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La Pine is a small town of 2,547 people in Deschutes County, Oregon. It's about 27 miles from Bend, OR and 140 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 82 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $364k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,547people
$364kTypical home
$1,173/moRent
82° / 39°Summer / winter
82"Snow
242Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,547
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 357 people per sq mi
- 140 mi to Portland, OR
- 27 mi to Bend, OR
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $364k (≈$2,294/mo)
- Median rent $1,173/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Dry summers (dew point 41°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (116 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 110 days a year with rain or snow
- 82" of snow a year
- 25 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 16 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 46
- 24% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to RDM airport
- 142 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 36 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2001
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,229 ft
- 129 mi to the ocean
- 76 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 68 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 14 bars within 25 mi
- 30 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 78 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 10% of Oregon districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 31 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 26 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