Sisters is a very small city located in the state of Oregon. With a population of 2,979 people and three associated neighborhoods, Sisters is the 119th largest community in Oregon. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Sisters, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Sisters, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Sisters’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Sisters does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $84,088.00.
Sisters home prices are not only among the most expensive in Oregon, but Sisters real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.
Of important note, Sisters is also a city of artists. Sisters has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Sisters’s character.
A relatively large number of people in Sisters telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 23.48% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
Because of many things, Sisters is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Sisters really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Sisters perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.
As is often the case in a small city, Sisters doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The education level of Sisters ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Sisters, 42.93% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree.
The per capita income in Sisters in 2022 was $48,669, which is wealthy relative to Oregon and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $194,676 for a family of four. However, Sisters contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Sisters home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Sisters residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Sisters include German, English, Irish, Italian, and European.
The most common language spoken in Sisters is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Portuguese.