Well you're on a gun web site, so I suppose you're pro gun and conservative?
Oregon is a deep blue state. Our government is trying hard to take away our guns and other rights. Other states are actually passing laws to protect gun owners, not Oregon. You can live in Eastern Oregon and be surrounded by extremely conservative people, but still ruled by liberals.
Our taxes are pretty high and I see them going up even more. DMV and hunting licenses and tags have doubled recently because our state is broke and trying to get money wherever they can.
There's cheap land if you look around. Depends on what you call cheap. When I was looking for a ranch a few years ago I found out a lot of places are in flood zones. Many actually do flood often. Other places don't have ground water, even though it rains a lot here. People have water trucked in. I've seen people collecting water off their barn roof.
ETA: do your research. I've read that Oregon's cost of living or taxes are like 3rd highest in the nation. I've also seen stuff saying Oregon has bad tax laws for retirees.