[Charles Freeborn]

My wife went to Humboldt State so she's well familiar with the Eureka / Arcata area. We passed through earlier this year. Once thriving with logging revenue now the only industry is the University and pot growing. It's a weird place in my opinion. When CA legalizes pot it will get swarmed with growers which will bring money, but maybe not the right kind. Your call. I'd never live there....
Up here the tax burden is about on par with national averages. We have no sales tax, so it's made up with other taxes. CA is on the high end of the national average. Multnomah County (Portland) is higher than many surrounding areas. Other costs of living are again median US average, compared to CA which is higher.