Bend vs. Portland: What's better to live in?

[barfo]

I just recently had vacation at Eagle Crest Resort in Redmond. Bend is BEAUTIFUL and the people were wonderfully nice.

So, basically you are saying Redmond sucks.

I don't think you'll get any disagreement there.

barfo

 

[dviss1]

So, basically you are saying Redmond sucks.

I don't think you'll get any disagreement there.

barfo

No... Not at all... Eagle Crest is amazing. As for the City of Redmond, I don't really know. We spent most of our time at the resort or in Bend.

 

[barfo]

No... Not at all... Eagle Crest is amazing. As for the City of Redmond, I don't really know. We spent most of our time at the resort or in Bend.

Just having fun - I know you didn't mean it that way, but one could (if one enjoys that sort of thing) read it that way.

barfo

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

Bump.

Kaman recently bought property in Bend.

LaMarcus has property there as well.

I remember hearing that a few NFL players live there in the summer.

Is Bend becoming a retirement destination for the rich?

 

[riverman]

Bump.

Kaman recently bought property in Bend.

LaMarcus has property there as well.

I remember hearing that a few NFL players live there in the summer.

Is Bend becoming a retirement destination for the rich?

It's our version of Vale....ski town...more sunshine than most Oregonian cities..clean..trendy...to expensive for poor folks to live there

 

[ripcityboy]

It's our version of Vale....ski town...more sunshine than most Oregonian cities..clean..trendy...to expensive for poor folks to live there

Maybe they'll surround it with glass and shoot into space like Elysium when we all get sick and become walking sleep-deprived zombies.

 

[e_blazer]

I don't get this higher cost thing you guys are saying about Bend. Housing's cheaper on average in Bend than Portland ($349K vs $385k). Costco's the same cost and so is Netflix. What more do you need?

 

[JfizzleBlazer]

I don't get this higher cost thing you guys are saying about Bend. Housing's cheaper on average in Bend than Portland ($349K vs $385k). Costco's the same cost and so is Netflix. What more do you need?

Dont jobs pay less in bend?

 

[MARIS61]

So, basically you are saying Redmond sucks.

I don't think you'll get any disagreement there.

barfo

It's basically the Beaverton of Beautiful Central Oregon.

All sprawl.

 

[e_blazer]

Dont jobs pay less in bend?

Depends on the job. A friend of mine is a civil engineer in Bend and I think he makes as much as comparable positions in the Portland area.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Depends on the job. A friend of mine is a civil engineer in Bend and I think he makes as much as comparable positions in the Portland area.

If he's a friend of yours I doubt he's very civil.

 

[e_blazer]

If he's a friend of yours I doubt he's very civil.

This from someone who leaves three bags full on every walk.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

This from someone who leaves three bags full on every walk.

See, I told you I'm not full of shit.

 

[e_blazer]

See, I told you I'm not full of shit.

The way you eat, any momentary lack of fullness is only a temporary condition.

 

[donkiez]

I love Bend but from the little I know about you Portland is probably more your style. I would choose Hawaii over both though.

 

[Haakzilla]

Bend over Portland, the Californians are coming!

 

[rasheedfan2005]

Lived in bend from second grade to about 27 years old. Love it. Hated when californians began to over run and inflate then crash the housing market. Was way too expensive to live. Never understood young people who couldnt wait to leave cause there was nothing to do?

 

[BoBoBREWSKI]

Bend is amazing. Best city in the NW in my opinion.

 

[MARIS61]

Both are excellent cities to live 20-40 miles away from. Both have tons of food, beer, and local music/arts/things to do. Both are always great real estate investments.

You probably won't be as likely to die in a gang drive-by or Muslim suicide bombing in Bend, though.

 

[MARIS61]

http://www.livability.com/top-10/political-cities/best-cities-for-moderates/2016/or/bend

http://www.livability.com/top-10/political-cities/best-cities-for-moderates/2016

 

[MarAzul]

What is a Moderate?

 

[MARIS61]

What is a Moderate?

In reality, 90% of all voters.

Unfortunately, 90% of all politicians are extremists of one sort or another.

 

[riverman]

I choose Bend everytime over Portland but only if I've made my nest egg, have my companion and don't need to start a career.....if I'm starting the journey and undecided at 25 I'm living in Portland..my son and future daughter in law will live in Bend...she grew up there, they love it. I go to the micro brew festivals, etc, in Bend and enjoy it...if you like sunshine...there's no better place in Oregon

 

[riverman]

What is a Moderate?

A liberal who's raising a teen age girl