The wife and I moved here in October and couldn't be happier leaving western Oregon behind.
Haven't seen a protest or a riot since we've been here
Wages and cost of living is somewhat relative. Sure, you might not make as much doing the same job here as you might in Seattle or Portland but you can also buy the same house for a whole lot less. I've also found that gas is cheaper in my middle of nowhere area than in the port towns in Oregon and Washington. Another thing that has worked in my favor is utilities. My current 3/2 house is about the same as the one I moved from. This one is all electric and on a good well and septic. One utility bill. Also, a small portion of my taxes allow me up to 500 pounds at the dump per month.
Born in Boise, was a kid there until 1953. Loved it. We had rock fights in the street, snow in the winter, wonderful summers.
The move was to Portland.
I had only gone back to visit my grandmother but that ended in the early 70s.
Then went thru in 95 and what a world of change.
But as a state it beats Ore or Wash hands down.
Somebody say coyotes?
I'm still looking for one of those.I was going to say, rural Idaho gals!
I was going to make that exact point. A couple of my step kids just got together and bought there dad's House in a bad area (Bay Point, California) of the east bay, a modest tract house they are going to rent through some state program. The house is a 60's 1200 sq ft typical tract house. They paid 420,000 for it. The bankrupt state rented it for use by some challenged soul, gave the kids a years rent up front, 60,000$, they have a 3 year contract at 5,000 a month. That house would be 125,000 here and rent for 900.00 in a safe little town with good schools. The actual amount of money you make is much less important than the lifestyle you have. We were at my USCG son's house in Eureka over thanksgiving, even with the premium we expect to pay for Oregon fuel (about .10 a gallon) Diesel was .80 higher in California then on the Oregon border. My son is a newly married E5 and his wife teaches at a local Indian reservation. They live in a cute little (small) house in the redwoods, 2800.00 a month. The house is similar to one we own here in town on 1/2 an acre for 650.00.........
...................Farmer's Dot Com..... .......
But I'm not a farmer, well unless they count beard farming.
The party we had here at the ranch for the eclipse, a multiple PHD, NASA scientist friend of mine from California presided with 1,000,000 in equipment. The paper he wrote has been published in several scientific journals and may be the definitive article about the event from anywhere. He has produced and performed a presentation about it that has been shown many times to his community. Our sky and air was perfect, the photography was incredible. We all shot guns after it was over off the back porch.....just for fun. In that photo, there are 3 PHD's, 3 multi millionaires, the past president of the Idaho cattleman's association, A West Point Grad, a banker and professional engineer. Not bad company.
I think they are catering to rural minded people. It sounds like you qualify.
As long as the farmgirls like motorcycles and tattoos i may have a chance.
On that note, and in reference to the Oregonians hate Californians thread, there are a few other Oregon refugees but I've met many more from California. They all seem to be extremely protective of individual freedom. Seemingly even more vocal about it than the indigenous population. And on the other end, the lefties I've met here (mostly under 30) would love nothing more than to move to Portland. I always encourage them to follow their dreams
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