thinking about moving to medford

My family is thinking about moving to Medford or sorounding area. We are thinking about ranch style property in Medford or very close to it. We will be visiting in July from Arizona. We will be looking for jobs there I%26#39;m and RN and my husband is a trasportation supervisor. We have 3 children 10years, 3year old and 9month old. Good schools in the area? We would like a property to have horses, and other animals, do you know what would be a good place for all this?

Thank for input.

thinking about moving to medford

I think north of town maybe a bit more horse country. More agricultue on south side of valley. though probably could find something right there too

Our neighbor just retired and they decided to move there. He came back suprised how high it was to buy a house with little land in valley. He bought land and plans to build.

Medford nice place to live. Some might find it too hot in summer, but probably you wouldn%26#39;t from AZ

If we chose to move there think I would pick Grants Pass. Still has smaller town feel, but employment likely would not be as easy. big hospital in medford

thinking about moving to medford

Refering back to ';moving to Medford'; I guess our family likes the state of Oregon and we would like advice on where it would be a good area to have 1-5 acres of land to have horses and other animals. We were thinking this would be possible in the outskirts of somewhere like Medford, Salem, Eugene? We want to be able to have the land and still be very close to a city to work, go to school and shop. Of course having a family we consider low crime rate the best.

Thanks for input.

Medford is smaller than Salem or Eugene, but Medford has become popular place to move, property prices could be higher. Though not something I know, but on recent trip to Medford read local news article how property values have soared, but who knows what that really means in terms of total cost.

Think i would keep pursuing Medford area.

Several smaller cities near Portlnad that might wotk. McMinnville, Newberg, Canby. which are still rural settings. Newberg buidling new hosptital. McMinnville just did.

What can you tell us about ';talk about high cancer incidents in Oregon'; is this true? If so what is to blame? Are some areas more than others? What I%26#39;ve read I guess it sounds like the entire state of Oregon. In New Mexico I guess there is a large pecentage due to white sands and the type of work done there.

Thanks.

I don%26#39;t follow the media high cancer incident stuff that much. And if you are in medical cicles probably have better leads.

Richland Wash was near the Hanford nuclear site and there seems to be some proof of problems near there. but overall Oregon I don%26#39;t think so.

We currently live in the Grants Pass area and do love the surroundings. I have several friends who live in Gold Hill, just in between Medford and Grants Pass and they do like the school options and the proximity to %26#39;town%26#39; on either side. It is very rural and you%26#39;ll find lots of %26#39;rural subdivisions%26#39; it seems. Real Estate isn%26#39;t quite as crazy as in Grants Pass. I would definately recommend looking in the area, we do have lots to offer!

I%26#39;ve lived in Medford for 15 years and raised three children here as well. My prime concern was finding a good school so we located in East Medford and my children attended Lone Pine, Hedrick, and North Medford High School.

If you are hoping to have horses and access to good schools, I would suggest Central Point. It%26#39;s a small town just north of Medford and they are the only school district in the area that offers a fabulous program in animal husbandry and agricultural studies. Central Point used to be known as a small, somewhat hic town. However... CP has grown and now offers a small selection of nice restaurants and shopping. The town is directly next to Medford. Developers are currently building $500,000+ homes in CP, due to the abundance of available land there (and the shortage of land in Medford). Central Point is a growing community and one worth checking out. In fact, my daughter just moved there since it%26#39;s still only 10 minutes away from my home in East Medford and she was able to find a nice condo for $700/mo.

By the way, the two hospitals in the area are Rogue Valley Medical Center (RVMC) and Providence Hospital.

Good luck in your search!

NormaJeanMoBean. We read a comment about Medford growing to be a retired community and thus driving ';families'; away due to the high cost in homes and no jobs. Jobs there are low paying. The comment also stated that some schools (elementary) in Ashland had closed due to no kids. ';Retirees don%26#39;t bring kids along'; thats exactly how the article read. Can you comment on this? I was looking the website for jobs and I really didn%26#39;t find much. Thank for your input.

Ashland is a much more expensive area to live. And it is true that a lot of retirees have moved here from California. However, Medford, Central Point, and Eagle Point, are still geared towards families. I would suggest checking out the Medford Visitors Bureau website and also the City of Medford website. Also, Windermere Real Estate and ReMax provide good housing information and you can check out some current listings. Zip codes: 97501, 97504, 97502, 97524.

The main thing you will need to do is check out housing prices here vs. average wage, and see if that fits within your price range. Housing prices have soared in the past few years, and wages have not kept up. The local newspaper is the Medford Mail Tribune, and they have a webpage, so you can surf the classifieds.

That being said, this is a lovely area. The summers can be warm, but nothing you haven%26#39;t encountered in AZ. I would suggest looking for property out in the Applegate Valley as well. Lots of open, ag land out there, and a number of small farms - nice grass for pasture too. Sam%26#39;s Valley (sort of the ';suburbs'; of Central Point and Gold Hill) has a lot of horse properties too.

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