Understand some Oregonians (Salem, Astoria: house, to live in, prices)

[seven of nine]

Please all who are moving to the state or have in the last few years. Oregon has progressed into the modern world quite literally in the past 15 years. Many oldtimers grew up next to loggers and trappers. A nice home was 25,000 twenty years ago, you could drive up I-5 and only have one car ahead, one car behind for miles. People were land rich but cash poor. A large Scandinavian population makes for some pretty stoic, stay out of my business people. On the other hand anyone who was a little left of the margin came here also, Ken Kesey? It makes for an interesting mix. I will tell you that my generation understands move on or shut up. For all the whining about outsiders, oregon has benifited from industry. Some you will meet are still in a mourning stage of how it was, always tell them how happy you are to live here and share in the beauty of the state, then ask them where did THEIR family come from thanks for listening

[Waterlily]

Good post seven of nine. Yes oregon has changed, and is still in the process of changing. It is more crowded than it used to be. I can remember driving out to the coast from i-5 and not having any other cars on the road. Then you did have to watch out for those logging trucks. The scenery was always so wonderful and it still is.
I love to drive around Oregon. There is just so much to see and enjoy.

[lifes2short]

I agree, OR has changed a lot. But I have to ask, where could you find a nice house for 25K 20 years ago? When my parents bought a home in Salem in 1972 they paid $65k. And when they sold another in 1982, when the economy was really bad, it went for around $90k. Oh how I wish prices were like that now! LOL!

[seven of nine]

Originally Posted by lifes2short

I agree, OR has changed a lot. But I have to ask, where could you find a nice house for 25K 20 years ago? When my parents bought a home in Salem in 1972 they paid $65k. And when they sold another in 1982, when the economy was really bad, it went for around $90k. Oh how I wish prices were like that now! LOL!

My hubby and I bought our first house in Astoria in 1985 for 26,000, an older victorian with two floors, yes kicking myself for ever selling it!

[GR82BAGATOR]

Originally Posted by seven of nine

Please all who are moving to the state or have in the last few years. Oregon has progressed into the modern world quite literally in the past 15 years. Many oldtimers grew up next to loggers and trappers. A nice home was 25,000 twenty years ago, you could drive up I-5 and only have one car ahead, one car behind for miles. People were land rich but cash poor. A large Scandinavian population makes for some pretty stoic, stay out of my business people. On the other hand anyone who was a little left of the margin came here also, Ken Kesey? It makes for an interesting mix. I will tell you that my generation understands move on or shut up. For all the whining about outsiders, Oregon has benefited from industry. Some you will meet are still in a mourning stage of how it was, always tell them how happy you are to live here and share in the beauty of the state, then ask them where did THEIR family come from thanks for listening

I was out there in September and I fell in love! Oregon was a breath of fresh air! The land was beyond gorgeous and the people were so nice! I am a native Floridian and FL is....well....over-populated to say the least! I would give anything (yep even the FL sun) to live in Oregon! Maybe one day!