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Pronghorn is a tiny town of 257 people in Deschutes County, Oregon. It's about 11 miles from Bend, OR and 118 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $1.3M and rent runs about $2k a month.
257people
$1.3MTypical home
$1,787/moRent
85° / 43°Summer / winter
13"Snow
223Sunny days
73Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 257
- Part of a metro area
- About 39 people per sq mi
- 118 mi to Portland, OR
- 11 mi to Bend, OR
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $1.3M (≈$8,178/mo)
- Median rent $1,787/mo
- Median household income $93k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (99 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 54 of 90 winter days are gray
- 73 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 10 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 72
- 18% of households have kids
- 42% are 65 or older
- 59% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to RDM airport
- 119 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 74 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2006
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,202 ft
- 141 mi to the ocean
- 114 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 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
- 68 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.