Cost of Living in Redmond
Redmond runs genuinely more affordable than Bend across both housing and rent, layered with Oregon's real, current 9.9% top marginal income tax, zero sales tax, and Deschutes County's genuinely LOW effective property tax rate.
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Learn moreHousing costs run genuinely below Bend's
Redmond's housing figures carry a real, disclosed spread across sources ($470,000-$529,900), but critically every figure runs well below Bend's own comparable 2026 figures ($681,500-$726,400) -- a real, meaningful affordability gap within Central Oregon.
Rent runs BELOW the national average
Redmond's average rent ran approximately $1,863/month, roughly 9% below the national average -- a genuinely different signal from Bend's own above-national-average rent.
Oregon's income tax and Deschutes County's low property tax
Oregon's real, current progressive income tax tops out at 9.9%, applying statewide. Deschutes County's effective property tax rate runs a real, disclosed 0.56%-0.72% (cross-referenced from this dataset's own Bend research, since Redmond shares the same county tax authority) -- genuinely LOW.
Zero sales tax, statewide
Oregon has a genuine, complete absence of any state or local sales tax, applying identically in Redmond.
Key takeaways
- Redmond's housing costs run genuinely, substantially below Bend's own comparable figures.
- Rent runs approximately $1,863, roughly 9% below the national average.
- Deschutes County's effective property tax rate runs a genuinely LOW 0.56%-0.72%.
- Oregon's zero sales tax pairs with a real, current 9.9% top marginal income tax.
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