Sisters is a very small city located in the state of Oregon. With a population of 3,013 people and three associated neighborhoods, Sisters is the 119th largest community in Oregon. Much of the housing stock in Sisters was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Sisters economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Sisters, where 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.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 23.48% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.
Sisters is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The citizens of Sisters are among the most well-educated in the nation: 42.93% of adults in Sisters have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's 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.