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Retire To Bend, OR
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Bend, Oregon is one of the great places in the U.S. to live in retirement. Find city facts on home sales prices, air quality, water quality, medical care, cost of living, taxes, weather and other demographics.



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Read the city profile and recent blog posts from local real estate and community experts. The EPA map shows superfund cleanups in the area and the interactive map provides a birds-eye view of the city.

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Bend, Oregon
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Bend, Oregon


Bend Population
. 1990 2000 2010
Deschutes County blank blank 157,733
Bend 20,469 52,029 76,639



Bend
Home Sales Prices
(new & existing homes)
. Monthly Average Annual Average Yr-Over-Yr Change
2012 .$236,1895.4%
Mar $226,098 . .
Feb $235,910 . .
Jan $242,488 . .
2011 .$224,131-5.2%
2010 .$236,478-6.7%
2009 .$253,340-23.1%
2008 . $329,543 -14.8%
2007 . $386,996 5.8%
2006 . $365,770 20.5%
2005 . $303,533 24.3%



Home Sales Price to Big City Comparison
(2012)
. Bend GPTR 99 City Avg
Home Price $236,189 $276,000
Nearest Big City Eugene na
Home Sales Price in Eugene $188,000 $205,000
Home Sales Price Bargain Index 126% of Eugene home prices 145%



Home Sales Price to Renting Comparison
(2012)
. Bend GPTR 99 City Avg
Home Price $236,189 $276,000
Monthly Rent $1,210 $1,353
Price/Rent Index 13.1 times the annual rent 14.7



Bend
Cost of Living (2012)
108% GPTR 99 City Average
123%



Bend Taxes
(2012)
blank Tax Rate Days Worked to Pay State Rank Tax Rate
(99 City Avg)
Days Worked to Pay
(99 City Avg)
State and Local Sales Tax 0.0% -- 47* 6.8% --
Federal, State and Local Tax -- 106 days 21* -- 107 days
* State rank of 1 pays the highest taxes



Bend Building Permits
(single family homes)
2010 204
2009 159
2008 276
2007 759
2006 1,517
2005 2,050



Bend Interactive Maps


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