Residents will find that the city is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Bandon is worth considering.
Bandon is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.
One of the benefits of Bandon is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 17.43 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
Being a small city, Bandon does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The overall education level of Bandon is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 28.56% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Bandon in 2022 was $38,881, which is upper middle income relative to Oregon and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $155,524 for a family of four. However, Bandon contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Bandon is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Bandon home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bandon residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Bandon include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Portuguese.
The most common language spoken in Bandon is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
