Sisters High School · National Register of Historic Places
Sisters’s story
80 years in pictures
1 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
- 1946Sisters is settled
SistersOR
A town of 3,022, settled in 1946. Public schools that outperform most of Oregon.
Photo: Finetooth · CC BY-SA 3.0
Population
3,022
+50.3% since 2010
Typical home
$783K
−2.4% in a year
Household income
$95K
median
Median age
49.6
years
Jobs based here
1,899
A job hub
What makes Sisters stand out
The 3 things Sisters does most differently from other towns.
A−School Grade
Schools
#12 for schools in OR
of 121 towns
School Grade A−.
Outdoors
#11 most walkable in OR
2.3 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves
3.9% of the town is conserved land.
100 U.S. towns● Sisters
Health
Healthier than 86%
of U.S. towns on CDC estimates
Better than OR on 10 measures, worse on 2.
A growing town
Sisters has grown 50.3% since 2010
2,038 people in 2010; 3,022 today.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 · ACS
Sisters’s report card
Now in Sisters
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Residents weigh in
Sisters is #4 of 147 in OR for “Lowest obesity”. Fair?
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Local news
All →- Sweet Home vs Sisters - Girls Junior Varsity Volleyball 10/20/2026 | Watch Live & On DemandNFHS Network · Sep 28
- All the London Underground and TfL lines shutting this weekend as most of busy Tube line to closeMy London · Sep 25
- 247-26-000105-PA - City of Sisters Urban Growth Boundary (UGB) ExpansionDeschutes County, OR (.gov) · Sep 22
Upcoming events
Nothing on the calendar.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Sisters. Another town gets a different order.
Schools
Sisters’s public schools outperform 84% of Oregon districts
The public schools Sisters’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 84% of Oregon’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
A−School Grade
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sisters Elementary School | K–5 | 491 | A |
| Sisters Middle School | 6–8 | 260 | B |
| Sisters High School | 9–12 | 419 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OR on state tests and graduationAll 3 schools →
Outdoors
3.9% of Sisters is conserved land
2.3 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves.
#49for trails in OR
3.9%
conserved · 47 of 1,231 acres
2.3 mi
of trails · 1.2 per sq mi
#11
most walkable in OR
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. East Portal | — | 8 |
| 2. Village Green City Park | — | 1 |
| 3. Cliff Clemens Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
Health
Healthier than 86% of U.S. towns
Sisters beats the Oregon average on 10 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 2.
AHealth Grade
26 measures vs. Oregon
10 better14 too close to call2 worse
| What stands out | Sisters | OR |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.8% | 8.5% |
| Fewer adults with obesity | 26.5% | 33.6% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 12% | 8.9% |
St. Charles Medical Center - Bend
20.9 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
93rd
percentile among OR towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Work & commute
About one in four working residents works right in Sisters
About one in 4 of Sisters’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Bend (22%), Redmond (6%) and Portland (6%). Half commute less than 19 miles.
27%work in town
Where working residents work
In Sisters27%
Bend22%
Redmond6%
Portland6%
Eugene2%
19 mi
median commute distance
1,899
jobs based in Sisters
A job hub
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Housing
A typical Sisters home is worth about $783K
The typical Sisters home is worth about $783,000, down 2.4% in a year, 58% above the Oregon typical home.
$783KZillow home value
Typical home value
Sisters$783K
Oregon$496K
Market temperature
43
days on market
98.6%
sale-to-list price
−2.4%
value change, 1 year
13
homes sold in May
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Natural hazards
High risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 75% of U.S. communities.
75risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingAvalanchesWildfire
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate
Four seasons, pleasant summers
Sisters has chilly winters and warm summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 85°, a January night drops to 25°, and about 22 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
22″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter25–42°
Spring32–58°
Summer45–81°
Fall33–62°
+0.9°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
A job hub
Every workday, about 1,570 people come to Sisters for work
Where Sisters’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
1,899jobs based in Sisters
27%of working residents work in town
19 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Sisters
City in Oregon, United States
Sisters is a city in Deschutes County, Oregon, United States. It is part of the Bend, Oregon Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 3,064 at the 2020 census. The community takes its name from the nearby Three Sisters mountains.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1946
- Population
- 3,064
- Area
- 1.9 sq mi
- Elevation
- 3,182 ft
- ZIP code
- 97759
- Area code
- 541
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