Three RiversOR
A town of 3,995.
Is Three Rivers a good place to live?
Three Rivers grades C+ overall, 58th among Oregon's 142 graded towns, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. Its schools rank ahead of 88% of Oregon towns and CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 76% of the country. On the other side, homes are expensive, about $558K for a typical one and 6.2 times the Bend metro’s $90K median household income. Three Rivers’ median rent is $2,250 a month, above both the Oregon town median ($1,413 a month) and the median of U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). On history, just 18 of Oregon’s 228 towns do worse.
Three Rivers has grown 30% from 2010 to 2020
3,014 counted in 2010 and 3,925 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Three Rivers grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Oregon), ordered by how far Three Rivers is from typical.
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Moving to Three Rivers: who provides what
Three Rivers 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 Three Rivers.
Three Rivers has a shorter frost-free season than nearly all U.S. towns and sends most of its workers to Bend and beyond.
A smaller share of adults sleep under 7 hours in Three Rivers than in most of Oregon or the rest of the country
26% of Three Rivers adults sleep under 7 hours. Three Rivers beats the Oregon average on 6 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 18% of Three Rivers adults get no exercise outside work.
| Three Rivers | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 32% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 35% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 21% | 25% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| What stands out | Three Rivers | OR |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6% | 8.5% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 9.9% | 12.5% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.8% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
About two in five of Three Rivers’ working residents commute to Bend
Three Rivers has 453 jobs for its 1,541 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Three Rivers for work: only 5% work in town. Since 2013, Three Rivers has added 280 jobs, to 453 in 2023. 7.1% of residents live below the poverty line in Three Rivers.
| Three Rivers | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 7.1% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.7% | 10% | 8% |
| Median household income | $87,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
High risk in Three Rivers, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 77% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Three Rivers
The Wickiup Dam weather station, 15 miles away, records that the frost-free season runs about 100 days, shorter than in 100% of U.S. towns.
Three Rivers has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 22° and about 74 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Three Rivers has set aside 5.1% of its land for conservation
4.8 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves.
| Three Rivers | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 0.8 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 5.1% | 4.3% | 4.3% |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Fewer young adults than Oregon overall
Adults 18 to 34 are 16% of residents (23% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 45% of residents (39% statewide). 44% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 37% across Oregon.
| Three Rivers | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 44% | 27% | 29% |
| Median age | 45.1 years | 39.3 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 18% | 21% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 21% | 18% | 18% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
About 115 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±2.5 points). Across Oregon, 50.1% of residents are women.
| Three Rivers | OR | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.4% | 10.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 6.8% | 9.6% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 1.2% | 8.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14.5% | 14% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 16% | 14.1% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 8.7% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 20% | 12.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 16.1% | 11.5% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.3% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 1.4% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 22.1% | 22.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 21.5% | 23.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.1% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 31.1% | 22.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 12.8% | 14.1% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 4,000, single groups can be off by several points
Three Rivers stands out in Oregon and nationally: a larger share of its households own their home
Among 142 Oregon towns, just 3 have a higher share of households owning their home than Three Rivers.
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 Three Rivers. Close and well known come first.
24 mi MountainThree Sisters
15 mi MountainNewberry Volcano15 mi Park & preserveNewberry National Volcanic Monument15 mi Ski areaMt. Bachelor128 runs · 3,233 ft vertical
11 mi MuseumHigh Desert Museum150K visitors a year
27 mi MuseumPetersen Rock GardenPhoto credits
Three Sisters: USGS photo by Lyn Topinka, Public domain · Newberry Volcano: USGS photo by Lyn Topinka, Public domain · Newberry National Volcanic Monument: USGS photo by Lyn Topinka, Public domain · High Desert Museum: Another Believer, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Petersen Rock Garden: Another Believer, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Everything we know about Three Rivers
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Three Rivers; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Three Rivers residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Oregon.
95% of working residents leave Three Rivers for work
Where Three Rivers’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Three Rivers
Unincorporated community in the state of Oregon, United States
Three Rivers South or Three Rivers 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. The population was 3,014 at the 2010 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 7.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 4,186 ft
- Area code
- 458, 541
Three Rivers’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Three Rivers.
| Town | OR rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Three Rivers | #58 | C+ | D | — | A | A− |
| Sunriver | — | — | D | B− | A | A |
Sunriver has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Three Rivers reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Three Rivers with a neighbor →
Questions about Three Rivers
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Three Rivers, OR a good place to live?
Three Rivers grades C+ overall, better than 40% of U.S. towns and #58 of 142 in Oregon. It grades A− for health and A for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Three Rivers, OR expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $558,000, 13% 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 D.