
20 years in pictures
18 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.
- 2006La Pine is settled
- 19631963. Charles Sartwell and the rearing setup for Ips oregon…
- 2010Trematode cyst-infected Pacific Treefrog (Hyla regilla) wit…
A town of 2,547, settled in 2006. Nearly 19.9% of it is conserved land.
The 3 things La Pine does most differently from other towns.
1,653 people in 2010; 2,547 today.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 · ACS
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Nothing on the calendar.
Ordered by what stands out in La Pine. Another town gets a different order.
11 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Frontier Heritage Park | — | 1 |
Most working residents leave La Pine for work: only 9% work in town. The top destinations are Bend (34%), Sunriver (7%) and Portland (6%). Half commute less than 29 miles.
The typical La Pine home is worth about $403,000, down 3.1% in a year, 19% below the Oregon typical home.
The public schools La Pine’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 83% of Oregon’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| LaPine Elementary School | K–5 | 483 | C− |
| Rosland Elementary | K–5 | 155 | C+ |
| LaPine Middle School | 6–8 | 284 | C− |
| LaPine Senior High School | 9–12 | 440 | D− |
| Coic - la Pine Private | 10–12 | 38 |
La Pine beats the Oregon average on 1 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 11.
| What stands out | La Pine | OR |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 74.9% | 71.4% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 22% | 12.5% |
La Pine has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 83°, a January night drops to 21°, and about 74 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 40% of U.S. communities.

18 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.
City in Oregon, United States
La Pine is a city in Deschutes County, Oregon, United States, incorporated on December 7, 2006. La Pine is part of the Bend, Oregon Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,512 people as of the 2020 Census. La Pine is in an isolated area of Central Oregon, consisting of a loose collection of homes and businesses along U.S. Highway 97 about 30 miles (48 km) southwest of Bend. Several peaks of the Cascade Range are prominently visible from the community. La Pine is in the valley of the Little Deschutes River, a tributary of the Deschutes River. The river provides recreational opportunities such as fishing, swimming, canoeing and other leisure activities.
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