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Three Rivers vs Sunriver

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (11.3× in Sunriver) and age 65+ (+50.8 pts in Sunriver).

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Three Rivers, OROne of the healthiest townsOregon · 3,995 people
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Sunriver, ORA regional job hubOregon · 1,488 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.

Three RiversOne of the healthiest towns
HealthHealthier than 76%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates Outdoors#62 most conserved land in OR4.8 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Three Rivers →
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 →
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.

Jobs per worker11.3×
Sunriver is more of a job hub
Sunriver 3.29Three Rivers 0.29
Age 65++50.8 pts
Sunriver has more people 65 and up
Sunriver 72.2%Three Rivers 21.4%
Seasonal homes+56.8 pts
Sunriver has more second homes
Sunriver 79.6%Three Rivers 22.8%
Median age25.6 yrs
Sunriver skews older
Sunriver 70.7Three Rivers 45.1
Street grid2.9×
Sunriver has the more walkable street grid
Sunriver 85.1Three Rivers 29.4
Kids under 18+18.2 pts
Three Rivers has more kids
Three Rivers 18.2%Sunriver 0%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,010 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.

Three Rivers$3,200/mo
Typical home $558K (Census) · tax rate 0.60% · or rent about $2,250/mo · Housing →
Sunriver$4,220/mo
Typical home $728K (Census) · tax rate 0.66% · Housing →

The difference: $1,010 a month, about $12,200 a year, between Sunriver and Three Rivers.

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

Three Rivers gets 52 more inches of snow a year

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
Three RiversSunriver
Snow a year74″22″
January low21°F25°F
July high83°F84°F
Growing season (days)100d105d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)77th78th
Outdoors & history
Three RiversSunriver
Trails5 mi11 mi
Conserved land5.1%15.5%
Archive photos—6
Community
Three RiversSunriver
Library hours a week—40 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

Three Rivers and Sunriver share a border

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

Three RiversSunriverThree RiversSunriver
Three Rivers ↔ Sunriver3.5 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
179 Three Rivers residents work in Sunriver (11.6% of its workers)
Work & commute in Three Rivers →
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
–Three RiversNot graded B−SunriverSafer than 48% of U.S. towns
Schools
–Three RiversNot graded A−SunriverBetter than 83% of districts in the state
Health
A−Three RiversHealthier than 76% of U.S. towns ASunriverHealthier than 91% of 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.

Three RiversSunriver
People
Population 3,995Highest 1,488Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +30.2%Lowest OR: +10.6% +45.2%Highest OR: +10.6%
Median age 45.1±10Lowest 12% above OR 70.7±1.7Highest 75% above OR
Kids under 18 18.2%±4.6Highest OR: 19.9% 0%±2.5Lowest OR: 19.9%
Age 65+ 21.4%±4.4Lowest OR: 19.1% 72.2%±7.7Highest OR: 19.1%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 43.9%Lowest OR: 36.8% 71%Highest OR: 36.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.3%±1.2Highest OR: 5.7% 0%±1.2Lowest OR: 5.7%
Three Rivers and Sunriver are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $87,313±$13kHighest 5% above OR $82,287±$34kLowest about the OR average
Three Rivers and Sunriver are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $557,700±$89kLowest 17% above OR $727,600±$117kHighest 52% above OR
Sunriver and Three Rivers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $2,250±$306 48% above OR —
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,339Lowest 14% below OR $4,799Highest 24% above OR
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 37%±76.7Lowest OR: 52.5% 100%±100Highest OR: 52.5%
Sunriver and Three Rivers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 7.1%Highest OR: 11.9% 6.7%Lowest OR: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 91.8%Lowest OR: 63.3% 91.9%Highest OR: 63.3%
Typical home builtmedian year 1999Highest 18 yrs newer than OR 1988Lowest 7 yrs newer than OR
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 24 minLowest 5% above OR 25 minHighest 10% above OR
Work from home 25%±8.5Lowest OR: 19% 52.1%±25Highest OR: 19%
Sunriver and Three Rivers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 4.7%Lowest 11.6%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 18.3 miLowest 83.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.29Lowest 3.29Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Bend (38%)Bend (22%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 12% work in SunriverFew work in Three Rivers
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 5.1%Lowest 15.5%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 4.8 miLowest 11.0 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.6 miLowest 1.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 5Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 29.4Lowest 85.1Highest
Schools
School district —Bend-LaPine Administrative SD 1
High school in town —None in town
Oregon average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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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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