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Sisters is a small town of 3,022 people in Deschutes County, Oregon. It's about 20 miles from Bend, OR and 101 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $631k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,022people
$631kTypical home
$1,350/moRent
86° / 41°Summer / winter
26"Snow
223Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,022
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,563 people per sq mi
- 101 mi to Portland, OR
- 20 mi to Bend, OR
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $631k (≈$3,980/mo)
- Median rent $1,350/mo
- Median household income $95k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 41°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
- 26" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 14 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 50
- 27% of households have kids
- 36% are 65 or older
- 43% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to RDM airport
- 103 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 75 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2010
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 3,199 ft
- 122 mi to the ocean
- 116 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 23 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 108 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 19 bars within 25 mi
- 49 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 18 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 65 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 11% of Oregon districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 33 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 17 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