Reviews & Comments
Bend, OR
Over done Greedy people place! -
2/2/2016I have lived here since 08, yeah not a good time to relocate but had to get Parents closer to better Medical facilities. This place isn't what you read in the Brochures or from realtors. The temps last summer were over a 100 degrees for several days, 96 is like the real summer temps, winter cold and dreary unless you can get up on Mt. Bachelor.
The downtown is ridiculous packed with tourist and no place to park, for example there is a open lot Downtown at the end of Bond Street, it is a ball park but mostly bare, now they want to turn a green space into a large hotel, more greedy people, and tourists. Like others have mentioned the trendy ppl have their noses up in the air thinking they are better than those workers who have lived here many years. I have a business and can't wait to sell my home and get out of here.
I lived in Bend in 91 for a year and had a blast riding my bike and fishing, now be prepared for a over sold over "Californized"Just like we all said would happen. It used to be a good place to be, now all the traffic, construction and wealthy trendy people live here. Housing is thrown up cheaply and overpriced and packed in like sardines, well except those privileged wealthy.
"Californized" is where People who move here want all the amenities that they had in California, so we now have very expensive golf courses, Trendy stores, and the same old money game.
If you think you found a great place, then think again, I'm headed back to Colorado. I'm tired of paying high taxes on my home, the same home in colorado is about 1/3rd the taxes. As a homeowner your paying taxes for all those who rent and can't own a home. Sales tax would fix that! I'm not a consumer, so let the consumer pay taxes.