Retire To Bend, OR

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, medical care, cost of living and other demographics.

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Bend Population
.	1990	2000	2010	2016 (est.)
Deschutes County	blank	blank	blank	181,307
Bend	20,469	52,029	76,639	91,122

Bend Home Sales Prices (new & existing homes)
.	Monthly Average	Annual Average	Yr-Over-Yr Change
2018	.	$390,052	11.0%
Sep	$375,413	.	.
Aug	$405,654	.	.
Jul	$404,859	.	.
Jun	$375,755	.	.
May	$385,137	.	.
Apr	$405,061	.	.
Mar	$401,353	.	.
Feb	$374,879	.	.
Jan	$378,298	.	.
2017	.	$383,089	11.0%
2016	.	$345,084	-0.5%
2015	.	$346,728	7.2%
2014	.	$323,423	7.5%
2013	.	$300,842	21.7%

Home Sales Price to Big City Comparison 2018
.	Bend	GPTR 99 City Avg
Home Price	$390,052	$419,000
Nearest Big City	Eugene	na
Home Sales Price in Eugene	$303,000	$340,000
Home Sales Price Bargain Index	104% of Eugene home prices	101%

Home Sales Price to Renting Comparison 2018
.	Bend	GPTR 99 City Avg
Home Price	$390,052	$419,000
Monthly Rent	$1,385	$1,495
Price/Rent Index	18.9 times the annual rent	19.0

Bend Cost of Living 2018
104%	GPTR 99 City Average 109%

Bend Taxes 2018
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%	--	1*	6.8%	--
Federal, State and Local Tax	--	107 days	30*	--	113 days
* State rank of 1 pays the lowest taxes