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A town of 9,966, settled in 1872. 36% more nonprofits per person than the typical Oregon town.
Trash & recyclingNorth Bend grades D overall, 122nd of 142 graded towns in Oregon, mostly because of safety. Its crime rate is higher than 83% of U.S. towns, with 24 violent crimes reported to the FBI in 2025. One bright spot: it is more walkable than 79% of U.S. towns. North Bend’s July high is 66°F, below both Oregon’s towns (82°F) and U.S. towns (85°F). FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 89% of U.S. communities, with earthquakes at the top. North Bend has 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Hotel North Bend and Liberty Theatre.
Where North Bend beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Oregon), ordered by how far North Bend is from typical.
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Census counts: 84 in 1880, 10,317 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1906 and 2 maps from 1942 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in North Bend, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Oct 2, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in North Bend.
North Bend has cooler summers than nearly all U.S. towns, trades workers with Coos Bay and other neighbors and has seen reported crime fall by a fifth or more.
Since 1982, 4 flood insurance claims have been paid out in North Bend.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its public schools are run by North Bend SD 13. Three of its 5 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Evergreen Virtual Academy, with 794 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Bend Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 477 | C+ |
| North Bend Senior High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 690 | A |
| Hillcrest Elementary SchoolTop results in townGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 449 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OR on state tests and graduation
Reported crimes fell from 372 to 279 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
The property crime rate in North Bend is 25.5 per 1,000 residents. North Bend reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 83% report less.
| North Bend | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 25.5 per 1,000 residents | 15.2 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.4 per 1,000 residents | 2.1 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
The typical North Bend home is worth about $359,000, down 1.7% in a year, 27% below the Oregon typical home. North Bend’s median rent is $1,066 a month.
| North Bend | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,066 a month | $1,415 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 65% | 65% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
July afternoons average 66°, cooler than in 100% of U.S. towns; January nights average 40.3°.
Among 142 Oregon towns, just 3 have a higher January low than North Bend. North Bend has warm winters and cool summers, with plenty of rain. Snow is almost unheard of.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
North Bend has about as many jobs (4,024) as working residents, but only 919 people both live and work here. The average commute takes 14.6 minutes, against 23 across Oregon.
About one in 4 of North Bend’s working residents works in town. 14% of residents live below the poverty line in North Bend. Only 8 of the 142 Oregon towns we compare have a lower average trip to work than North Bend.
| North Bend | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 15 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 23% | 9.5% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 11% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
People 65 and older are 24% of residents (19% statewide). North Bend has lost 3.3% of its people since 2020, down to 9,966 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 20% of North Bend residents are under 18.
| North Bend | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 23% | 18% | 18% |
| Median age | 43.4 years | 39.3 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 20% | 21% | 22% |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.6 points. Across Oregon, 50.1% of residents are women.
| North Bend | OR | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.9% | 10.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.5% | 9.6% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.2% | 8.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12% | 14% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.4% | 14.1% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.5% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.1% | 12.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 14.8% | 11.5% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.7% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.8% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 28.1% | 22.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 26.1% | 23.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.5% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.2% | 22.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.3% | 14.1% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
North Bend beats the Oregon average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 6.
| North Bend | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 75% | 72% | 79% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 33% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 27% | 23% |
| What stands out | North Bend | OR |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 8.5% | 6.8% |
| More adults who have had a stroke | 4% | 3.3% |
| More adults with heart disease | 7.8% | 6.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0.5 miles of trail in 7 parks and preserves. Only 9 of the 140 Oregon towns we compare have a lower trail density than North Bend.
| North Bend | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.8 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.2% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Simpson Park | — | 17 |
| 2. Ferry Road Park | — | 17 |
| 3. Airport Heights Park | — | 9 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
1 within 15 miles of the center of North Bend
About 6 of every 100 North Bend residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Oregon.
3 places in North Bend on the National Register of Historic Places.
5 notable people were born in North Bend.
City in Oregon, United States
North Bend is a city in Coos County, Oregon, United States with a population of 10,317 as of the 2020 census. North Bend is surrounded on three sides by Coos Bay, an S-shaped water inlet and estuary where the Coos River enters Coos Bay and borders the city of Coos Bay to the south. North Bend became an incorporated city in 1903.
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One town shares a border with North Bend.
| Town | OR rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Bend | #122 | D | C− | C− | C+ | B− |
| Coos Bay | #137 | D− | C− | D− | C+ | C |
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
North Bend grades D overall, better than 6% of U.S. towns and #122 of 142 in Oregon. It grades B− for health, C− for safety and C+ for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. That is 5.8 years of the area's median household income ($62,143 across the Coos Bay-North Bend, OR area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
5 notable people were born here, including Bill Warren and Delilah Rene.
