Although the climate here is not as severe as some may think, it probably is a main reason that more people do not live here. I guess that may not be such a bad thing.   More

Having grown up in Southern California, the midwest is just too cold! Looking to retire in  More

East of interstate crime is rising every year due to both cities south and north people are moving here making it GETTO! west ofinterstate still farm land and good  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