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Prineville is a big small town of 11,470 people in Crook County, Oregon. It's about 28 miles from Bend, OR and 122 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $426k and rent runs about $1k a month.
11,470people
$426kTypical home
$1,355/moRent
86° / 43°Summer / winter
9"Snow
234Sunny days
73Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 11,470
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 894 people per sq mi
- 122 mi to Portland, OR
- 28 mi to Bend, OR
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $426k (≈$2,686/mo)
- Median rent $1,355/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 234 sunny days a year (107 totally clear)
- 131 cloudy days a year
- 52 of 90 winter days are gray
- 73 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (38 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (8 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 34% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to RDM airport
- 123 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 88 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 3,061 ft
- 156 mi to the ocean
- 109 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 45 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 130 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 30 bars within 25 mi
- 61 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 62 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 37% of Oregon districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 18 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