Redmond is a full-service municipality and one of the fastest-growing industrial and residential communities in Oregon.

[5] It was platted in 1906 by a company which would become part of Central Oregon Irrigation District building a canal.

From the 1950s through most of the 1980s, the population remained relatively static, growing slowly around a small commercial/retail center and manufacturing industry.

Between 2000 and 2006, Redmond's population grew 74.3%, placing it among Oregon's fastest-growing cities each year.

The Horse Lava Tube System enters the city at the point of the Redmond Caves.

The lava flow that created the system continues into the Redmond Canyon to Crooked River Ranch.

[7][8] Redmond's climate is typical of the high desert with cool nights and sunny days.

According to the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map,[9] the average annual extreme minimum temperature in Redmond is −5 °F (−21 °C) to −10 °F (−23 °C).

[10] A typical Central Oregon summer is marked with daily temperatures around 75 °F (24 °C) to 100 °F (38 °C) during the day, and around 40 °F (4 °C) to 60 °F (16 °C) during the night.

[citation needed] Hard frosts happen on occasion during the summer months.

[21] As of 2012 the Consumer Cellular call center employed more than 200 people, with plans to grow the facility to 650 employees.

[22][23] The Redmond Spokesman newspaper is the city's oldest continuously operating business, printing its first issue July 14, 1910.

Publishers Henry and Clara Palmer moved their press for the Laidlaw Chronicle to Redmond, competing with the existing Oregon Hub and Enterprise newspapers, now defunct.

Eagle Crest is one of Redmond's major employers, and one of Deschutes County's largest corporate tax payers.

Redmond is the location of the region's only commercial airline service airport, Roberts Field.

These carriers provide nonstop service to Burbank, Portland, Seattle, Denver, Salt Lake City, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Palm Springs, Santa Rosa, San Francisco, San Diego, and Phoenix.

The closest Amtrak service is in the town of Chemult, approximately 75 miles (121 km) to the south; this station is served by the Coast Starlight route.