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Old 03-27-2010, 03:32 PM
 
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I saw this, and you posted it in 2007. Now that you have been there awhile in Corvallis what can you tell me about the area and where would be the best area to live and what areas to really avoid? We too are moving from Hawaii. Please let me know what you know about the area. Thank you
Meli

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We just moved to Corvallis 4 weeks ago from Hawaii. We just love it here. We found a home in the northwest section of town (seems to be the biggest section of town). In looking for houses, we were told that the northwest section was the most desirable, then the southwest, then northeast, then southeast. Almost everyday I go out exploring and find wonderful neighborhoods. There doesn't seem to be too many "bad" neighborhoods, but of course, some are much better than others. Coming from Hawaii, we will also have to get used to the rain, but the beautiful town, and very friendly people in Oregon, and Corvallis in particular, make us realize we have made the right decision. We didn't know a soul here, but as soon as we moved in, the neighbors were over welcoming us to the neighborhood and we knew we were "home". There is an abundance of grocery stores here (Safeway, Albertson's, Fred Meyer) so you don't have to worry. There is no big mall--you have to go to nearby Albany for the closest mall (about 10 miles away) and even that mall doesn't have a Macy's (which is a good thing for me!!). The nearest Walmart is 18 miles away in Lebanon and the nearest Macy's is in Salem (about 30 miles away). Corvallis does have a Home Depot, a Kmart, and numerous fast food chains. There are lots of nice sandwich shops, and we have discovered the BEST donut shop (Gramma Damma's on 9th Ave)!! There are some nice fancy restaurants in town. I am also a baby boomer, and like the fact that this is a college town, there is a lot of music and other cultural things going on. I have a 16 year old son that will be a junior in High School here next year, and I have done research on the schools and the schools in Corvallis are very good. Anyway, I am a newcomer, but if you have any other questions or want to write me, you can do that through this site. Good luck--you should come sooner than August, it is gorgeous up here right now!
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