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Sunriver is a small town of 1,488 people in Deschutes County, Oregon. It's about 14 miles from Bend, OR and 129 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 34 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $728k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,488people
$728kTypical home
$1,787/moRent
84° / 40°Summer / winter
34"Snow
242Sunny days
63Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,488
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 168 people per sq mi
- 129 mi to Portland, OR
- 14 mi to Bend, OR
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $728k (≈$4,588/mo)
- Median rent $1,787/mo
- Median household income $82k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (116 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 63 days a year with rain or snow
- 34" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (191 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,178 per 100k)
People
- Median age 71
- 7% of households have kids
- 59% are 65 or older
- 65% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to RDM airport
- 131 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 49 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 4,187 ft
- 132 mi to the ocean
- 90 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 167 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 33 bars within 25 mi
- 78 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 14 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 79 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 10% of Oregon districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 12 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.