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Sunriver vs Aurora

114 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (110× in Sunriver) and seasonal homes (+77.9 pts in Sunriver).

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Sunriver, ORA regional job hubOregon · 1,488 people
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Aurora, ORHomes around $677KOregon · 1,030 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.

SunriverA regional job hub
Work1,498 jobsbased in Sunriver, a regional job hub HealthHealthier than 91%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates SchoolsBetter than 83%of OR districts All about Sunriver →
AuroraHomes around $677K
Housing$677K typical home36% above the OR typical home Health67% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Aurora →
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.

Trails110×
Sunriver has more miles of trail
Sunriver 11.0 miAurora 0.1 mi
Seasonal homes+77.9 pts
Sunriver has more second homes
Sunriver 79.6%Aurora 1.7%
Work from home+37 pts
More people work from home in Sunriver
Sunriver 52.1%Aurora 15.1%
Age 65++44.9 pts
Sunriver has more people 65 and up
Sunriver 72.2%Aurora 27.3%
Growth since 2010+21.8 pts
Sunriver has grown faster since 2010
Sunriver +45.2%Aurora +23.4%
Jobs per worker3.4×
Sunriver is more of a job hub
Sunriver 3.29Aurora 0.98
★ What stands out · 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−SunriverSafer than 48% of U.S. towns –AuroraNot graded
Schools
A−SunriverBetter than 83% of districts in the state –AuroraNot graded
Health
ASunriverHealthier than 91% of U.S. towns CAuroraHealthier than 33% of U.S. towns
Monthly cost

A typical home costs $150 more a month in Sunriver

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.

Sunriver$4,220/mo
Typical home $728K (Census) · tax rate 0.66% · Housing →
Aurora$4,060/mo
Typical home $677K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.91% · or rent about $2,167/mo · Housing →

The difference: $150 a month, about $1,800 a year, between Sunriver and Aurora.

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.

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
SunriverAurora
Snow a year22″1″
January low25°F35°F
July high84°F81°F
Growing season (days)105d241d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)78th67th
Outdoors & history
SunriverAurora
Trails11 mi—
Conserved land15.5%—
Settled—1893
National Register places—1
Archive photos63
Community
SunriverAurora
Library hours a week40 hrs—
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.

Where they are

114 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

SunriverORAuroraOR
Sunriver ↔ Aurora114 miles apart
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.

SunriverAurora
People
Population 1,488Highest 1,030Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +45.2%Highest OR: +10.6% +23.4%Lowest OR: +10.6%
Median age 70.7±1.7Highest 75% above OR 52±8.3Lowest 29% above OR
Kids under 18 0%±2.5Lowest OR: 19.9% 11.7%±3.4Highest OR: 19.9%
Age 65+ 72.2%±7.7Highest OR: 19.1% 27.3%±4.7Lowest OR: 19.1%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 71%Highest OR: 36.8% 48.4%Lowest OR: 36.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±1.2Lowest OR: 5.7% 3.8%±2.1Highest OR: 5.7%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $82,287±$34kLowest about the OR average $107,500±$20kHighest 30% above OR
Aurora and Sunriver are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $727,600±$117kHighest 52% above OR $525,100±$47kLowest 10% above OR
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $2,167±$1k 42% above OR
Property taxmedian, yearly $4,799Highest 24% above OR $4,798Lowest 24% above OR
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 100%±100Highest OR: 52.5% 26.9%±51.8Lowest OR: 52.5%
Sunriver and Aurora are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 6.7%Highest OR: 11.9% 6.1%Lowest OR: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 91.9%Lowest OR: 63.3% 94.1%Highest OR: 63.3%
Typical home builtmedian year 1988Lowest 7 yrs newer than OR 1996Highest 15 yrs newer than OR
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 25 minLowest 10% above OR 28 minHighest 20% above OR
Work from home 52.1%±25Highest OR: 19% 15.1%±10.5Lowest OR: 19%
Work in townworking residents 11.6%Highest 1.2%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 83.3 miHighest 13.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 3.29Highest 0.98Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Bend (22%)Portland (14%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in AuroraFew work in Sunriver
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 15.5%Highest 2.2%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 11.0 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.2 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 5Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 85.1Lowest 107Highest
Schools
School district Bend-LaPine Administrative SD 1—
High school in town None in town—
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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