Boyd-Acres: Top Neighborhood in Bend Featured This Week

Boyd Acres Neighborhood is the northernmost area of the City of Bend. Read more to discover what it’s like to live in this neighborhood!

A Little Bit About Boyd Acres

A mixture of residences, parks, trails, and businesses, Boyd Acres Neighborhood offers a little of everything: eight public schools including two new experimental high schools; sports venues for climbing, team sports, and Pickleball; Pine Nursery and Rock Ridge community parks, Riley Ranch and several neighborhood parks.

Also, this neighborhood lies in the rain shadow of the Central Oregon Cascade Mountains at an elevation near 3,300 feet. It is bordered by the Deschutes River on the West and Pine Nursery Park on the East.  Mountain views attract residents to the neighborhood as well as convenience to shopping and services.  The vital commercial sector includes hundreds of businesses, breweries, and retail shops from doggie daycare to printing services and comfort food restaurants. 

The neighborhood was recently expanded with the new Urban Growth Boundary that incorporates Juniper Ridge, a mixed-use light industrial area and an extension on the northwest section referred to as the North Triangle. Boyd Acres, like Bend proper, is growing.

A Neighborhood Filled With History

Boyd Acres Neighborhood has several points of historic significance.

Boyd Cabins Historical Site

The Boyd family homestead, now called Pomegranate Home and Garden, located at 120 NE Bend River Mall Dr. Sixteen years ago, this great little historic farmhouse was discovered. It’s one of Bend’s original homesteads, once sitting on 600 acres of ranch land, and now hidden behind malls and big-box retail stores.

McKay Cottage Historical Site

Now called McKay Cottage Restaurant, located at 62910 O.B. Riley Road.  McKay Cottage is a casual, elegant neighborhood restaurant nestled in a beautifully restored historic craftsman cottage — former home of Bend pioneers Clyde and Olive McKay and their son, Senator Gordon McKay. Relocated to O.B. Riley Road across from the Deschutes River and restored to its original quiet grandeur.

Nels and Lillian Andersen House

Now the home of Instant Landscaping located at 63160 Nels Anderson Rd. Over a century ago at the north end of Bend Nels and Lillian Anderson operated a dairy farm on over 300 acres.  The Andersons homesteaded the property in 1915 and built their house around 1929.  In 2009, the City of Bend designated the Anderson House as a historic and cultural resource. 

Best for First Time Home Buyers

Boyd Acres offers a variety of home styles including several new construction properties. This is an excellent choice for first-time homebuyers, as this neighborhood has relatively lower housing prices than Bend as a whole. The community straddles I-97 and the Cascade Village Shopping Center, which hosts a myriad of neighborhood conveniences.

Bottom Line

If you are looking for a historical neighborhood that offers a diversity of home styles, Boyd-Acres is perfect for you! Here are some of the homes for sale to choose from:

Call us today at 541-306-3139 to purchase your dream home in this place with a bit of everything!