I live on the north Oregon coast. We came for my husband's business, intending to stay 3-5 years. Neither of us likes coastal living - constantly cold, wet and windy. For ANY kind of shopping, with the exception of food, it's a minimum 1 hour drive, which isn't the issue. It's the fact there is NO shopping here. We plan (hope?) to move to the central or eastern part of Oregon or southern Washington within the next year for retirement. Both of us were raised in country settings and want to return to that.