Living in Terrebonne, OR
Terrebonne is a small town of 1,602 people in Deschutes County, Oregon. It's about 21 miles from Bend, OR and 109 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $470k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,602people
$470kTypical home
$1,787/moRent
87° / 45°Summer / winter
14"Snow
223Sunny days
78Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,602
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,578 people per sq mi
- 109 mi to Portland, OR
- 21 mi to Bend, OR
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $470k (≈$2,961/mo)
- Median rent $1,787/mo
- Median household income $89k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 17.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 45°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
- 14" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 11 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 39
- 35% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to RDM airport
- 110 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 84 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2003
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,877 ft
- 140 mi to the ocean
- 123 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 34 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 27 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 109 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 16 bars within 25 mi
- 45 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 57 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of Oregon districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 22 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 8 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.