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0 pointslotsofpulp5y ago0 comments

You also have to be in reasonable distance to an airport, Trader Joes/Costco/REI/restaurants/breweries/etc other stores the higher income crowds like, and outdoor activities. Bend happened to have all of these.

Although Bend's internet offerings are extremely sad, and I'm surprised the political power of the tech crowd hasn't forced municipal fiber to be a thing yet.

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908B64B1975y ago

Airport is the toughest one.

The rest is a chicken and egg problem. If you start attracting high income remote workers there should be more stores setting shop.

davidw5y ago

For me a bike shop and brewery would be the 'minimum viable amenities'. Even Lakeview has a bike shop. Baker City has both - and the beer is supposed to be pretty good: http://www.barleybrownsbeer.com/ .

I think some people are more comfortable with less of that stuff. I could get by without Costco and REI.

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