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Bend vs Tetherow

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: size (135.2× in Bend) and home values (2.8× in Tetherow).

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Bend, ORA history townOregon · 103,390 people
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Tetherow, ORA small town of 765Oregon · 765 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

BendA history town
HistorySettled in 190528 places on the National Register Housing$729K typical home47% above the OR typical home Outdoors#12 most trails in OR81 miles of trails across 83 parks and preserves All about Bend →
TetherowA small town of 765
Quiet strengthsTetherow doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Tetherow →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Size135.2×
Bend is the bigger place
Bend 103,390Tetherow 765
Home values2.8×
Homes cost more in Tetherow
Tetherow $2,000,001Bend $718,400
Property tax bill2.4×
Tax bills are bigger in Tetherow
Tetherow $10,000+Bend $4,162
Trails5.3×
Bend has more miles of trail
Bend 81.2 miTetherow 15.4 mi
Work in town+59 pts
More of Bend’s workers stay in town
Bend 59.9%Tetherow 0.9%
Homeowners+38.3 pts renters
Bend has more renters
Tetherow 100%Bend 61.7%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $7,140 more a month in Tetherow

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Bend$4,180/mo
Typical home $729K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.58% · or rent about $1,883/mo · Housing →
Tetherow$11,320/mo
Typical home $2M (Census) · tax rate 0.50%+ · Housing →

The difference: $7,140 a month, about $85,700 a year, between Tetherow and Bend.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value; “+” means the Census top-codes that town’s bill at $10,000, so its real rate is higher.

Where they are

Bend and Tetherow share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

BendTetherowBendTetherow
Bend ↔ Tetherow3.2 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
177 Tetherow residents work in Bend (53.6% of its workers)
Work & commute in Tetherow →
Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Oregon ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety
B−BendSafer than 45% of U.S. towns –TetherowNot graded
Schools
A−BendBetter than 83% of districts in the state –TetherowNot graded
Health
ABendHealthier than 91% of U.S. towns –TetherowNot graded
Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
BendTetherow
Snow a year22″22″
January low25°F25°F
July high84°F84°F
Growing season (days)105d105d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)20th51st
Outdoors & history
BendTetherow
Trails81 mi15 mi
Conserved land5.2%1.5%
Settled1905—
National Register places28—
Community
BendTetherow
Library hours a week69 hrs—
Colleges in town2—
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

BendTetherow
People
Population 103,390Highest 765Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +29.4% OR: +10.6% —
Median age 40.9±0.8Lowest about the OR average 53.4±9.5Highest 32% above OR
Kids under 18 19.3%±1Lowest OR: 19.9% 21.6%±13.3Highest OR: 19.9%
Tetherow and Bend are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 18.1%±0.9Lowest OR: 19.1% 25.1%±11Highest OR: 19.1%
Tetherow and Bend are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 52.9%Lowest OR: 36.8% 85.6%Highest OR: 36.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.7%±0.7Highest OR: 5.7% 2.6%±4.6Lowest OR: 5.7%
Bend and Tetherow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $96,394±$5kLowest 16% above OR $158,824±$80kHighest 91% above OR
Tetherow and Bend are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $718,400±$18kLowest 50% above OR $2,000,001Highest 319% above OR
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,883±$54 23% above OR —
Property taxmedian, yearly $4,162Lowest 7% above OR $10,000+Highest at least 158% above OR
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 47.9%±4.3 OR: 52.5% —
Below poverty line 8.8%Highest OR: 11.9% 0%Lowest OR: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 61.7%Lowest OR: 63.3% 100%Highest OR: 63.3%
Typical home builtmedian year 2001Lowest 20 yrs newer than OR 2017Highest 36 yrs newer than OR
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 16 minHighest 29% below OR 10 minLowest 58% below OR
Work from home 24.8%±2Lowest OR: 19% 40.5%±19.8Highest OR: 19%
Tetherow and Bend are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 59.9%Highest 0.9%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 3.8 miLowest 5.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.24Highest 0.85Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Portland (5%)Bend (54%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Tetherow54% work in Bend
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 5.2%Highest 1.5%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 81.2 miHighest 15.4 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 2.3 miLowest 7.3 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 83Highest 1Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 127Highest 60.7Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #23 of 121 in OR—
School district Bend-LaPine Administrative SD 1—
High school in town Caldera High School—
Students per teacherat that high school 118.8 —
Oregon average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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