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Bend is a mid-size city of 103,390 people in Deschutes County, Oregon. It's part of the Bend, OR area. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $718k and rent runs about $2k a month.
103,390people
$718kTypical home
$1,883/moRent
84° / 43°Summer / winter
21"Snow
223Sunny days
63Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 103,390
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,940 people per sq mi
- 122 mi to Portland, OR
- In the Bend, OR area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $718k (≈$4,530/mo)
- Median rent $1,883/mo
- Median household income $96k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (99 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 54 of 90 winter days are gray
- 63 days a year with rain or snow
- 21" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (191 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,316 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 27% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 53% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to RDM airport
- 123 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 63 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2001
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 3,632 ft
- 136 mi to the ocean
- 103 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 30 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 208 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 44 bars within 25 mi
- 99 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 18 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 78 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 11% of Oregon districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Deschutes County: D+10 in 2024
- Oregon: D+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Low volcano risk