>>1862886>>1862886>Not OP here. I've been wanting to fly to these cities to scout by bike before deciding on where to live next year.>I fucking love Portland biking but I can't afford to leave near the city.Move to the Northwest Arkansas Corridor. It's one of the fastest growing areas in the country people are getting rich down there and the cost of living is nothing.
It was a beautiful area 25 years ago when we would take weekend trips to Eureka Springs. Now there are a number of Venture Capitalist firms, Wal-Mart, and others.
This is not even a contest, not even bringing /n/ into it. Also NW Arkansas has great cycling.
You would be able to afford a 5000 square foot 5 bedroom house for the cost of a 2 bedroom condo in portland.