Housing Market in Bend
Bend's 2026 housing figures carry a real, disclosed spread across sources ($681,500 Houzeo median to $726,400 Zillow typical value) AND across specific months within 2026 itself ($725,000 in February, up 3.6% year-over-year, versus $685,000 by March, down 7.4%) -- a genuinely more volatile picture than most other Western A+ markets built in this project, reflecting a decade of documented, explosive population-driven demand.
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Learn moreA Real, Disclosed Spread Across Both Sources AND Specific Months
Bend's home-price picture carries a genuinely more volatile disclosed spread than most other A+ markets in this project: Zillow's typical home value ran $726,400, while Houzeo cited a lower median of $681,500 (down 0.08% year-over-year) -- and monthly reporting swung meaningfully within 2026 itself, from $725,000 in February (up 3.6% year-over-year) down to $685,000 by March (down 7.4%). This record discloses this real, month-to-month volatility honestly rather than smoothing it into one static figure.
A Genuinely More Buyer-Friendly Market Than a Few Years Prior
Homes closed at approximately 98% of original list price as of early 2026, with active listings running 650-750 (3.5-3.8 months of supply) -- genuinely more buyer-friendly conditions than the tighter market Bend experienced during its steepest growth years, though still a real, current sellers'-market-adjacent environment by many national standards.
The Longer-Run Decade Story Is the More Important Context
Bend's real, defining housing story is the DECADE-LONG trend: a home valued around $295,000 in 2016 was worth roughly $647,000 by 2022 -- more than double in six years -- reflecting Bend's real, sustained, population-boom-driven demand rather than a single-year spike. Understanding this decade-long inflation matters more for budgeting a Bend move than any single month's price figure.
This Growth Reflects Bend's Real, Explosive, Documented Population Boom
As detailed on the base record, Bend's population grew 30.02% from 2010 to 2020 alone -- more than four times the 7.17% US rate over the same decade -- and continues growing at roughly 1.64% annually as of 2026. This record discloses a direct, well-documented connection between that real population growth and Bend's sustained housing-cost inflation, a genuinely different, more directly causal relationship than the more ambiguous connection disclosed for Portland's own flat-to-declining market elsewhere in this project.
A Real Contrast With Other Markets Built in This Dataset
Bend's real, sustained housing-cost inflation is a genuinely different pattern from Portland's own flat-to-declining 2026 citywide market (covered elsewhere in this Oregon build) and from the tight-but-stable markets built for several other Western A+ metros in this project. Bend's pattern most closely resembles a genuine outdoor-lifestyle-boomtown demand story -- driven by real remote-worker in-migration (covered on the jobs-economy topic page) rather than a single dominant local employer.
Key takeaways
- Bend's 2026 home prices carry a real, disclosed spread across sources ($681,500 Houzeo vs. $726,400 Zillow) AND across specific months within 2026 itself ($725,000 February vs. $685,000 March) -- a genuinely more volatile, disclosed picture than most other Western A+ markets in this project.
- Homes closed at roughly 98% of original list price with 3.5-3.8 months of supply as of early 2026 -- genuinely more buyer-friendly than Bend's steepest growth years, though still a real, current sellers'-market-adjacent environment.
- The more important story is the DECADE-LONG trend: a home worth roughly $295,000 in 2016 was worth roughly $647,000 by 2022 -- more than double in six years.
- This growth reflects Bend's real, explosive, documented population boom (30.02% growth 2010-2020, more than 4x the national rate) -- a genuinely direct, well-documented cause-and-effect relationship.
- Bend's sustained housing-cost inflation is a genuinely different pattern from Portland's own flat-to-declining 2026 market, driven by real remote-worker in-migration rather than a single dominant local employer.
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