Cold semi-arid
Eagle Crest, Oregon
Deschutes County, Oregon · Population 2.9k · 3,658 ft elevation
Living in Eagle Crest
Eagle Crest has a cold semi-arid climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and cold winters (January lows around 23°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 8″ a year, and it gets light snow (11″ a season).
Skies are sunny (63% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 23, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Eagle Crest is an outdoor hub: about 56% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 3,500 ft around town.
Eagle Crest at a glance
- Population
- 2.9k
- Elevation
- 3,658 ft
- Average daily high
- 62°F30th percentile
- Average daily low
- 32°F2th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 8″1th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 11″47th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,918 hrs59th percentile
- Median AQI
- 233th percentile
- Median home value
- $657k90th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,009/mo87th percentile
- Median household income
- $108k79th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.86%41th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 0.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 99%97th percentile
- Walkability index
- 5.15th percentile
- Average commute
- 28 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 41%41th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 51%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8539th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9796th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 38%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 56%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 3,543 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 42°F | 23°F | 1.0″ | 1.6″ | 129 hrs |
| Feb | 46°F | 23°F | 0.7″ | 3.7″ | 152 hrs |
| Mar | 53°F | 26°F | 0.6″ | 0.5″ | 193 hrs |
| Apr | 58°F | 29°F | 0.7″ | 0.2″ | 237 hrs |
| May | 67°F | 36°F | 1.2″ | — | 295 hrs |
| Jun | 75°F | 41°F | 0.6″ | — | 341 hrs |
| Jul | 86°F | 47°F | 0.4″ | — | 416 hrs |
| Aug | 85°F | 45°F | 0.5″ | — | 375 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 39°F | 0.4″ | — | 297 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 31°F | 0.7″ | 0.1″ | 222 hrs |
| Nov | 49°F | 26°F | 0.8″ | 1.7″ | 144 hrs |
| Dec | 40°F | 21°F | 1.0″ | 3.4″ | 118 hrs |
Near Eagle Crest
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology