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| This mountain retirement and resort
community is an unincorporated planned development that
was established in 1968 and is located 15 miles south of
Bend and 150 miles southeast of
Portland. Sunriver is known primarily for
its three separate, 18 hole golf courses, Crosswater,
Woodlands and Meadows, which have hosted a combination
of more than 20 championship tournaments, professional
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One hears of Oregon receiving a lot of rain, but this
community is nestled at the foot (on the dry side) of the
Cascade Mountains, receives less than 20 inches of precipitation
annually, has more than 225 days of sunshine annually and provides year-round opportunities for golf
and other recreational endeavors. That's not to say that
it can not get chilly here. January's average high
temperature is 39 degrees and summer brings temperatures in the
high 70s and low 80s but with very little humidity. |
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Sunriver sits on 3,300 acres and is home to 1,800
residents. It is made up of interrelated villages
that include private, commercial and resort properties.
Home types include condominiums, single-family homes and some
very large, gorgeous villas in the $1,000,000 range and
up. Homes start at around $315,000 (for three bedrooms,
two baths and 1,900 square feet). The average price is
$430,000, and sizes range from 1,000 square feet to more than
6,000 square feet. The community likes to compare
itself to Tahoe or Vail but without the real estate
costs...yet. HOA fees cover road maintenance, security and
amenities.
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| All homeowners
automatically become a member of the Sunriver Homeowners'
Association, an organization that oversees all development
within Sunriver's planned community. The group also
sponsors a wide range of activities for residents, including
yoga classes, bridge clubs, Spanish lessons and fishing
excursions, as well as organizing planning and design
committees, finance committees and environmental
committees.
Annual events include a chili cookoff, a home and garden
fair, a triathlon, a pancake breakfast, a music festival, a
fireman's ball, a Halloween party, Oktoberfest and a Santa's
Village. There are also 30 miles of paved walking
and bicycling trails in and around the community, as well as
opportunities for horseback riding, ice skating, tennis,
racquetball and dog sledding! There is a fitness center
(membership required) and also a nature center. Mt. Bachelor is
18 miles to the west and provides downhill and cross country
skiing, as well as hiking, camping and stream fishing
opportunities. In short, there is plenty to
do.
The business park section of Sunriver has two grocery stores
as well as churches, beauty salons, gas stations, boutiques,
professional services, a library and a post office. St.
Charles Medical Center, a full-service medical facility and
trauma center, is located in nearby Bend. The Sunriver
Service District provides fire and police services.
Redmond Airport has direct flights to Portland, Seattle, Salt
Lake City and San Francisco.
The average age is 55 years old, and the residents primarily
come from within the state, although seniors from California and
Washington also call Sunriver home.
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