The architecture is sort of pre war small town, lot of homes look like doublewide trailers even though they are not. Townhouses remind me of old army barracks, nothing like Southern California, but weather is much milder than the desert. Green Mountains and Snow all around, beautiful views, small town atmosphere.
No sales tax, but a whopping 10% state income tax.
I’ve heard property taxes are high???
I’ve lived in Grants Pass for 26 years, before that I lived in North Idaho for many years.
North Idaho is beautiful, but the weather can be harsh. Grants Pass, on the other hand, has pretty mild wether but if you want snow you can drive half an hour to good winter conditions.
Oregon is VERY liberal, dominated by the Leftist counties up North, but GP is conservative, although is changing slightly.
We just voted down a levy, by the way...and the county sheriff is decimated. The jails are releasing dozens of criminals and the DA is no longer prosecuting most crimes. That may play a role in coming here.
Gun ownership is very liberal here. Private sales are legal and class III weapons such as suppressors and machine guns are legal, and CCW is easy to get.
As far as the jobs market, I know many people who are unemployed and numerous teachers, cops and government workers are either being laid off or can’t find any work to speak of.
Ed