There are 2 Goodwill stores within about 15 miles of Bend. Thriftly scores each one by how well-off the surrounding neighborhoods are, since stores in higher-income areas tend to get the better drop-offs. The full ranking is below, best odds first.
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3.5 mi from downtown Bend · Comfortable surrounding area
61315 South Highway 97, Bend, OR
2.1 mi from downtown Bend · Mixed-income catchment
Right now the Bend location has the highest Goods Score (58 out of 100). The score reflects how affluent the surrounding neighborhoods are, which is a strong proxy for donation quality, and it refreshes as Census and store data update.
Each store gets a 0 to 100 Goods Score built from four U.S. Census measures of the area within about three miles: median home value, household income, share of college graduates, and median rent. Stores with wealthier surrounding neighborhoods score higher.
Thriftly tracks 2 Goodwill stores within 15 miles of Bend, using OpenStreetMap data. A store won't show up if it isn't tagged in OpenStreetMap, so coverage can be incomplete.