Bend stratifies by when you could still afford it. Old Bend rooms fill with families who bought before the boom, while River West hosts the remote workers who arrived with laptop money. Larkspur draws the outdoor-industry crowd. Northwest Crossing operates in its own bubble. Southeast Bend and Awbrey Butte add their own economic layers. The comedy here navigates populations that share a town but experience different price points. Open mics become the rare space where pre-boom Bend and post-boom Bend sit together. The comics who acknowledge both realities find audiences across every mortgage rate.