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I have visited Bend for many years and moved here last year with my family. Every person that complains about Bend does not understand how economics works. The main More
When I moved to Bend it was a charming small city of about 50,000 people. The population has now more than doubled and the once clean, quiet community is a noisy, dirty, More
I've lived in Bend for 10 years now. I'm originally from a poorer town in CA with the same population as Bend. Here are my pros and cons of living in Bend. Pros: - More
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For a town of ~9k people the amenities are good; this is also helped by state college Western Oregon University in the neighboring city of Monmouth(all within a 3-mile More
Independence is a small town with a friendly feel. Great place to live if you want to get away from the fast pace of a big city. After living here for eight years More
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