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Sisters, Oregon: commercial real estate data.
Sisters is a Census city of 3,022 people across 1.93 square miles of land, in Deschutes County. Median household income is $94,524, 73.3 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 21 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $6.0 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Sisters
What Sisters is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.93 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,564
- County holding the largest share of its areaDeschutes County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sisters
How many people live in Sisters
- Population3,022
- Median age49.6 plus or minus 10.3
- Population under 18614 plus or minus 173
- Share under 1820.3 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Population 65 and over1,176 plus or minus 292
- Share 65 and over38.9 percent plus or minus 9.7
- Households1,402
- Family households902
- Share of households that are families64.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sisters
Income and work in Sisters
- Median household income$94,524
- Per capita income$50,763
- Civilian labor force1,435
- Employed1,397
- Unemployed38 plus or minus 35
- Unemployment rate2.6 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Adults 25 and over2,365
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher90.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher42.1 percent plus or minus 9.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree15.8 percent plus or minus 5.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sisters
Housing in Sisters
- Housing units1,591
- Occupied units1,402
- Vacant units189 plus or minus 115
- Vacancy rate11.9 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Owner occupied1,027
- Renter occupied375 plus or minus 96
- Ownership rate73.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$631,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,350
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.1 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Single family units1,231
- Share single family77.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more219 plus or minus 99
- Share in buildings of two or more13.8 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Mobile homes133 plus or minus 83
- Median year structure built2010
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Sisters gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,081 plus or minus 226
- Commuting under 15 minutes630 plus or minus 169
- Share commuting under 15 minutes58.3 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more257 plus or minus 153
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more23.8 percent plus or minus 13.3
- Drove alone64.5 percent plus or minus 14.7
- Carpooled9.4 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.7 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Worked from home16.3 percent plus or minus 11.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sisters
SBA loans in Sisters (7(a))
- Approvals21
- Gross approval$5,956,300
- Average approval$283,633
- Median approval$107,800
- Ninetieth percentile approval$775,000
- Largest approval$1,395,000
- Jobs supported163
- Jobs per approval7.8
- Loans with a final outcome5
- Paid in full5
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more9.5 percent
- Share to franchises9.5 percent
- Distinct lenders9
- Distinct industries by NAICS14
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Sisters, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 5 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Sisters
SBA loans in Sisters (504)
- Approvals8
- Gross approval$5,924,000
- Average approval$740,500
- Median approval$781,500
- Largest approval$1,054,000
- Jobs supported66
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Sisters, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Sisters
Flood risk in Sisters
- NFIP communityCity of Sisters
- NFIP community number410058
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/28/07
The City of Sisters participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 410058 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Deschutes County, not Sisters
Deschutes County context, not Sisters figures
- Establishments in Deschutes County8,553
- Covered employment, Deschutes County93,866
- Average annual pay, Deschutes County$66,229
- Housing units permitted, Deschutes County1,624
Every figure in this section is published for Deschutes County as a whole and is not a measurement of Sisters.
All Deschutes County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Sisters questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Sisters, Oregon?
3,022, in 1,402 households. Sisters city covers 1.93 square miles of land, which is 1,564 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Sisters in?
Deschutes County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Sisters?
$94,524. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $631,100. Median gross rent is $1,350 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Sisters businesses?
21 7(a) approvals totaling $6.0 m since FY2020, across 9 lenders, median approval $107,800, plus 8 504 approvals worth $5.9 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Sisters, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Sisters borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Sisters. Only 5 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Sisters in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Sisters appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Sisters, city of, community 410058, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Sisters figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Deschutes County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Sisters.
Is zoning published for Sisters?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.