We absolutely love it here!
-
1/4/2020
We love this city! We moved here from Indianapolis Indiana 5 years ago. It is an hour to Portland, a little over an hour to Eugene, an hour to the coast or the mountains. Silver Falls is nearby. It has everything you need but not the heavy traffic and high home prices in Portland. It’s affordable here. The Gilbert Children’s museum is awesome, the Riverwalk Park, and the Carousel. The KROC center is totally awesome for families and individuals too. We love the Saturday market. We live in West Salem. The brand new Goodwill store has a lot of high quality merchandise to browse through on rainy days. A brand new YMCA is currently under construction nearby and downtown Salem is right over the bridge. Lots of wineries and gardening/nurseries nearby. It rains in the winter but we don’t mind at all! It’s much better than snow, and it’s sunny all summer. The only drawback is the high amount of homeless people, but it’s not as bad as Portland or Eugene.
Laura | Salem, OR