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Black Butte Ranch is a tiny town of 115 people in Deschutes County, Oregon. It's about 28 miles from Bend, OR and 94 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 55 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $651k and rent runs about $2k a month.
115people
$651kTypical home
$1,787/moRent
82° / 39°Summer / winter
55"Snow
223Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 115
- Part of a metro area
- About 14 people per sq mi
- 94 mi to Portland, OR
- 28 mi to Bend, OR
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $651k (≈$4,105/mo)
- Median rent $1,787/mo
- Median household income $93k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (99 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 54 of 90 winter days are gray
- 55" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (185 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,322 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 77
- 22% of households have kids
- 34% are 65 or older
- 55% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to RDM airport
- 96 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 80 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 3,419 ft
- 116 mi to the ocean
- 120 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 108 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 19 bars within 25 mi
- 49 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 62 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 11% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 37 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 40 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.