Bend
Awbrey Butte
View homes and quiet cul-de-sacs on Bend's northwest hill.
On the map
Boundary is approximate — refined per neighborhood over time.
Pacific Relocation's take
Bend's view-home hill for buyers-in-waiting and established families.
Awbrey Butte is the northwest hill where Bend's larger homes and longest-tenured families sit, and clients come to us for the views, the quiet cul-de-sacs and the space a flatland lot can't offer. We place relocating executives and physicians at St. Charles here, often as a year-long rental while they shop to buy, since this is where they ultimately want to land. The catch is that it is emphatically a car neighborhood: walk and transit scores are low, there is no commercial core on the butte, and a forgotten carton of milk means a drive down to the westside or NorthWest Crossing. Rental supply is thin and pricey, skewing to whole single-family homes from owners between sales, so we treat each listing as a one-off and move fast. Wildfire exposure on the wooded upper slopes is now repricing renters' insurance, and the loop roads ice up in winter, so we factor both into every recommendation. For clients who prize privacy, view and trees over walkability, nothing in Bend competes.
Lifestyle figures
Best of Awbrey Butte for you
Outdoors / hiking / parks
- Awbrey Glen Golf Club0.8 km
Members' hillside course threading the butte's upper slopes with Cascade views off most tees.
- Awbrey Reservoir Viewpoint0.6 km
The butte's high overlook above the city, a favorite sunset stop on the neighborhood's loop roads.
Family-friendly
- Westside Village Magnet School1.4 km
The 8-rated project-based magnet on the lower slope, the closest highly rated elementary to the butte.
Directions ↗Pinned on map - Sylvan Park1.1 km
A quiet neighborhood park with a playground and ballfield at the foot of the butte.
Directions ↗Pinned on map
Quiet / leafy streets
- Awbrey Butte Loop Roads0.2 km
Mountain View and Awbrey Road wind the butte in low-traffic cul-de-sacs that locals walk and run.
- Putnam Pointe Open Space0.9 km
Protected canyon-rim land on the butte's south flank above the Deschutes, laced with informal trails.
To buy (USD)
| Type | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 BR | 355,000 | 430,000 | 550,000 |
| 2 BR | 460,000 | 560,000 | 715,000 |
| 3 BR | 640,000 | 780,000 | 1,000,000 |
Estimated from local rents — placeholder, pending verified sale data.
Rent ranges (USD)
| Type | Low | Median | High | Δ 12mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 BR | 1,750 | 2,000 | 2,350 | ↑ 1.8% |
| 2 BR | 2,200 | 2,600 | 3,100 | ↑ 2.0% |
| 3 BR | 2,900 | 3,600 | 4,500 | ↑ 2.3% |
Source: Rentals.ca + Zumper Q1 2026, refreshed weekly via our rent worker.
Our advice
Before you sign a lease
- Upper-slope and view lots carry real wildfire exposure — get a renters'-insurance quote for the specific address before signing, not after
- Many homes sit in gated or view-protective HOAs that restrict fencing, exterior changes and trailer/RV parking; tenants are bound by the CC&Rs
- The butte's loop roads are steep and ice over in winter — confirm winter access, driveway grade and off-street parking before a cold-season move-in
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Last reviewed 2026-06-11.