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Redmond is a small city of 36,092 people in Deschutes County, Oregon. It's about 15 miles from Bend, OR and 114 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $463k and rent runs about $2k a month.
36,092people
$463kTypical home
$1,628/moRent
87° / 44°Summer / winter
13"Snow
223Sunny days
78Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 36,092
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,937 people per sq mi
- 114 mi to Portland, OR
- 15 mi to Bend, OR
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $463k (≈$2,917/mo)
- Median rent $1,628/mo
- Median household income $84k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 44°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
- 13" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (206 per 100k)
- About average property crime (2,074 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 33% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 2 mi to RDM airport
- 115 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 78 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2002
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,009 ft
- 141 mi to the ocean
- 119 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 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
- 63 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of Oregon districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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