I live in central Oregon near Nosler. Just got back from five days of camping on a beautiful lake near here. I'm retired and offer this: We have the most advanced and comprehensive medical facility in Oregon east of the Cascades. We have all the shopping, cinema's, dining, usual box stores you'd ever want, and access to hundreds of thousands of BLM acres to roam about. If you are a veteran, you will receive a nice discount on your property taxes, mine are less than $1,500/year. We also have a range that offers every discipline including cowboy action and a 1,000 yard range (Central Oregon Shooting Sports or COSSA).
We have the same days of sunshine as San Diego, warm summers, nice temperate spring and fall, mild winters with some snow that does not stay more than a few days. Great four season location.
We have the usual influx of Californicators trying their best to bring their lifestyles here, but most try to fit in eventually. But add in great fishing in lakes and rivers, hunting, beaucoup events, majestic snow capped mountain views and a four hour drive to the ocean. Been here 42 years, I'll never leave.

Oh, and even though you may hear of our idiot governor being a democrat, we do have very lax CCW laws.
You need to check it out prior to making a decision.