Yachats Oregon, a place to raise a family? (Newport, Florence: vacation, rental)

[jrhartwick]

Hello everyone! What a great resource for information. My DH has an opportunity at a new position outside of Yachats. We have three young children. What type of information can you give me on the area for families? Where is the closest hospital? Schools? Parks and Recreation? Any place you recomend looking for housing/living if not in Yachats at most 30 minutes away? Your opinons and info are appreciated!

[tiffela74]

well first off, congrads on the opportunity!! Yachats is IMO one of the most beautiful places on the entire west coast. Its my dream to retire there someday...I have 3 kids of my own, and I dont think Id want to move there til they are grown and out on their own.Theyre all so invoved in sports/kids theater/other clubs and such I dont think theyd be so happy w/o all that. People there seem quite friendly and involved in their community, but it seems to cater more to the retired crowd and vacationers...I could be wrong though, Ive never lived there personally.
I would think the housing prices would be higher there, but again, just an opinion...
Newport is only about 20miles away and could be an option. Theres more there, but certainly not fast paced wild life type of town. Unless you count the local deer/racoons/etc. as the wildlife.
Anyhow, its an uncomparably beautiful area...have you visited yet?

[jrhartwick]

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Tiffela- Thanks for the info! Newport could be a possibility if my dh would only need to commute 20 minutes or so. 30-45 would be acceptable! We live in the country now, and are used to driving to get where we need to be. Kids don't goto school in Yachats though do they?

[tiffela74]

Anytime. Mapblast from Yachats to Newport, it'll give you the exact. But i do believe its about 20miles north. Its one lane running each way for the most of that drive, but I wouldnt think youd have too much traffic except during weekends/holidays, maybe in the summer?
Waldport is between the two, but its pretty small as well!
I have NO idea about schooling in Yachats...unless they have one of those itty bitty schools that have like 8 kids in each grade. I know they have a reality office there, cant think of the name of it....if you do some googling, you might find it and they could answer some of your questions a lot better than me!
best of luck to you!
Tiffany

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Yachats is one of my very favorite places. That area is so beautiful! From Seal Beach to Cape Perpetua is nothing but pure photo ops.

Schools in the area are small and OK. There are two seasons- wet & friggin wet. Nearest hospital is 45 minutes away in Newport. Housing is affordable (non ocean view, of course). I agree with one poster who wonders if it's a place to raise kids. Very little outdoor time due to wind, rain & cold.

[seashelly]

Now that I think of it.......I don't think Yachats even has kids. While in Yachats recently, we did meet a nice woman coming into Yachats "looking for her dog" or something who lived a couple miles inland of Hwy. 101 and she mentioned she did not have electricity (used a generator as power) and did not have running water either. For being that close to Yachats, I'd call that a survivalist lifestyle. Please visit that area first before moving with children. It's a beautiful ocean setting, has a summer-time farmer's market, zillions of vacation unit rentals but......a visit works for me. There are kid friendly towns within 30 miles you may want to check out -- Florence to the South and Newport to the North. Good luck with your decision.

[jrhartwick]

Doing some more checking on the area I noticed that Yachats does have a community based preschool that had pictures of kids, so I know there are at least some there We would be coming from a farming community and live on acreage. We already have to drive 15 minutes to the nearest gas station, so even if there are few children in the town, I can't see that it would be that much of a transition for our kids. They have no neighbors where we are anyway. But, another larger town may be a better opportunity. I do appreciate your all your input! His work would be outside of Yachats, but that doesn't mean we have to live in that town.