Thinking about moving to Portland, OR- Is it as depressing as other parts of Oregon?

Question

I moved to Oregon (lincoln city) a year &1/2 ago and most towns I spend time in seem to be struggling. Everyone who lives in lincoln city year round is really poor and not very positive minded. Dont know if portland would be a happier place or not because even though i got over the weather here, maybe it gives people a negative vibe. From what i can tell i think i would like portland but at the moment, im tramatized with oregon in general.

Answer 1

Most of the coastal communities seem to be that way. Possible exception the Coos Bay area ... note I said "possible" ....

The communities along the I-5 corridor tend to be a bit more afluent, esp the cities/metro areas. Unless you really want to be in a major metro area, I would suggest trying Eugene or Medford.

http://www.eugene-or.gov/portal/server.pt
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene,_Oregon
http://www.planeteugene.com/
http://www.wunderground.com/US/OR/Eugene.html
http://www.registerguard.com/news/2006/09/10/home.php
http://www.eugeneweekly.com/

Answer 2

Try Bend. It's on what we here call "the dry side of the mountains" so has a better climate in terms of temperature/rainfall. Bend is also the fastest growing city in the state, especially high tech. The attitude there is generally up beat, but the traffic is murder.

Answer 3

I think you can make it as good or as bad as you want it to be. If you do not want to live in a state with 4 real seasons than you should probally move to S. Calif. or somewhere like that.

Answer 4

No way to answer that without knowing what, exactly, you find about the other parts of Oregon to be 'depressing.'

Answer 5

If your talking weather wise, thats how it is in the Pacific NW. Thats how we pay for all the greenery here.....I love it here.