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43.99° N · 121.36° W · GEOID 4119020

Deschutes River Woods

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

OregonDeschutes River Woods, ORDeschutes River WoodsDeschutes River Woods

The short answer

Deschutes River Woods is home to 5,797 people. Median household income is $91,960 a year and median rent is $1,921 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 $559,500, about 6.1x annual median household income.

Deschutes River Woods's housing market sets it apart. Owning with a mortgage costs about $143 a month less than the median rent, a rarer pattern than in 97% of places its size. It is the lowest of 104 Oregon places we track. Also notable: Housing became less affordable between 2019 and 2024: rent went from 21.7% to 25.1% of income.

11OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Weak

Deschutes River Woods scores better than 11% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 100th of 104 in Oregon.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%16
Economy 20%62
Safety 20%n/a
Amenities 15%0
Education 10%44
Commute 10%46
Growth 5%n/a

Not rated: safety, growth, for want of data (the city police department does not report a full year to the FBI). The other weights are spread over the categories rated.

Median gross rent
$1,921
41% above the median place
Median household income
$91,960
15% above the median place
Median home value
$559,500
75% above the median place
Unemployment
4.4%
10% below 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 Deschutes River Woods

  • Life nearbyOpenStreetMap shows 0 grocery stores per 10,000 residents, fewer than in 84% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 104 Oregon places we track.
01

Moving to Deschutes River Woods

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
6.9% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 3.5% from another state. County figure.
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
$76,800 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,921 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,778 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $559,500.
Getting to work
26 minutes each way on average; 11.2% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Fruita, CO matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
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)
Moved from another state1
3.5%
78% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureDeschutes River WoodsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure6.9%20% 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

Homeowners pay a median of about 0.5% of home value a year in property tax, less than in 90% of the 2,266 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 104 Oregon places we track.

Deschutes River Woods25.1%
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
$76,840
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
25.1%
23% above the median place
Home price to income
6.1x
60% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
25%
just under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$67,400
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Deschutes River Woods, $1,921 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 Deschutes River Woods, but easier on the budget

Places that match Deschutes River Woods on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

PlaceMatchRent to incomeMore left a year
Fruita, CO9420.3% vs 25.1%$4,100Compare
Washingtonville, NY9417.0% vs 25.1%$5,800Compare
Kaiminani, HI9313.0% vs 25.1%n/aCompare
Manorville, NY9218.4% vs 25.1%$40,700Compare

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Property tax rate1
0.5%
48% below the median place
Renters paying 30%+1
38.9%
23% below the median place
Median home value1
$559,500
75% above the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureDeschutes River WoodsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,92141% above
Rent to income125.1%23% above
Property tax rate10.5%48% below
Home price to income16.1x60% 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$2,63519% below
Median home value1$559,50075% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure0.8%75% below
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure51.6%0% above
Homeownership179.8%20% above
Renters paying 30%+138.9%23% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,7785% below
Vacant homes1County figure14.5%105% above
Median year built119941% above
03

Work and pay

Poverty rate is 7.1%, 34% below the median place.

Poverty rate1
7.1%
34% below the median place
Median household income1
$91,960
15% above the median place
Works from home1
11.2%
10% below the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureDeschutes River WoodsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$91,96015% above
Income per person1$42,4916% above
Unemployment1County figure4.4%10% below
Average annual pay6County figure$69,3045% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure4.6%24% above
Jobs6County figure93,99838% below
Poverty rate17.1%34% below
Mean commute126 min3% above
Works from home111.2%10% below
Commutes by transit1County figure0.3%67% below
04

Who lives here

Median age is 43.5, 12% above the median place.

Median age1
43.5
12% above the median place
No health insurance1
10.7%
67% above the median place
Homes with broadband1
95.2%
3% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Household size2.7 +8%
High school or higher89.9% −3%
Bachelor's or higher29.0% −9%
All 8 people measures
MeasureDeschutes River WoodsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population15,7976085th largest
Median age143.512% above
Bachelor's or higher129.0%9% below
High school or higher189.9%3% below
Household size12.78% above
Born abroad1County figure4.9%45% below
No health insurance110.7%67% above
Homes with broadband195.2%3% above
05

Life in Deschutes River Woods

OpenStreetMap shows 0 parks per 10,000 residents, fewer than in 95% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 104 Oregon places we track.

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

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%
Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
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

  • Crater Lake National Park 84 miles
  • John Day Fossil Beds National Monument 94 miles
  • Fort Vancouver National Historic Site 130 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
84.2
173% 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
MeasureDeschutes River WoodsAmong 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 10k90.0below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k90.0below (median 9.4)
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 trails90.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi90.0below (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site1084.2173% 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 Deschutes River Woods. 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
MeasureDeschutes River WoodsAmong 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

Deschutes River Woods in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 26% of the median income in 2030, up from 25% 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. On projected 2030 affordability, Deschutes River Woods does better than 15% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 89%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,921/mo (2024)$2,510/mo$2,060 to $3,060/mo+4.6%
Median household income$91,960 (2024)$118,000$99,500 to $139,500+4.2%
Median home value$559,500 (2024)$832,000$604,000 to $1,146,000+6.8%

The median home would be worth 7.1 years of the median income in 2030, against 6.1 now.

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

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Places like Deschutes River Woods

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

PlaceRentIncome
Orangevale, CA$1,932$99,832Compare
Bogota, NJ$1,941$103,299Compare
Waimalu, HI$1,931$89,232Compare
Coral Terrace, FL$1,759$80,353Compare
Coral Terrace, FLWaimalu, HIBogota, NJOrangevale, CADeschutes River Woods, ORDeschutes River WoodsOrangevaleBogotaWaimaluCoral TerraceDeschutes River WoodsOrangevaleBogotaWaimaluCoral Terrace

Places built like Deschutes River Woods

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how Deschutes River Woods performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Deschutes River Woods, OR25.1%7.1%/yrn/a
Buckley, WA19.2%10.0%/yr11.3%Compare
Finley, WA14.3%4.7%/yrn/aCompare
Steele Creek, AK12.1%4.1%/yrn/aCompare
Kaiminani, HI13.0%8.2%/yrn/aCompare
Waikele, HI26.2%2.3%/yrn/aCompare
Creswell, OR14.6%10.4%/yr-1.4%Compare

Common questions

Is Deschutes River Woods a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 11 out of 100, better than 11% of the places we rate and 100th of 104 in Oregon. OpenStreetMap shows 0 grocery stores per 10,000 residents, fewer than in 84% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 104 Oregon places we track. On cost, space and class size it scores 52 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Deschutes River Woods 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 $559,500.

What salary do you need to live in Deschutes River Woods?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $76,840 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Deschutes River Woods?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Orangevale, CA, Bogota, NJ, Waimalu, HI and Coral Terrace, 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 Deschutes River Woods with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Deschutes River Woods itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/deschutes-river-woods-oregon

Citytistics. “Deschutes River Woods, Oregon.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/deschutes-river-woods-oregon/

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