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ZIP 97709, Deschutes

Moderate

🇺🇸Deschutes, Oregon · United States

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Mixed fit Based on 7 scored dimensions
Best reasons
80
Safety
Trade-offs
12
Schools
50
Affordability
Unknowns
Safety — based on limited evidence
Transport — no source available yet
Amenities — no source available yet
Is ZIP 97709, Deschutes right for you?

ZIP 97709, Deschutes is about average on everything we measure. We do not have figures yet for transport, amenities and lifestyle, so this is a partial picture.

Who it suits

  • Families with children Partly known

    About average on safety and schools. Not known yet: amenities.

  • Young professionals and renters Not known yet

    Not enough figures yet to say.

  • Retirees and a quieter life Partly known

    About average on safety. Not known yet: amenities.

  • Living without a car Not known yet

    Not enough figures yet to say.

  • Buying on a budget Could work

    About average on affordability and property confidence.

Compared with nearby areas

In Deschutes In United States
Safety About average About average
Affordability About average About average
Schools About average About average
Property Confidence About average About average

Still being collected: Transport, Amenities, Lifestyle. These are gathered automatically and will appear here; until then, residents' reviews below are the best guide.

What's happening
Local & city news, notices and alerts
Truck driver accused in crash that killed newlyweds back in Oregon custody The Oregonian
Federal immigration officials transferred Rajinder Kumar to Deschutes County after he violated his release conditions. He faces two counts of first-degree manslaughter.
4 weeks ago Read article
Central Library at Stevens Ranch / Miller Hull Partnership + Steele Associates Architects ArchDaily
Completed in 2026 in Bend, United States. Images by Kevin Scott. Deschutes County's New Central Library Reimagines What a Library Can Be Designed by Miller Hull and STEELE Associates, the 100,000-square-foot...
4 weeks ago Read article
Costco ditches its Kirkland beer, made by a well-known craft brewer The Mercury News
Costco's Kirkland Signature beer has come to an end as the retailer discontinued its partnership with Deschutes Brewery.
1 month ago Read article
This Oregon library ditched Dewey Decimal and got people excited about books again Baltimore Sun
In Deschutes County, Oregon, the local library system not only said“ down with Dewey” but rethought how books should be categorized and displayed. The new Stevens Ranch Central Library in Bend, Oregon, a 100,000- square-foot branch designed by architects from the Miller Hull Partnership, features a new philosophy of organization and engagement.
2 months ago Read article
213 spotted 5 times in one day near Crater Lake National Park The Oregonian
Four people photographed or recorded Oregon wolf OR-213 along roads near Crater Lake on Saturday, six days after two Bend couples encountered him along Cascade Lakes Highway in the Deschutes National Forest.
2 months ago Read article
Wildfire — 1107 Hazard
3,788 acres · 134.7km away
1 year ago
Wildfire — 1053 TROUT CREEK Hazard
131 acres · 120.2km away
1 year ago
Wildfire — Foley Ridge Hazard
494 acres · 31.1km away
1 year ago
Wildfire — 0948 (FORD) JEFFCO ASSIST Hazard
153 acres · 91.7km away
1 year ago
Wildfire — Emigrant Hazard
32,339 acres · 56.8km away
1 year ago
Data confidence
Moderate coverage
70

Coverage confidence reflects geographic matching, source authority, freshness, record coverage, and demographic alignment. It is not a liveability score.

geography
25 pts
source authority
20 pts
freshness
20 pts
record coverage
0 pts
demographic alignment
5 pts
Reliable enriched schools, amenity details, ratings, and official area demographics are not available for this suburb yet. Existing evidence elsewhere on this page remains visible; missing facts are not estimated.
Score dashboard
ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
80
Safety
Good
estimated
50
Affordability
Below average
ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
12
Schools
Weak
2020
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Transport
No data yet
pending
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Amenities
No data yet
pending
—
Lifestyle
No data yet
pending
55
Property Confidence
About average
ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
What these scores mean for ZIP 97709, Deschutes

Each score is out of 100. Higher is better for you: a high affordability score means cheaper relative to local incomes, and a high safety score means less crime. Comparisons are with other areas in the same country.

Safety: 80/100 · Good
Scores 80 out of 100, which is good and lower than 99% of areas in United States. In practice, reported crime is low for its size. What it measures: How safe the area is, from reported crime adjusted for population, with burglary and robbery counting most. How it is worked out: No SAPS station data for this suburb yet — safety is estimated from data-backed suburbs nearby. This is an estimate from wider-area data, not measured for this area itself. Source: Estimated from nearby areas (estimated).
Affordability: 50/100 · Below average
Scores 50 out of 100, which is below average and lower than 99% of areas in United States. What it measures: How average rent compares with what households here typically earn. How it is worked out: Average rent as a share of median monthly income. This is based on reasonable data, but not the most recent or most local. Source: Stats SA income & rental index (ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates).
Schools: 12/100 · Weak
Scores 12 out of 100, which is weak and lower than 99% of areas in United States. In practice, there are few schools nearby, so check travel times to the ones you want. What it measures: How many primary and secondary schools are within reach. How it is worked out: Real schools within range by phase (primary/secondary/pre-primary), weighted toward secondary. This is based on reasonable data, but not the most recent or most local. Source: DBE National Masterlist of Schools (2020) (2020).
Property Confidence: 55/100 · About average
Scores 55 out of 100, which is about average and lower than 99% of areas in United States. What it measures: How much reliable property data we have and how stable prices look. How it is worked out: Directional year-on-year price movement — not a valuation. This is an estimate from wider-area data, not measured for this area itself. Source: Deeds transfer trend (ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates).
Full scoring method
Flood & earthquake history
🌊 Flood: None on record
🌍 Earthquake: None on record
🔥 Wildfire: High
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ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates

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