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Country around Prineville is a rural area of about 22,960 people in Crook County, Oregon, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 40 miles from Bend, OR and 143 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $444k and rent runs about $1k a month.
22,960people
$444kTypical home
$1,268/moRent
84° / 39°Summer / winter
20"Snow
234Sunny days
83Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 22,960 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 17 people per sq mi
- 143 mi to Portland, OR
- 40 mi to Bend, OR
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $444k (≈$2,801/mo)
- Median rent $1,268/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Dry summers (dew point 42°F)
- 234 sunny days a year (107 totally clear)
- 131 cloudy days a year
- 52 of 90 winter days are gray
- 83 days a year with rain or snow
- 20" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 15 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (38 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (8 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 31% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to RDM airport
- 143 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 89 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 4,347 ft
- 174 mi to the ocean
- 88 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 58 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 19 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 78 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 27% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 20 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 32 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Crook County: R+51 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Low volcano risk