Which US city is the... Cheapest, Most beautiful,West Coast Mountain City to live in?

[420inprogress]

And to add to BACKCOUNTRY's post...

Bend, Oregon has some AMAZING strains floating around!

 

[SwissBliss]

Damn, I had no idea that anyplace could give CO a run for it's money, but Oregon seems like a pretty solid deal...

~SB~

 

[NOKUY]

Damn, I had no idea that anyplace could give CO a run for it's money, but Oregon seems like a pretty solid deal...

~SB~

oregon and colorado are nice....so is rural idaho, montana, and wyoming, and washington.....but they got Nothing on Alaska.

 

[BACKCOUNTRY]

How about Portland?

I wouldn't really consider Portland to be much of a mountain town, although views of Mt. Hood can be nice on a very clear day. Also, I'd suspect that real estate is about as expensive as it can get in the state of Oregon.

oregon and colorado are nice....so is rural idaho, montana, and wyoming, and washington.....but they got Nothing on Alaska.

I guess its just a matter of personal preference, but I'd say the one thing Oregon has over Alaska is a reasonable, mild climate.

 

[Geezer 101]

Some of my friends have moved from the Bay Area and LA to Portland because it's affordable ( compared to SF). The tough compromise is that in the places where it's cheaper to live, it's also harder to make a living.

Over population has caused most of the beautiful areas to become expensive.

Kind of sucks, but overpopulation is the worst pollution there is.

I have seen so many pristine spots destroyed with ugly housing as the population keeps exploding. Good luck though, you 'll find someplace, and maybe you'll "get in" before the wave follows you.

 

[simpleword]

Mt. Shasta California.

That may just be where I have lived or happen to live now. And believe me guys, it is the most beautiful place ever.

 

[Gumbala]

If I were moving to Co, i would take Breckenridge or Boulder, Denver just isnt my style,

Oregon - Ashland, Grants Pass, Bend

Norcal - Cant go wrong , but the farther north the less expensive..
Dont move to Clearlake! haha

 

[Gumbala]

Dude you know the upper norcal very well!

I had friends in Edna and down in Somes Bar, I love it up there, lots of beer to drink and fires to make so you can swim in that ice water!

I live in South-west Oregon, and I am in love with it and the northern 1/4 of California.

The land itself is pristine, very clean. Summers are warm/hot, and winters can be mild to harsh depending on how high in the hills you want to be, and how close you are to the coast.

Weaverville California is a great little town, on the edge of the Trinity alps that Brain mentioned, its withen commuting distance of Redding California, which is a up and comming metropolis.

Another area nearby that I like is the Scotts and Shasta valley areas, Fort Jones and Etna are great places that have a great small town feel, and plenty of Mountains nearby.
Yreaka and Weed California are also great places to look at, they are on I-5 so they have more business going on.
Mt. Shasta/McCloud California are very mountain feeling, the land is very volcanic and beautiful, tons of Pine trees, mountains and lakes. This area can get very nasty weather in the Winter, with chains/studded tires needed for portions of the winter.
The extreme end of this region would be the Susanville area, which sits on the east side of the Cascades, its a very pretty local, and is a halfway reasonable drive to Reno Nevada.

Southwest Oregon is also a consideration, this would be Jackson, Joesephine, Klamath and Douglas counties. There are many small towns spread around with few cities over 10,000
In the western part of the area is the lower coastal range, which gets very little snow(until you reach the higher areas near the Cali boarder). The eastern part is dominated by the Cascades mountain range, and is very similar to the Mount Shasta/McCloud area I mentioned before. As you get higher in elevation it can get pretty hairy in Winter.

 

[gdawg]

whats up BC! southwest Oregon does look nice bro!

 

[Geezer 101]

Yes, stay away from Clearlake, it's cheap for a reason. ( Have you ever wondered where the people on Jerry Springer come from?)

 

[Guest]

I'll third that, I'd steer clear of Lake county.

 

[okwildfire]

well since nobody asked..what are you planing on doing for income?? alot of those places are nice..but you have to work right?? so...

 

[George Hayduke]

I am moving in Jan-Feb and have narrowed my choices for states that I am thinking of moving to. Colorado is my first choice I have a couple buddies already out there and they love it. I was thinking Denver area (Lakewood,Glendale,Englewood, and Wheat Ridge are all areas that I have been looking). Housing is fairly expensive($1000/month rent puts you in the ghetto) around Denver area and most homes are old, NO central HVAC, and all your neighbors are on top of you. I love the mountains, progessive thinking governments, and pretty much anything involving the great outdoors....Other states that I am interested in are Washington, Oregon, Arizona, and maybe NorCal. If anyone could give me some city names, and places of interest that would really kick ass!

Why in the hell would you want to pay 1,000 dollars a month to live in the ghetto? Man all you guys think the west is best but here in the Appalachian Mountains we got more to offer honestly. You should consider moving this way. I live in a two bed room house and pay $350 a month for rent. The place is old but it’s REAL nice. I got a river, absoutely beautiful mountain scenery, cheap rent, and equally if not better pot around here. The nearest neighbors are a longs way off so ya' don't have to worry about shitty neighbors because i ain't got none!!!!!
however not much work around here but i live in the country. we still got lots of small progressive college towns scattered through out the mountains too if thats your thing and they offer more work. i dunno' just thought i'd share even though its 1,000 of miles away from where you want to live haha.

 

[BACKCOUNTRY]

Here are a few more pics from the Cascades-

A waterfall in the Coquille river watershed, Oregons coastal range-

I would say be ready to make the choice between making a comfortable living and living in a beautiful unspoiled place, the more remote and breath taking it is, generally the lower the pay and availablity of jobs.

When folks talk about moving to Oregon, I generally point them in the direction of Bend and Eugene, because city folk will be able to adapt to those more urban/trendy areas.
But for those that seem to be interested in a quieter life, in the hills, or in a smaller city, without the need for easy, high paying jobs.........I point them to SW Oregon and NW California. Its all about your priorities.....

 

[Guest]

I'll put in my vote for Oregon. Eugene is a nice area jobs are not that easy to find like stated but i lived in florida most of my life and oregon is like another mush more sane country compared to the south!

Been through portland on errands a few times and it's a nice looking place but expensive. Portland has a THRIVING cannabis scene medical and otherwise.



Lots of people riding bikes and you smell weed smoke every few blocks, reminds me of holland.

See my sig link for oregon medical cannabis program.

 

[high_hopes]

But is Portland a nice city? My g/f went to college in Portland and she calls it a "hippie" town, which is more my style. I feel I would dig that part of the west. I am in the midwest now, perhaps looking for a change.

Besides being expensive, is Portland a good city? Good as in...good restaurants, cleanliness, safety...

 

[EatCannabisRaw]

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[Guest]

I lived in Colorado springs,visited Denver,and quickly went back to Colorado Springs.You can live in Manitou Springs and practice witchcraft or 70s hippyism.Or Cripple Creek and go gambling.I hear Fort Collins is Valhalla for secular progressives haha.