Prineville vs Pendleton

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Prineville, OR

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Area Score

Missing required signal: growth.

Pendleton, OR

Area Score

Bottom 25% nationally

Signals

Prineville

Pendleton

Opportunity

45 · Bottom 26%

Climate

63 · Bottom 29%

67 · Bottom 39%

Physical resilience

53 · Bottom 45%

55 · Bottom 47%

Housing affordability

63 · Bottom 24%

85 · Top 42%

Access

2 · Bottom 1%

7 · Bottom 1%

Economic stability

47 · Bottom 27%

36 · Bottom 12%

Measured values

Metric	Prineville	Pendleton	Source period
Population	11,470	16,950	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median household income	$72,980	$66,563	2024 ACS 5-Year
Per capita income	$34,120	$31,052	2024 ACS 5-Year
Population density	894/sq mi	1,464/sq mi	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value	$425,900	$287,100	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median gross rent	$1,355	$956	2024 ACS 5-Year
Homeownership rate	60.1%	56.5%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Unemployment rate	5.7%	5.4%	June 2026
Employment change (year over year)	-0.3%	-0.3%	June 2026
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.3%	24.7%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Poverty rate	16.2%	15.0%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Average July high	88°F	89°F	1991-2020 Normals
Average January low	25°F	28°F	1991-2020 Normals
Annual precipitation	8.5"	12.8"	1991-2020 Normals
Distance to major airport	117 mi	109 mi	NASR current cycle
Average commute	25.0 min	15.5 min	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median age	38.4	36.9	2024 ACS 5-Year

A bolded value is the more favorable of the two where the metric has a clear direction. Metrics like population and density have no inherent better or worse and are shown unweighted.

Physical risk tradeoff

Prineville

Elevated or high exposure: wildfire.

Pendleton

Elevated or high exposure: wildfire, earthquake, heat wave.

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