r/Eugene • u/_Pulltab_ • Jun 09 '24
Give me the tea… Moving
Moving to Junction City (working in Eugene) from the Midwest in 2 weeks and am looking for intel from those who have also relocated from out of state (or locals if you’re not sick of invaders). I’ve been researching for months so I’m looking for the really obscure details that never occurred to you until you got there.
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u/sassyanddry Jun 09 '24
I lived in Indiana (mostly rural but some suburban) for my entire life up until 2021, move to another metropolitan area and realized big city life wasn't for me, then moved to Eugene. I don't know about Junction City, but I can say without a doubt that Eugene feels like the coolest parts of the midwest (if you're familiar with Indiana it has a similar vibe to Bloomington), it's ridiculously beautiful, the weather is a million times milder...basically it has a lot of the "charms" of the midwest to where you won't feel home sick, but also the added natural beauty to make it lightyears better. To me, it feels like a mega upgraded version of where I wanted to live in Indiana. And I def realize this may sound like an insult but I promise it's not, there's a lot more to do here.
A lot of people on this subreddit will complain about Eugene, but as someone who's from a similar part of the country, and honestly the one that only (just barely lmao) ranks above the deep south, I can say the only reason I would move out of here is if I got priced out or an apocalyptic level natural disaster happened