As one that lived my entire adult live in Ca(N) I have a little perspective. Ca is a very beautiful and varied state but desirable and urban areas are very expensive. Most desirable areas of Nevada are just as expensive.(due to the close proximity to Ca I'm sure) Some areas of Nevada are very expensive like Incline Village Lake Tahoe with lakeside homes in the tens of millions and cheezy condos for $1m. Oregon is kind of a poor man's California. Very rural and unpopulated(outside of Portland and I-5 corridor) but just as varied and beautiful as Ca. Coastal property is probably 1/10th the price of Ca depending on where you are. ALL our neighbors are Ca transplants traveling back and forth frequently. We talk about Ca like we still live there it's so common. No hostility to Ca transplants like in Nevada. Plus no smog checks and you can buy ammunition at the BBS.

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Tony H
W111 280SE 3.5 Coupe
Manual transmission

Past cars:
Porsche 914 2.0
'64 Jaguar XKE Roadster
'57 Oval Window VW
'71 Toyota Hilux Pickup Truck-Dad bought new
'73 Toyota Celica GT