Great Place to Visit, Horrible Place to Live
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7/27/2021
The only positive thing to say about this town is the nature: the Olympic national park, lake crescent, and others around it are absolutely beautiful!!! But that's more of a reason to visit rather than live there.
There is an extreme housing crisis that's only getting worse with time. For being such a small town it's absolutely jaw dropping just how many homeless people there are!!! There's also a severe drug abuse problem here with used needles being a very common litter problem. Litter in general is a disgusting issue the entire town is overwhelmed by. Jobs, too, are extremely hard to come by with many people commuting out of town for work.
The entire town is on a downward slope, making it difficult to walk around. The bus system is cheap, but the routes are long, don't make sense, and still don't reach a lot of parts of town. The town layout too has almost all residential areas on the outskirts of town, making trips to the store or work or any businesses longer than necessary.
The doctors and mental health resources here are pathetic! There are extremely few options for any health care related needs and the doctors that are here are notorious for misdiagnosing and neglect.
The people themself are mostly unhappy and unkind. Older folks complain that the town is in a decline while young people are desperately trying to escape. Extreme Trump supporters are all over town and it's impossible to go 5 minutes without seeing a sign, flag, bumper sticker, or clothes with Trump on it. Even the buses have giant anti-abortion ads plastered all over them. LGBTQIA+ resources are non existent and it's even unsafe at times still to be out and proud. It's a very unkind town overall.
DEE | Port Angeles, WA