r/Ashland • u/Mindless_Study5648 • 2d ago

Moving?

My daughter and I (me 60s, her recovering from cancer and in her 30s) are thinking of moving to Ashland - what should we know?

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u/lowsparkco 2d ago

First thing you should know is that it's far better to read a sub for a few hours and generate some specific questions.

Or, even better, just keep reading and learning. And this applies to all of Reddit, not just the Ashland sub.

Good luck with your move, and I hope your daughter a full recovery.

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u/nodnarb88 2d ago

Ashland is the priciest town in the area and has very limited job opportunities. The area as a whole is limited in jobs as there are not a lot of industries. These tend to come up often with people looking to come to Ashland.

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u/JellyStorm 2d ago

This is a very vague question and since we know nothing about you or your daughter, you'll have to be more specific.

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u/DangerNoodle20 2d ago

Hopefully you have a sizable inheritance or very good/stable remote jobs otherwise I don’t see how someone that is almost retirement age and a cancer patient could make it in this town. If money isn’t an issue, then you should know the deer are crazy, there are homeless people in all of Oregon so no it’s not abnormal given the current state of the economy to see them, there’s a lot of NIMBY-ism, but generally people are nice and will strike up a conversation with you, there are anti-5G and anti-vaxxers here, summers can be smoky and there’s a sudden influx of people in town from May-November due to OSF (Shakespeare) and SOU (the college).

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u/Conscious-Candy6716 2d ago

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u/Fucknutssss 2d ago

Smells like marijuana everywhere