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El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles), CA vs Bend, OR

#3 2005 Best Places to Live

#10 Most Competitive Public Colleges

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#64 Best Green Cities

#2 Emerging Metropolitan Areas

#48 Best Green Cities

I was born in Paso. When I was a kid, it was all dry dirt farmers & pickup trucks. Now its all about the wine business & Beemers... Its having growing pains, & water  More

I moved to the area in August of 07 to teach, and am NOW living in Central CA...AGAIN:( Could NOT afford to live "in the neighborhood" on my own salary (@ 60K), and I  More

I live in Paso Robles, California. It is a wonderful place to live and retire. San Luis Obispo County has several small towns and cities. Those towns that are on, or  More

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