Portland vs Bend
Portland, OR compared with Bend, OR · 122 miles apart
Portland has 635,109 residents to Bend’s 107,342. Portland comes out ahead on median rent, bachelor's degree +, price to income. Bend does better on median household income, homeownership, average commute.
| Portland, OR | Bend, OR | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 635,109 | 107,342 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 4,758 | 3,049 |
| Median household income | $90,919 | $96,394 |
| Median home value | $581,500 | $718,400 |
| Median rent | $1,655 | $1,883 |
| Homeownership | 52% | 61.7% |
| Average commute | 24.1 min | 16.3 min |
| Median age | 38.8 | 40.9 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 53.8% | 52.9% |
| Poverty rate | 12.7% | 8.8% |
| Unemployment | 5.8% | 3.7% |
| Price to income | 6.4× | 7.5× |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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