Bend · Central Oregon

Welcome to Bend, Oregon.

A small mountain city with the Cascades on one side and the high desert on the other. Search active homes, explore every neighborhood and resort community, and meet a local principal broker who actually lives here.

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A short introduction

A small mountain city. A wide-open lifestyle.

Bend sits on the eastern flank of the Cascade Range at 3,623 feet, with the Deschutes River running through downtown and Mt. Bachelor rising 22 miles to the southwest. About 105,000 people call it home. The city has grown into one of the Pacific Northwest’s most loved places to live, work, and visit, while keeping the feel of a friendly mountain town.

The neighborhoods and resort communities each have their own personality. Tetherow and Broken Top on the west side hug the golf and the Cascades. NorthWest Crossing leans walkable and family-forward. Old Bend and River West sit closest to downtown and the river. Pronghorn is the high-desert escape on the north end. The interactive map below lets you click any neighborhood polygon to drill in.

Below the map, you’ll find active homes for sale across the city, the current market data refreshed daily, and a quick read on what life in Bend actually looks like across recreation, food, schools, and the local economy.

Bend at a glance
Population
~105,000Deschutes County ~210,000
Elevation
3,623 ftHigh desert, east of the Cascades
School district
Bend-La PineOne district city-wide
Sold past 12mo
1,628Single-family homes
Median close
$715,000Rolling 12 months
Active today
516Across the city
Sales tax
0%Oregon, statewide
Explore by neighborhood

Click a neighborhood to drill in.

Every Bend neighborhood and resort community is mapped from official GIS boundaries. Hover to highlight, click to open the neighborhood page with live inventory, recent close history, and area details.

All neighborhoods
  • Awbrey Butte
  • Boyd Acres
  • Century West
  • Larkspur
  • Mountain View
  • Old Bend
  • Old Farm District
  • Orchard District
  • River West
  • Southeast Bend
  • Southern Crossing
  • Southwest Bend
  • Summit West
  • Tetherow
  • Pronghorn
  • Deschutes River Woods
  • Tree Farm
  • Broken Top
  • Westgate
  • River Bend Estates
  • Sunset View Estates
  • Woodside Ranch
  • Seventh Mountain
Featured resort communities

Master-planned, with their own search-authority pages.

Each of these communities has a dedicated landing page with HOA tiers, live inventory, and a buyer-side guide.

Awbrey Glen
Awbrey Butte
Boyd Acres
Century West
Larkspur
Mountain View
Old Bend
Old Farm District
Orchard District
River West
Southeast Bend
Southern Crossing
Southwest Bend
Summit West
Broken Top
NorthWest Crossing
Pronghorn
Tetherow
Three Rivers
Vandevert Ranch
Widgi Creek
Bend’s premier inventory

Featured homes for sale.

A live look at top-of-market homes in Bend, sorted by price. Click any home for the full package — gallery, history, neighborhood context, and a direct line to a local broker for a private showing.

Active
$11.9M
65255 Swalley, Bend
3 bed·3 bath·2,268 sqft
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Active
$9.99M
19472 Pine, Bend
5 bed·6 bath·7,215 sqft
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Active
$8.75M
19100 Macalpine, Bend
5 bed·8 bath·9,971 sqft
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Active
$7.90M
65930 Mariposa, Bend
7 bed·9 bath·10,771 sqft
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Active
$6.90M
18665 Macalpine, BendSchedule a showing
Active
$6.00M
18883 Sutherland, Bend
6 bed·9 bath·7,994 sqft
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Active
$6.00M
18780 Macalpine, Bend
5 bed·6 bath·6,772 sqft
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Active
$5.00M
19365 Rim View, Bend
4 bed·4 bath·4,972 sqft
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The Bend lifestyle

A small mountain town that lives big.

People move to Bend for one of three reasons. The Cascades on one side. The Deschutes River through the middle. Or the food and beer scene that grew up around both. Most stay for all three.

Mountain & trail

Mt. Bachelor mornings, Phil’s Trail afternoons.

Mt. Bachelor opens late November and runs through late spring. By June the snow lifts and the Phil’s Trail network turns into one of the densest mountain-bike systems in the Pacific Northwest. Smith Rock State Park, 30 minutes north, is one of the country’s most-loved sport-climbing destinations. Three Sisters Wilderness is the western horizon from most of the city.

River & water

The Deschutes is downtown.

Float the Old Mill stretch in summer. Paddle from Riverbend Park. Fly fish the high lakes by August. The river is a 5-minute walk from most of the west side.

Beer & food

Where Oregon craft beer started.

Deschutes Brewery opened in 1988 and the city never looked back. Add Crux, 10 Barrel, Worthy, Sunriver, Bridge 99. And a restaurant scene from Bos Taurus to Pine Tavern that punches above its weight.

Downtown culture

The Old Mill, the Tower, the Box Factory.

Riverside shops in the old timber district. Tower Theatre concerts in a restored 1940 art deco hall. First Friday gallery walk. Summer markets at Drake and Riverbend.

Schools
One district city-wide: Bend-La Pine. Five high schools (Summit, Mountain View, Bend, Caldera, La Pine), an early-college academy, and charter options like REALMS and Cascades Academy.
Local economy
St. Charles Health System anchors healthcare with 4,000-plus employees. Growing software and consumer-product cluster. Hospitality across Tetherow, Pronghorn, and Sunriver. City, county, and school district round out the largest employers.
Climate
High desert. Four real seasons. Dry, sunny summers in the 75-90°F range with cool nights. Snow at the Mt. Bachelor base November through April. The city itself sees periodic snow but not the resort total.
The market right now

Bend single-family, rolling 12 months.

Live data pulled from the Oregon RMLS feed and refreshed every six hours.

Sold
1,628
Median close
$715K
Median DOM
25
Sale-to-list
95.5%
Median $/sqft
$381
Active today
516
Meet a local broker

Matt Ryan — Oregon Principal Broker.

Matt Ryan
Owner · Oregon Principal Broker #201206613

I’ve been selling homes in Bend since 2012, and I actually live here. My kids go to Bend-La Pine schools, I ski Mt. Bachelor every winter, and I know the builder roster on every west-side neighborhood by first name. If you’re buying, selling, or just trying to figure out the right move, I’m happy to spend 30 minutes on the phone with no pressure either way.

Call 541.213.6706See full bio →
Sellers

What’s your Bend home worth?

A 12-page home value report tailored to your neighborhood and price tier, built on verified Bend close history. Signed by a Bend principal broker.

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Buyers

Looking at Bend homes?

Drill into any neighborhood above for HOA tiers and the buyer track, or call Matt direct at 541.213.6706 for a 30-minute relocation call.

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Sources

Market figures pulled from Oregon RMLS via market_stats_cache, geo_slug='bend', rolling 365-day window. Methodology v3-2026-05-07, computed May 31, 2026. Active listing inventory pulled live from the listings table, filtered to single-family residential in Bend. Neighborhood boundaries from City of Bend GIS via boundaries table. Ryan Realty LLC, Oregon Principal Broker #201206613. Equal Housing Opportunity.