Out of the 500 cities in SmartAsset’s study, Bend has the 10th highest five-year population change, at 18%. Likewise, businesses and housing in the area are booming.
This small city has the 17th-highest increase in number of establishments with 22.51%, and the 20th-highest growth in number of housing units at 24.07%. The average annual GDP of Bend, which has a population of 198,253 according to the 2020 Census, has seen growth of 5.35%.