What is it like living in Eugene?

[u/themetalship]

My wife might be getting a high paying healthcare job in Eugene, so we are curious what it is like to live there. I have a background in education (direct instruction, academic site management, higher ed). I'm open to other career paths, as the job prospects worry me a bit.

We also want to know how it is to live there. We lived in az for most of our lives. We've been in Texas (DFW) for 3 years. Any insight is appreciated.

[u/reddogisdumb]

There are a bunch of people on this sub that think the homeless are just mugging people left and right. Its nonsense. The personal crime rate here is below average. There are some homeless camps that are easy to avoid.

Are you looking to buy a house right away, or just move here and rent for a year? If the latter, then don't stress over it. You'll know the neighborhoods before you buy. And most neighborhoods have zero homeless issues.

I live in South Eugene, both my kids went to South Eugene High School. Not once did I drop off or pick up one of my kids from a house that had homeless camping anywhere near it.

That said, Springfield definitely does crack down more on tents and panhandling, you could always live there. But the idea that "Tent camps in most parts of town", as some would tell you, is idiotic. Come here and drive around and you'll see its idiotic.

[u/-PC_LoadLetter → u/reddogisdumb]

Glad someone said it so I don't have to. The hellscape people paint this city as on this sub is wild and so overexaggerated.

[u/reddogisdumb → u/-PC_LoadLetter]

Dudes from Arizona, they have homeless camps there too.

[u/Andromeda321 → u/reddogisdumb]

Every major city in America has homeless people these days (except I guess some of the ones who bus people elsewhere). It’s a major national problem.