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Deschutes River Woods is a big small town of 5,797 people in Deschutes County, Oregon. It's about 5 miles from Bend, OR and 124 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 22 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $560k and rent runs about $2k a month.
5,797people
$560kTypical home
$1,921/moRent
84° / 41°Summer / winter
22"Snow
242Sunny days
63Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,797
- Part of a metro area
- About 955 people per sq mi
- 124 mi to Portland, OR
- 5 mi to Bend, OR
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $560k (≈$3,528/mo)
- Median rent $1,921/mo
- Median household income $92k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (116 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 63 days a year with rain or snow
- 22" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 13 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 44
- 29% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to RDM airport
- 126 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 57 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 3,950 ft
- 135 mi to the ocean
- 98 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 30 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 218 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 44 bars within 25 mi
- 103 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 18 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 83 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 10% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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