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Bend is overpriced and overrated
I have lived in Bend, OR for almost 14 years and the cost of living has sky rocketed. Affordable housing is hard to come by and apartments are expensive, as are houses. Unless, you can work remotely and are moving from California, N.Y. or another high priced city and make 6-7 figures a year, I would not suggest moving here. Houselessness, drugs and the high cost of living as taken its toll here. Not too mention that Bend is a tourist town that was hard hit by COVID-19 and we have had our share of Proud Boys and alt-right groups coming through here to cause trouble and hold rallies which our law enforcement officers chose to ignore, for the most part. Houses are selling for $600,000 and up to those who telecommute for work or want a vacation home or rentals. I live in a 507 sq ft 1 bedroom apart that costs me $990.00 a month and will soon go up again this year to over a thousand a month. That is cheap compared to the many other studio and 1 bedrooms costing $1200- $2800 a month. So, avoid moving to Bend unless you have the means to afford it here and even if you can afford, move elsewhere, please, because people with money are the reason average citizens like myself are being pushed out or ending up homeless or living with 5 roommates.