Prineville Lake AcresOR
A town of 1,497 in Oregon.
Is Prineville Lake Acres a good place to live?
The best of Prineville Lake Acres’ subject grades is an A for schools; the weakest is a D for walkability. Prineville Lake Acres’ average trip to work is 36 minutes, against 23 minutes in Oregon’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Only 9 of Oregon’s 228 towns score lower on walkability. Only 8 of Oregon’s 228 towns score lower on history. Prineville Lake Acres has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,497 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Prineville Lake Acres grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Oregon), ordered by how far Prineville Lake Acres is from typical.
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Moving to Prineville Lake Acres: who provides what
Prineville Lake Acres is unincorporated, so Crook 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 Prineville Lake Acres.
Compared with most of Oregon and the rest of the country, fewer of Prineville Lake Acres’ working residents work locally
Employers in Prineville Lake Acres added 41 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 44. For half of commuters, work is under 26 miles away. The top destinations are Prineville (22%), Bend (17%) and Redmond (9%).
| Prineville Lake Acres | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 0.7% | 9.8% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 11% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Prineville Lake Acres has four seasons and pleasant summers
Prineville Lake Acres has chilly winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. Summer afternoons peak near 84° in July, and January nights bottom out around 25°; snowfall runs to about 9 inches a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazards: high risk in Prineville Lake Acres, mostly wildfire
Of the losses FEMA expects in Prineville Lake Acres, 47% come from wildfires and 36% from inland flooding. Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in three fifths of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Residents of Prineville Lake Acres are healthier than 52% of U.S. towns
Among 143 Oregon towns, just 9 have a higher share of adults who had a checkup this year than Prineville Lake Acres. CDC measures, 26 in all: Prineville Lake Acres beats Oregon on 5 and trails on 8. Prineville Lake Acres: 43% of adults have high blood pressure.
| Prineville Lake Acres | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 33% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 11% | 12% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 15% | 16% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 18% | 17% |
| What stands out | Prineville Lake Acres | OR |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.4% | 8.5% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 78.9% | 71.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 13% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A home in Prineville Lake Acres sells for about $399K at the median
Four in five households own their home in Prineville Lake Acres. Only 6 of the 141 Oregon towns we compare have a lower typical rent than Prineville Lake Acres.
| Prineville Lake Acres | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 80% | 65% | 73% |
| Median rent | $914 a month | $1,414 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Prineville Lake Acres
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Prineville Lake Acres; the nearest are
About 6 of every 100 Prineville Lake Acres residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Oregon.
99% of working residents leave Prineville Lake Acres for work
Where Prineville Lake Acres’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Prineville Lake Acres
Census-designated place in Oregon, United States
Prineville Lake Acres is a census-designated place (CDP) in Crook County, Oregon, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. As of the 2020 census, Prineville Lake Acres had a population of 1,556. The CDP is in western Crook County, 12 miles (19 km) southeast of Prineville, the county seat. It is surrounded by the Juniper Canyon CDP.
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- Area
- 6.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 3,835 ft
- Area code
- 458, 541
Questions about Prineville Lake Acres
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Prineville Lake Acres, OR expensive?
The typical home is worth about $453,000, 8% below 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 B.