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Tetherow vs Bend

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

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Tetherow, ORA small town of 765Oregon · 765 people
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Bend, ORA history townOregon · 103,390 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.

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 →
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 →
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.

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

Tetherow and Bend share a border

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

TetherowBendTetherowBend
Tetherow ↔ Bend3.2 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
–TetherowNot graded B−BendSafer than 45% of U.S. towns
Schools
–TetherowNot graded A−BendBetter than 83% of districts in the state
Health
–TetherowNot graded ABendHealthier than 91% of U.S. towns
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
TetherowBend
Snow a year22″22″
January low25°F25°F
July high84°F84°F
Growing season (days)105d105d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)51st20th
Outdoors & history
TetherowBend
Trails15 mi81 mi
Conserved land1.5%5.2%
Settled—1905
National Register places—28
Community
TetherowBend
Library hours a week—69 hrs
Colleges in town—2
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.

TetherowBend
People
Population 765Lowest 103,390Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — +29.4% OR: +10.6%
Median age 53.4±9.5Highest 32% above OR 40.9±0.8Lowest about the OR average
Kids under 18 21.6%±13.3Highest OR: 19.9% 19.3%±1Lowest 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+ 25.1%±11Highest OR: 19.1% 18.1%±0.9Lowest 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+ 85.6%Highest OR: 36.8% 52.9%Lowest OR: 36.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.6%±4.6Lowest OR: 5.7% 4.7%±0.7Highest 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 $158,824±$80kHighest 91% above OR $96,394±$5kLowest 16% 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 $2,000,001Highest 319% above OR $718,400±$18kLowest 50% above OR
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $1,883±$54 23% above OR
Property taxmedian, yearly $10,000+Highest at least 158% above OR $4,162Lowest 7% above OR
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 47.9%±4.3 OR: 52.5%
Below poverty line 0%Lowest OR: 11.9% 8.8%Highest OR: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest OR: 63.3% 61.7%Lowest OR: 63.3%
Typical home builtmedian year 2017Highest 36 yrs newer than OR 2001Lowest 20 yrs newer than OR
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 10 minLowest 58% below OR 16 minHighest 29% below OR
Work from home 40.5%±19.8Highest OR: 19% 24.8%±2Lowest 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 0.9%Lowest 59.9%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 5.3 miHighest 3.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.85Lowest 1.24Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Bend (54%)Portland (5%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 54% work in BendFew work in Tetherow
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.5%Lowest 5.2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 15.4 miLowest 81.2 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 7.3 miHighest 2.3 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 83Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 60.7Lowest 127Highest
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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