ago and we've been cryin' our eyes out ever since. We're hoping to move back to Eugene or someplace somewhat near (possibly cottage grove) as soon as hubby finishes his job here (one whole year! ugh...)
Eugene is a wonderful place for families - there are several good private schools, magnet schools, an edison school, a few montessori's, a waldorf school, and I had a wonderful experience with my kids attending Gilham Elementary school in North Eugene.
Lots of green resources there... wonderful for future-minded earth-friendly families trying to live ethically....
We always had something to do that was easy to get to... bike trails, indoor tennis and swimming, skiing, the awesome coast!
Camping is wonderful in Oregon - yurts! Yurt camping makes everything so much easier.
I am just so sad that I ever agree'd to move away. My husband thought that living in a bigger city would offer us more opportunitie... but now we're here and we're miserable. With a bigger city comes bigger problems.
Eugene - like someone else posted - is just the right size. It has such a good feeling. It feels well-rounded. You've got everything any other city or town has - good and bad - but in a more balanced sort of way so that it's easier to find your peace and live happily there.
I can't wait to move back!
WOW! I am thinking of moving to eugene and I am so happy to hear such a positive experience. Reading these boards I was a little concerned. Could you please give me any insight or knowledge you have about the Chambers - West 18th avenue area? I invested in a property over there and did not spend much time in Eugene. I know it sounds strange, but I saw a good investment oppurtunity, so jumped on it. I know there is an Albertsons, can you tell me other businesses you remember near that location and also any opinions. I really want to learn more about it.
Thanks-
I am currently checking out different areas of the US to live. After two decades in Florida it is time for a change. I loves the ocean and thought about one of the southern coastal towns like Newport, Waldport etc. What are these places like? Are they mainly for the wealthy like a number of coastal towns are here in Florida?
Are jobs and apartments hard to find in this part of Oregon? Any information you can give me would be appreciated.
After spending over a decade in LA, I can really understand why some residents of Oregon don't care for them.
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