Moving to Redmond: Pros, Cons & What to Know
Moving to Redmond means moving to Central Oregon's real regional air-travel hub -- Redmond Municipal Airport (RDM) is the airport that actually serves Bend, since Bend itself has no commercial airport -- while Redmond builds its own genuinely distinct, more affordable identity.
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Learn moreRDM: the airport that serves Bend, located IN Redmond
Redmond Municipal Airport (RDM) is a real, genuine regional air-travel hub, and critically, it is the airport that actually serves Bend, since Bend itself has no commercial airport of its own -- a distinctive fact worth understanding about the two cities' real relationship.
Genuinely more affordable than Bend
Redmond's housing runs genuinely, substantially more affordable than Bend's -- every cited Redmond figure ($470,000-$529,900) runs well below Bend's own comparable 2026 figures ($681,500-$726,400), and Redmond's average rent ($1,863) actually runs below the national average.
Genuinely fast population growth
Redmond's population grew a real, disclosed +16.88% since the 2020 Census (33,274 to a 2026 estimate of 39,492) -- a genuinely fast pace of growth.
Oregon's driver's license and vehicle registration window
As elsewhere in Oregon, new residents generally have a limited window to obtain an Oregon driver's license and register a vehicle after establishing residency -- confirm current specific requirements directly with the Oregon DMV.
Key takeaways
- Redmond Municipal Airport (RDM) is the real regional hub that serves Bend, since Bend has no commercial airport of its own.
- Redmond's housing and rent run genuinely, substantially more affordable than Bend's.
- Redmond's population grew a real, disclosed +16.88% since the 2020 Census.
- Confirm current Oregon driver's license and vehicle registration requirements directly with the DMV.
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