BendCA
With 593 residents, this town was settled in 1897.
Is Bend a good place to live?
Bend’s July high is 98°F, above both the California town median (89°F) and the median of U.S. towns (85°F). Among 848 California towns, just 7 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Bend. The biggest place to walk is Sacramento River Bend Area, 139 acres with 1 miles of trail. Bend has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
593 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Bend: who provides what
Bend is unincorporated, so Tehama County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Bend.
Bend faces a very high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected losses in Bend break down as 48% from inland flooding and 38% from wildfires. Its risk rating from FEMA stands at 97 of 100.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The schools Bend’s kids attend
The Evergreen Union school district runs its public schools. Its one school is below. 102 students attend Bend’s public school.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bend ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 102 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts
Fewer of Bend’s residents live below the poverty line than in the typical California or U.S. town
The top destinations are Red Bluff (28%), Redding (11%) and Chico (4%). Half the trips to work are shorter than 22 miles.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Bend is
Among adults in Bend, 14% binge drink. CDC measures, 32 in all: Bend beats California on 12 and trails on 6. Two figures for adults here: 38% have high blood pressure, 32% feel lonely.
| Bend | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 35% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 31% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 36% | 33% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 29% | 35% |
| What stands out | Bend | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5% | 10.6% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.3% | 17.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 12.6% | 6.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Bend has set aside 0.2% of its land for conservation
There are 1.2 miles of trail across 1 park or preserve. Bend’s density of trails comes in at 0.4 miles per square mile.
| Bend | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.2% | 4.3% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 1.0 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Sacramento River Bend Area | 1 mi | 139 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Bend
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Bend; the nearest are
About 14 of every 100 Bend residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
100% of working residents leave Bend for work
Where Bend’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Bend
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Bend, CA a good place to live?
Bend has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.