Another great video; thanks! We love all the coast shots--any chance you could start adding a quick caption to identify the location of each image? It's fun to guess, but confirmation would be even better.
As a resident on the southern Oregon coast, I think you should have acknowledged the significant homeless population along the entire coast, both the tent dwellers and those residing in motorhomes and trailers that are in marginal shape. Like the robins and hummingbirds residing here year around, this is a moderate climate that makes living w/o our usual amenities possible. Low or no income housing is a significant problem and needs to be much better addressed. Additionally, mental health services are in dire straits all along the coast, from Canada to Mexico.
Related to your last comment and another possible "myth" is that you can buy a home and AirBnB it to pay your mortgage... While that "can" happen, you have two issues with that. One, people who think they will get a lot more (i.e. rental price and/or number of days rented). The house next to us is run that way and I can tell you in the 17 years we've been here, there have been 4 owners. Each one thought they would get more rental income than they did. (The current owner seems to be doing the best...) Two, more and more communities are cutting back on the STRs. So you might buy a home counting on that income, and then the city bans STRs (or significantly cuts down the number of days, etc). It hasn't hit our neighborhood yet, but there has been a LOT of talk and some areas have been cut back here... I would imagine my neighbor is worried about that. I think he's counting on that income and it could go away.
Lived in LC for about 17 years now... Is there crime and homelessness? Yeah, of course. As there is everywhere... But it's not that bad. When I read the comments/stats online, it's weird because it doesn't feel that bad at all. Are there some neighborhoods that are going to be worse? Yeah. Is the southern Oregon coast worse? Maybe. The year round warmer climate I could see attracting more homeless (not a study, just a gut feeling). But I totally agree. It's not as bad as a lot of people seem to be saying...
When do you think would be the best time to visit? I'm no stranger to rain where I live but looking for demi-decent weather but also want to avoid large crowds (kids still in school).
@@LivingOnTheOregonCoast thank you! I don't think I can make it up there in the next month unfortunately but my main purpose is to kind of get my bearings and narrow down some areas. I'm looking from Astoria down to Waldport so hopefully 4 or 5 days is sufficient to get a quick look at everything. I'd like to go up April or May and if not then late September once school is back in session. Can't make the move for quite a while but I've been romanticizing the area for so long I figured I should probably at least visit 😆
Thanks for covering the crime rate myth, seems that rates can be easily inflated in coastal towns with smaller populations. In reality, the Oregon coast is a pretty safe place in terms of crime.
I read ADUs are legal now. The problem is the first letter A for Additional. Cannot lower an ADU on an empty lot. I’m thinking homeless people would love to live in an ADU.
It's really disingenuous to say that the crime on the coast seems inflated because of the smaller population. FBI stats put Coos Bay and North Bend at #6 & #7 per capita as the most dangerous cities in Oregon. That's not by coincidence or statistical error. Coos Bay is also #7 for violent crimes alone. These stats are from 2019 and things have only gotten exponentially worse.
I've lived on the coast for 20 years and crime and homeless population definitely went up after they legalized drugs. Blame the voters who voted for this. Rust and corrosion is a major problem. Stick with stainless steel if possible.
Another great video; thanks! We love all the coast shots--any chance you could start adding a quick caption to identify the location of each image? It's fun to guess, but confirmation would be even better.
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As a resident on the southern Oregon coast, I think you should have acknowledged the significant homeless population along the entire coast, both the tent dwellers and those residing in motorhomes and trailers that are in marginal shape. Like the robins and hummingbirds residing here year around, this is a moderate climate that makes living w/o our usual amenities possible. Low or no income housing is a significant problem and needs to be much better addressed. Additionally, mental health services are in dire straits all along the coast, from Canada to Mexico.
thanks for helping us Paul... hope you're having a good day.
Related to your last comment and another possible "myth" is that you can buy a home and AirBnB it to pay your mortgage...
While that "can" happen, you have two issues with that.
One, people who think they will get a lot more (i.e. rental price and/or number of days rented).
The house next to us is run that way and I can tell you in the 17 years we've been here, there have been 4 owners. Each one thought they would get more rental income than they did. (The current owner seems to be doing the best...)
Two, more and more communities are cutting back on the STRs. So you might buy a home counting on that income, and then the city bans STRs (or significantly cuts down the number of days, etc). It hasn't hit our neighborhood yet, but there has been a LOT of talk and some areas have been cut back here... I would imagine my neighbor is worried about that. I think he's counting on that income and it could go away.
Lived in LC for about 17 years now...
Is there crime and homelessness? Yeah, of course. As there is everywhere...
But it's not that bad. When I read the comments/stats online, it's weird because it doesn't feel that bad at all.
Are there some neighborhoods that are going to be worse? Yeah.
Is the southern Oregon coast worse? Maybe. The year round warmer climate I could see attracting more homeless (not a study, just a gut feeling).
But I totally agree. It's not as bad as a lot of people seem to be saying...
When do you think would be the best time to visit? I'm no stranger to rain where I live but looking for demi-decent weather but also want to avoid large crowds (kids still in school).
If you’re thinking about moving here, I always suggest visiting November-March.
@@LivingOnTheOregonCoast thank you, I assume that's to see if the winter weather is something you can live with?
@@charchar9085 exactly - otherwise, July -mid October is a going to be the best weather consistently
@@LivingOnTheOregonCoast thank you! I don't think I can make it up there in the next month unfortunately but my main purpose is to kind of get my bearings and narrow down some areas. I'm looking from Astoria down to Waldport so hopefully 4 or 5 days is sufficient to get a quick look at everything. I'd like to go up April or May and if not then late September once school is back in session. Can't make the move for quite a while but I've been romanticizing the area for so long I figured I should probably at least visit 😆
@@charchar9085 that should be plenty of time to explore! Let us know if we can help!
Thanks for covering the crime rate myth, seems that rates can be easily inflated in coastal towns with smaller populations. In reality, the Oregon coast is a pretty safe place in terms of crime.
I read ADUs are legal now. The problem is the first letter A for Additional. Cannot lower an ADU on an empty lot. I’m thinking homeless people would love to live in an ADU.
It's really disingenuous to say that the crime on the coast seems inflated because of the smaller population.
FBI stats put Coos Bay and North Bend at #6 & #7 per capita as the most dangerous cities in Oregon. That's not by coincidence or statistical error. Coos Bay is also #7 for violent crimes alone.
These stats are from 2019 and things have only gotten exponentially worse.
I've lived on the coast for 20 years and crime and homeless population definitely went up after they legalized drugs. Blame the voters who voted for this. Rust and corrosion is a major problem. Stick with stainless steel if possible.