Deschutes River WoodsOR
5,797 people live in this town in Oregon.
Is Deschutes River Woods a good place to live?
Plenty to like here, at a price. Deschutes River Woods’s overall grade of B+ puts it better than 72% of U.S. towns, 19th of 142 in Oregon. Its strongest is schools: its schools rank ahead of 88% of Oregon towns. The trade-off is cost of living (C−) — the typical home is worth about $560K, 6.2 years of the Bend metro’s $90K median household income. 16% of the land here is conserved, above both Oregon’s towns (4.3%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). Only 9 of Oregon’s 228 towns score lower on history. The biggest park or preserve is Newberry National Volcanic Monument, at 529 acres. Deschutes River Woods’ typical rent is $1,921 a month, where Oregon’s towns sit at $1,413 a month and U.S. towns at $1,185 a month.
Figures: schools, state test and graduation results · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · USGS PAD-US · National Register of Historic Places · OpenStreetMap.
What makes Deschutes River Woods stand out
Where Deschutes River Woods beats most towns.
97% of working residents leave Deschutes River Woods for work
Where Deschutes River Woods’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Deschutes River Woods grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Oregon), ordered by how far Deschutes River Woods is from typical.
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Moving to Deschutes River Woods: who provides what
Deschutes River Woods is unincorporated, so Deschutes 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 Oct 2, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Deschutes River Woods.
Deschutes River Woods carries less natural-hazard risk than nearly all of Oregon (mostly inland flooding), has a shorter frost-free season than nearly all U.S. towns and sends most of its workers to Bend and beyond.
Deschutes River Woods faces a very low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk lower than 99% of Oregon towns, with expected losses of about $114 per resident a year; that rating is what its C+ for hazard risk is built on.
Among 142 Oregon towns, just one has a lower FEMA hazard score than Deschutes River Woods. FEMA puts 70% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 6% to cold waves.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Deschutes River Woods is healthier than 82% of U.S. towns
6.8% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance in Deschutes River Woods. Only 6 of the 142 Oregon towns we compare have a lower share of adults who have obesity than Deschutes River Woods.
| Deschutes River Woods | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 32% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 35% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 21% | 25% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 16% |
| What stands out | Deschutes River Woods | OR |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.6% | 12.5% |
| Fewer adults who get no exercise | 16.4% | 20.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
More than half of Deschutes River Woods’ working residents commute to Bend
Deschutes River Woods has 452 jobs for its 2,503 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
The top destinations are Bend (56%), Portland (5%) and Redmond (5%). Commuting out is the norm in Deschutes River Woods: 3% of working residents work locally. The town had 452 jobs in 2023, up 271 from 2013. For half of commuters, work is under 7 miles away.
| Deschutes River Woods | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 2.9% | 10% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 7.1% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $92,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Conservation land takes up 15.9% of Deschutes River Woods
Trails total 3.1 miles in 1 park or preserve. Deschutes River Woods’ concentration of trails stands at 0.5 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Newberry National Volcanic Monument | — | 529 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Four seasons and pleasant summers: that is Deschutes River Woods’ year
The Bend weather station, 6 miles away, records that the frost-free season runs about 105 days, shorter than in 99% of U.S. towns.
July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 24° and about 22 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
More middle-aged adults than Oregon overall
Deschutes River Woods’ median age comes in at 43.5 years. Adults 35 to 64 are 44% of residents (39% statewide). 29% of adults 25 and older hold at least a bachelor’s degree, against 37% across Oregon. Among residents here, 18% are under 18.
| Deschutes River Woods | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 18% | 21% | 22% |
| Median age | 43.5 years | 39.3 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 19% | 18% | 18% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.7 points. Across Oregon, 50.1% of residents are women.
| Deschutes River Woods | OR | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 5.8% | 10.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.3% | 9.6% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.3% | 8.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.6% | 14% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 16.1% | 14.1% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.3% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.6% | 12.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 16.5% | 11.5% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 2.6% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 10.1% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 23.8% | 22.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 26.8% | 23.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.2% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21.2% | 22.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 7.8% | 14.1% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Homes in Deschutes River Woods sell for about $699K
For households in Deschutes River Woods, the share who own their home is 80%.
| Deschutes River Woods | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,921 a month | $1,413 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 80% | 65% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Three Sisters and 8 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Deschutes River Woods. Close and well known come first.
22 mi MountainThree Sisters
21 mi MountainNewberry Volcano
29 mi State parkSmith Rock State Park16 mi Ski areaMt. Bachelor128 runs · 3,233 ft vertical
2 mi MuseumHigh Desert Museum150K visitors a year21 mi Park & preserveNewberry National Volcanic MonumentPhoto credits
Three Sisters: USGS photo by Lyn Topinka, Public domain · Newberry Volcano: USGS photo by Lyn Topinka, Public domain · Smith Rock State Park: Max Schwarz, CC BY-SA 2.5 · High Desert Museum: Another Believer, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Newberry National Volcanic Monument: USGS photo by Lyn Topinka, Public domain
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Everything we know about Deschutes River Woods
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Deschutes River Woods
About 5 of every 100 Deschutes River Woods residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Oregon.
About Deschutes River Woods
Unincorporated community in the state of Oregon, United States
Deschutes River Woods is a census-designated place (CDP) and unincorporated community in Deschutes County, Oregon, United States. It is part of the Bend, Oregon Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, Deschutes River Woods had a population of 5,532.
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- Area
- 6.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 3,921 ft
- Area code
- 458, 541
Deschutes River Woods’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Deschutes River Woods.
| Town | OR rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deschutes River Woods | #19 | B+ | C− | — | A | A− |
| Seventh Mountain | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bend | #21 | B+ | D | C+ | A | A |
Deschutes River Woods reports no FBI crime data of its own. Seventh Mountain isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Deschutes River Woods with a neighbor →
Questions about Deschutes River Woods
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Deschutes River Woods, OR a good place to live?
For most people who can afford it, yes. Deschutes River Woods grades B+ overall, better than 72% of U.S. towns and #19 of 142 in Oregon. It grades A− for health and A for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Deschutes River Woods, OR expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $560,000, 14% above the Oregon typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.