We moved from San Jose, the third world of California to Brookings Oregon, God's paradise! Very Happy❤

Thank you for this info. The music is so annoying though.

People who retire don't do it to "spend their last days" somewhere. We aren't about to keel over. Retirees often have 30+ years to enjoy life and often good health. They want to choose a nice place where they can relax, enjoy life, and to use as a home base for travel. Retired does not equal "old."

In the Brookings Harbor area you can grow lemons, limes, many varieties of bananas and over 50 varieties of Palm trees and Palm bushes Outside year round. It’s climate is truly unique to the Pacific Northwest. It truly is Oregon’s banana belt. The very Southern Oregon Coast is in zone #9 averaging 10 to 15 degrees warmer than the rest of the Oregon Coast. Also the unique condition called the Chetco effect (a condition causing a warm down slope wind) keeps Brookings climate milder on most days than the rest of the Pacific Northwest Coast.

Love living in Curry County, Brookings is a hidden gem as stated with great beaches!

I just left there today.i spoke with a lady that was a cashier in a shop.she moved there from idaho 2 years ago, she said as a transplant from another state that the cold,foggy conditions play with your mental state.also we seen quite a few homeless around town.i felt the drug issue in oregon is ruining the population,also the sheer amount of pot stores says something about why people are having issues.i thought about moving there,but after talking with locals,they said california politics coming with the transplants and high costs of living and low wages is ruining their state.

Windier in summer than further north on the coast. If you get out of the wind, the summer conditions are usually very nice. Lots of rain in the winter, but it does have mild winter temperatures. I like it.

I use to live in Astoria oregon it would rain a lot or be cloudy ⛅️ I loved that town

Great content. Please reconsider the music in the background.

Grew up in Brookings, moved out in 1977. Visit occasionally, if I was going to live on the coast again, that's where I would go.

I was raised in Brookings, it is beautiful. I haven’t been there in decades…

Bought my house right off the first stop light in Brookings, in 1993! Still have a granny flat in San Diego. The best if two worlds, love both!

Yeah, the music is annoying. Accurate info though. Drove through there all times of the year and the weather is noticeably warmer.

I've got a permanent income and live up here in Astoria. But I'm tired of the weather, tourists, and the crime element that has moved in from Portland. I'm definitely looking at Brookings as a place where I can live out the rest of my years. Plus I grew up in Sonoma county California which isn't too far of a drive down 101 👍❤

Your vlog was very informative, I was wondering if you could do a video on Whales head Beach resort cabins for sale or nearby modular homes for sale. Thanks in advance

I move Yachts for a living. Gale force, no room at the Inn then I saw Brookings. The only sunlight peeking through black heavy clouds. That storm lasted 3 days off shore. Harbor let us in and charged us $1.00 a day. Not a $1.00 per foot but per day. Sore and beat up we looked around Brookings. I plan to retire there.

Maybe your videos should include interviews with those who have actually lived there awhile. That could be informative.

I love to visit Brookings and do so every chance I can...I wanted to hear more about it but had to stop and move on to a different video...that music made it to hard to hear and concentrate on what this guy was saying. Sorry, I moved on to someone else that was telling us about Brookings and surrounding areas.

Hello, how is the internet service in Brookings? Is Spectrum pretty reliable?

I been living here for most on my life the woods here are great

Your reference to that extreme temperature, that was the day that LA topped it and most of the California coast was that high. Other than that, I've been here over 20 years and, while I track the high and low each day, don't ever remember a day over 100 and only two or three days a year over 90. Same was with lows. One or two days below freezing. Most days in the winter are 40-55, summer 50-65. Kentfield, CA near where I lived for 26 years in San Anselmo, gets more rain annually than Brookings. It drizzles a lot during the fall and winter (now) here but accumulation isn't that great. You missed the best Sushi north of San Francisco (Pacific Sushi), great Thai food, Mexican, Super Fly and Oxenfre are tops etc. Much better than Crescent City or up to Coast until you get to Newport except in Port Orford, Red Fish From a County Perspective, we are the Wild Rivers Coast (100 miles encompassing 7 great rivers fishing, rafting, etc. and said to be the most beautiful coastline on the Pacific U.S. mainland. Highways form I-5 to the coast. Brookings is as easy to get to from I-5 as any other highway between I-5 and 101. 126, 42, 38, etc. And it is an easy drive from Medford and Ashland via 199. Google will often send people looking for the shortest route from I-5 to Gold Beach on BLM roads which trap people in the winter, especially RVs and people die Gas is about 80 cents a gallon cheaper from Crescent City, CA right across the border. For Curry County, Prior to the pandemic, the only international windsurf competition on the West Coast was in Pistol River, OR, about half way between Brookings and Gold Beach. Fred Meter IS NOT a Walmart. It's more like a Macy's for food and a pharmacy.

Brookings is not good for retiree’s or anyone with chronic health issues because the health care system is not adequate. They have an ER facility that is a level 5 trauma center which is the lowest rank. If you get a heart attack or stroke you have to be flown out to Medford which is three hours away or possibly Portland which is the ONLY Level 1 trauma center in the state. One nurse told me they lost patients because the helicopter wasn’t cleared for take off due to the fog. If you have a chronic illness like diabetes your going to have to travel 3 hours to Medford to see an endocrinologist and hopefully you won’t get pounded by a big redwood on the 199. I literally almost got hit by a huge tree on that road! Price of living is horrible unless your rich because it’s a tourist town! If your a warm weather person skip this place because 7 months out of the year is wet, cloudy and miserable. Definitely not a good place to live unless your middle aged, married and in good health.

Love Brookings!!! I lived there in '99! I want to return! Anyone have a room to rent for a quiet female with good references? Housing is tough there now!

What are the availabilities of rentals? Apartment living?

It must be really cold to go to the beach in oregon. The summer temps in Brookings look like Texas Fall temps, and usually colder than than Texas fall temps

I grew up in Gold Beach, 28 miles north. I now live in Brookings. And agree..." Chetco affect ". I live down town. It is a great place to live! Live and let live. Make the weirdos go back to Portland 😂

You've got the "Brookings Effect" exactly backwards. It's called the Chetco Effect because it blows DOWN the Chetco River, which causes the air to compress and warm up.

Need a video sir! I want to see the town.

Are there homes on the coast that are built like a cabin? Im 21 and moving out there alone and have been SEARCHING aggressively for a home that isnt too big and not to small but near the beach!

The weather in Brookings 95% of the time is just like the rest of the coast; cloudy, foggy, windy and lots of rain, temps in the lower 40s to lower 70s. The nice days, caused by the Chetco Effect, are really few and far between.

I like it but I'd worry about storms coming off the ocean. Especially in the age of extreme weather.

Dude. People are straight up RUDE! Thank you for the information.

I live in broken

Is it a gem or is it not a gem? Is it hidden or is it not hidden? I'm still confused about this.

Air transportation?

Just Cliff Notes please

Is it a safe place? How’s the crime rate?

Brookings

Horrible medical and dental system, rain will get you down if you let it, too many homeless druggies and transients, weird tendency of contractors & workers to no show, no call. Higher costs for pretty much all food, disposables and building supplies. Don't mention you are from CA, you will get rude comments, but only for the first two years, lol. But, if you enjoy nature it has the most awesome uncrowded beaches, nearby national forest and an easy access port to the ocean. I cruised for nearly 5 hours thru the national forests the other day and saw one other vehicle. Amazing, rugged and beautiful.

The beauty of nature is outstanding, however, people are not kind.

Just going to say this...if you are a Hard Core Democrat, then move further North. If you are an Extreme Republican then move to Idaho. If you hold Republican beliefs (not the off the charts stuff) but love community, food, friends. Brookings AND the California state line are where to look. There is not much there for teens and 20s other than school and working a job!

Don't want hot or cold or snow

Drift wood Rv park is run by a very angry old woman. Very small sights. Many nicer parks in the aera

The music is unnecessary and distracting.

Seen two of your videos. You have too much me, me, me and unnecessary music and video clips. This is KZfaq please just get to the point. I did enjoy the begiining of your video however never seen complete because to much unnecessary points.

this is completely incorrect from jump been here 10 years plus you are way off

Hick town

The weather sucks ass in brookings

Too hot. Next.

Dang that took a long time to get to the content. Two minutes of blabber!!

Zoom out! Don't need to look inside your nostrils!

Get some sun man you look terrible Is there no sun in Oregon ?

Brookings sucks don't come