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Tumalo is a tiny town of 662 people in Deschutes County, Oregon. It's about 7 miles from Bend, OR and 115 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $720k and rent runs about $2k a month.
662people
$720kTypical home
$1,835/moRent
84° / 43°Summer / winter
16"Snow
223Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 662
- Part of a metro area
- About 388 people per sq mi
- 115 mi to Portland, OR
- 7 mi to Bend, OR
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $720k (≈$4,538/mo)
- Median rent $1,835/mo
- Median household income $85k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°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
- 16" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 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 44
- 30% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to RDM airport
- 117 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 69 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 3,209 ft
- 134 mi to the ocean
- 110 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 32 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 208 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 44 bars within 25 mi
- 99 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 18 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 71 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 14% of Oregon districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 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