Living in Eagle Crest, OR
Eagle Crest is a small town of 2,677 people in Deschutes County, Oregon. It's about 14 miles from Bend, OR and 110 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $750k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,677people
$750kTypical home
$1,787/moRent
84° / 42°Summer / winter
14"Snow
223Sunny days
78Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,677
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 176 people per sq mi
- 110 mi to Portland, OR
- 14 mi to Bend, OR
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $750k (≈$4,731/mo)
- Median rent $1,787/mo
- Median household income $103k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Dry summers (dew point 46°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (99 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 54 of 90 winter days are gray
- 78 days a year with rain or snow
- 14" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days 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 68
- 8% of households have kids
- 54% are 65 or older
- 54% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to RDM airport
- 112 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 76 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2004
- 99% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,504 ft
- 135 mi to the ocean
- 117 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 27 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 199 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 40 bars within 25 mi
- 96 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 64 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 22 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.