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44.17° N · 120.79° W · GEOID 4159916

Prineville Lake Acres

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

Computed by Citytistics from 13 public sources · Data bundle checked 2026-11-14 · How we calculate

Limited data population under 5,000

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The short answer

Prineville Lake Acres is home to 1,497 people. Median household income is $80,164 a year and median rent is $914 a month, 13.7% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $453,400, about 5.7x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$914
33% below the median place
Median household income
$80,164
0% below the median place
Median home value
$453,400
42% above the median place
Unemployment
6.0%
22% 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 Prineville Lake Acres

  • Between the 2020 and 2024 surveys, household income rose 10.3% a year while rent rose 1.2%, so pay gained on rent more than in 97% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track.
  • The median rent takes only 13.7% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 90% of places its size. It is the 2nd-lowest of 104 Oregon places.
  • Owning with a mortgage costs about $1,190 a month more than the median rent, a wider gap than in 91% of places its size.
  • The median resident is 51 years old, older than in 93% of places its size.
  • Half the homes were built after 2001, newer housing than in 91% of places its size.
01

Moving to Prineville Lake Acres

Crook County gains about 24.7 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in1,950
Moved out1,431
Net+519

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Deschutes County, OR731391+340
Jefferson County, OR9683+13
Lane County, OR6036+24
Multnomah County, OR73
Clackamas County, OR70
Marion County, OR51
Washington County, OR44
Maricopa County, AZ35

Within Oregon, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within OregonOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$82K
Leavers$76K

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

Who moves here
9.1% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 2.9% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Crook County report $82,400 a year in income on average; those leaving, $75,800, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$36,600 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $914 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,104 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $453,400.
Getting to work
36 minutes each way on average; 11.4% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Twin Lakes, WI matches it on character. Compare the two
Net movers per 1,000 people7
24.7
above the median place (median -0.6)
Moved here in the past year1
9.1%
59% above the median place
Moved from another state1
2.9%
48% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasurePrineville Lake AcresAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure9.1%59% above
Moved from another state1County figure2.9%48% above
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure24.7above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$82,43117% above
Income of households moving out7County figure$75,8058% above
02

What it costs to live here

Property tax rate is 0.3%, 66% below the median place.

Prineville Lake Acres13.7%
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
$36,560
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
13.7%
33% below the median place
Home price to income
5.7x
49% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
14%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$67,500
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Like Prineville Lake Acres, 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
Suncrest, WA7.9% vs 13.7%$24,400Compare
Rainsville, AL8.4% vs 13.7%n/aCompare

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Property tax rate1
0.3%
66% below the median place
Median year built1
2001
1% above the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$1,426
56% below the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasurePrineville Lake AcresAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$91433% below
Rent to income113.7%33% below
Property tax rate10.3%66% below
Home price to income15.7x49% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure103.63% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,39014% below
HUD area median income4County figure$93,90012% below
Property tax paid (median)1$1,42656% below
Median home value1$453,40042% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure3.3%2% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure51.6%0% above
Homeownership179.9%20% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure56.6%12% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,10412% above
Vacant homes1County figure8.6%22% above
Median year built120011% 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%)
Mean commute1
36 min
45% above the median place
Income per person1
$35,083
12% below the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasurePrineville Lake AcresAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$80,1640% below
Income per person1$35,08312% below
Unemployment1County figure6.0%22% above
Average annual pay6County figure$67,3292% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure-25.2%below (median 3.7%)
Jobs6County figure7,42295% below
Poverty rate110.7%1% below
Mean commute136 min45% above
Works from home1County figure11.4%9% below
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Median age is 51.0, 31% above the median place.

Median age1
51.0
31% above the median place
Household size1
2.3
10% below the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
20.1%
37% below the median place
All 8 people measures
MeasurePrineville Lake AcresAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population11,4976646th largest
Median age151.031% above
Bachelor's or higher120.1%37% below
High school or higher187.4%5% below
Household size12.310% below
Born abroad1County figure3.4%62% below
No health insurance1County figure5.7%11% below
Homes with broadband190.2%2% below
05

Life in Prineville Lake Acres

6 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places.

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.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars16.4 −21%
Shops27.0 −11%
Arts, recreation and fitness2.7 −34%
Doctors' offices and clinics12.2 −40%
Child care centers2.7 +17%

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

Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8
12.2
40% below the median place
Students per teacher11
20.1
31% above the median place
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8
2.7
34% below the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasurePrineville Lake AcresAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools11County figure1233% above
Public school students11County figure4,7882% below
Students per teacher11County figure20.131% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure16.421% below
Shops per 10k8County figure27.011% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure2.734% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure12.240% below
Child care centers per 10k8County figure2.717% 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)
National Register listings10County figure654% below
06

Safety, weather and risk

Tornado risk is 3.6, 96% 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 Prineville Lake Acres. Larger places are fetched first.

Tornado risk13
3.6
96% below the median place
Median air quality index14
28
35% below the median place
Natural hazard risk13
33.6
64% below the median place
All 10 weather and risk measures
MeasurePrineville Lake AcresAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high12County figure83°F4% below
January average low12County figure23°F10% below
Average temperature12County figure46°F16% below
Annual precipitation12County figure14.0 in68% below
Natural hazard risk13County figure33.664% below
Tornado risk13County figure3.696% below
Wildfire risk13County figure95.155% above
Heat wave risk13County figure22.575% below
Median air quality index14County figure2835% below
Good air days14County figure72.9%6% above
08

Prineville Lake Acres in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 13% of the median income in 2030, down from 14% 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$914/mo (2024)$1,140/mo$930 to $1,380/mo+3.7%
Median household income$80,164 (2024)$104,000$88,000 to $123,000+4.4%
Median home value$453,400 (2024)$698,000$507,000 to $962,000+7.5%

The median home would be worth 6.7 years of the median income in 2030, against 5.7 now.

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

09

Places like Prineville Lake Acres

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

PlaceRentIncome
Twin Lakes, WI$870$86,222Compare
Forestbrook, SC$814$81,286Compare
Spencer, MA$1,049$59,931Compare
Gun Barrel City, TX$960$71,310Compare
Gun Barrel City, TXSpencer, MAForestbrook, SCTwin Lakes, WIPrineville Lake Acres, ORPrineville Lake AcresTwin LakesForestbrookSpencerGun Barrel CityPrineville Lake AcresTwin LakesForestbrookSpencerGun Barrel City

Common questions

Is Prineville Lake Acres a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Between the 2020 and 2024 surveys, household income rose 10.3% a year while rent rose 1.2%, so pay gained on rent more than in 97% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. The median rent takes only 13.7% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 90% of places its size. It is the 2nd-lowest of 104 Oregon places. On cost, space and class size it scores 56 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Prineville Lake Acres expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 13.7% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $453,400.

What salary do you need to live in Prineville Lake Acres?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $36,560 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Prineville Lake Acres?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Twin Lakes, WI, Forestbrook, SC, Spencer, MA and Gun Barrel City, TX.

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 Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  11. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  12. 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
  13. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  14. 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 Prineville Lake Acres with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Prineville Lake Acres itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/prineville-lake-acres-oregon

Citytistics. “Prineville Lake Acres, Oregon.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/prineville-lake-acres-oregon/

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