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44.42° N · 121.28° W · GEOID 4116975

Crooked River Ranch

Deschutes County, Oregon · part of the Bend, OR metro

Limited data core figures borrowed from county or metro: median_gross_rent

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The short answer

Crooked River Ranch is home to 5,160 people. Median household income is $85,561 a year and median rent is $1,787 a month, 25.1% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is moderate. The median home is valued at $462,300, about 5.4x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,787
31% above the median place
Median household income
$85,561
7% above the median place
Median home value
$462,300
45% above the median place
Unemployment
8.6%
76% above the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Crooked River Ranch

  • The median resident is 57.1 years old, older than in 97% of the 2,479 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 3rd-highest of 104 Oregon places.
  • 91% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 92% of places its size. It is the highest of 104 Oregon places.
  • Half the homes were built after 1998, newer housing than in 88% of places its size.
  • The median home is worth 5.4 years of the median household's income, more than in 86% of places its size.
  • The median rent takes 25.1% of the median household's income, a bigger share than in 83% of places its size.
01

Moving to Crooked River Ranch

Deschutes County gains about 10.3 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in12,043
Moved out10,251
Net+1,792

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within Oregon, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within OregonOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$111K
Leavers$86K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Deschutes County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
14.2% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 3.5% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Deschutes County report $111,000 a year in income on average; those leaving, $86,300, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$71,500 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,787 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,959 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $462,300.
Getting to work
32 minutes each way on average; 21.4% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Indian Hills, NV matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
14.2%
148% above the median place
Income of households moving in7
$110,977
57% above the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people7
10.3
above the median place (median -0.6)
All 5 moving measures
MeasureCrooked River RanchAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year114.2%148% above
Moved from another state1County figure3.5%78% above
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure10.3above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$110,97757% above
Income of households moving out7County figure$86,27423% above
02

What it costs to live here

Homeownership is 91.4%, 38% above the median place.

Crooked River Ranch25.1%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$71,480
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
25.1%
23% above the median place
Home price to income
5.4x
42% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
25%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$63,100
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Crooked River Ranch, $1,787 a month, and local prices for everything else (102.3 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Crooked River Ranch, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

PlaceRent to incomeMore left a year
Flagler Beach, FL20.7% vs 25.1%n/aCompare
Camano, WA21.6% vs 25.1%n/aCompare
Catalina, AZ20.3% vs 25.1%n/aCompare

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Homeownership1
91.4%
38% above the median place
Median year built1
1998
1% above the median place
Vacant homes1
13.2%
88% above the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureCrooked River RanchAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1County figure$1,78731% above
Rent to income125.1%23% above
Property tax rate10.6%32% below
Home price to income15.4x42% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure103.63% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,89317% above
HUD area median income4County figure$120,20012% above
Property tax paid (median)1$2,87012% below
Median home value1$462,30045% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure0.8%75% below
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure51.6%0% above
Homeownership191.4%38% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure50.2%1% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,9595% above
Vacant homes113.2%88% above
Median year built119981% above
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Unemployment1
8.6%
76% above the median place
Mean commute1
32 min
29% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Works from home21.4% +72%
Income per person$47,425 +18%
Poverty rate9.4% −13%
Median household income$85,561 +7%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureCrooked River RanchAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$85,5617% above
Income per person1$47,42518% above
Unemployment18.6%76% above
Average annual pay6County figure$69,3045% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure4.6%24% above
Jobs6County figure93,99838% below
Poverty rate19.4%13% below
Mean commute132 min29% above
Works from home121.4%72% above
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Median age is 57.1, 46% above the median place.

Median age1
57.1
46% above the median place
No health insurance1
2.7%
58% below the median place
Homes with broadband1
96.8%
5% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

High school or higher95.7% +4%
Bachelor's or higher23.6% −26%
Household size2.4 −6%
All 8 people measures
MeasureCrooked River RanchAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population15,1606517th largest
Median age157.146% above
Bachelor's or higher123.6%26% below
High school or higher195.7%4% above
Household size12.46% below
Born abroad1County figure4.9%45% below
No health insurance12.7%58% below
Homes with broadband196.8%5% above
05

Life in Crooked River Ranch

The nearest National Park Service site is John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, about 81 miles away.

45 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places. Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents1.9 −81%
Playgrounds per 10k3.9 −59%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails11 km 5.5×
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

National Park Service sites nearby

  • John Day Fossil Beds National Monument 81 miles
  • Fort Vancouver National Historic Site 107 miles
  • Crater Lake National Park 113 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars30.3 +46%
Shops42.4 +40%
Arts, recreation and fitness9.0 2.2×
Doctors' offices and clinics36.7 +82%
Child care centers4.1 +78%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Nearest National Park Service site10
80.9
163% above the median place
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8
36.7
82% above the median place
Restaurants and bars per 10k8
30.3
46% above the median place
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureCrooked River RanchAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools12County figure53above (median 9)
Public school students12County figure25,823above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher12County figure20.634% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure30.346% above
Shops per 10k8County figure42.440% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure9.0120% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure36.782% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure4.178% above
Parks per 10k91.981% below
Playgrounds per 10k93.959% below
Grocery stores per 10k90.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k90.0below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k90.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails911.1above (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi90.0below (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site1080.9163% above
National Park Service sites within 60 miles100below (median 2)
National Register listings11County figure45246% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

Median air quality index is 23, 47% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Crooked River Ranch. Larger places are fetched first.

Median air quality index15
23
47% below the median place
Tornado risk14
8.8
89% below the median place
Average temperature13
45°F
19% below the median place
All 10 weather and risk measures
MeasureCrooked River RanchAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high13County figure81°F7% below
January average low13County figure23°F11% below
Average temperature13County figure45°F19% below
Annual precipitation13County figure22.9 in48% below
Natural hazard risk14County figure84.98% below
Tornado risk14County figure8.889% below
Wildfire risk14County figure97.860% above
Heat wave risk14County figure54.140% below
Median air quality index15County figure2347% below
Good air days15County figure89.3%30% above
08

Crooked River Ranch in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 27% of the median income in 2030, up from 26% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,837/mo (2024)$2,420/mo$1,980 to $2,940/mo+4.7%
Median household income$85,561 (2024)$109,000$92,000 to $128,500+4.1%
Median home value$462,300 (2024)$686,000$498,000 to $945,000+6.8%

The median home would be worth 6.3 years of the median income in 2030, against 5.4 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Crooked River Ranch

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Indian Hills, NV$1,496$78,278Compare
Mystic Island, NJ$1,893$78,714Compare
Hollywood, SC$1,625$73,693Compare
Sebastian, FL$1,451$69,409Compare
Sebastian, FLHollywood, SCMystic Island, NJIndian Hills, NVCrooked River Ranch, ORCrooked River RanchIndian HillsMystic IslandHollywoodSebastianCrooked River RanchIndian HillsMystic IslandHollywoodSebastian

Common questions

Is Crooked River Ranch a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. The median resident is 57.1 years old, older than in 97% of the 2,479 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 3rd-highest of 104 Oregon places. 91% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 92% of places its size. It is the highest of 104 Oregon places. On cost, space and class size it scores 40 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Crooked River Ranch expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 25.1% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $462,300.

What salary do you need to live in Crooked River Ranch?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $71,480 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Crooked River Ranch?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Indian Hills, NV, Mystic Island, NJ, Hollywood, SC and Sebastian, FL.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  13. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  14. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  15. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Crooked River Ranch with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Crooked River Ranch itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/crooked-river-ranch-oregon

Citytistics. “Crooked River Ranch, Oregon.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/crooked-river-ranch-oregon/

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