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What Is It Like to Live in Bend?

What it costs to live in Bend, and how it compares with other Oregon cities, in plain numbers.

Value score

45

28th best value in Oregon

How much you get for what you pay, versus other Oregon cities.

Overall livability

68

8th overall in Oregon

Cost, safety, schools, jobs and quality of life combined.

Bend is home to about 97,042 people. A typical home runs $462,400 and a household earns around $74,300, a price-to-income ratio of 6.2. Among Oregon's largest cities, it ranks 28th for value and 8th overall.

Bend at a glance

Median home price

$462,400

44th in OR of 46

Median rent

$1,531/mo

Median household income

$74,300

Home price to income

6.2x

Unemployment

4.0%

9th in OR of 46

School rating

6/10

18th in OR of 46

Air quality (AQI)

45

0th in OR of 46

Walk score

10/100

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Sources: Home prices and rent from Zillow; income, unemployment and commute from the U.S. Census; school ratings from state education data; crime from the FBI; air quality from the EPA. City rankings are within Oregon only. Updated 2026.