OR metros
Cost of living across major OR metropolitan areas.
What living in OR costs
Across the 3 OR metros we track, the typical cost-of-living index is 103.5 against a national metro median of 95.7 — about 8% pricier than the typical US metro. That ranks OR 39 of the 48 states we cover, counting from the cheapest.
The state is not uniform: Salem, OR is the cheapest metro at 102.5, while Portland, OR runs 106.7 — a spread of 4% between them.
A typical OR home costs $459,366, or about 6.4× median household income, and typical rent is $1,780/mo.
Taxes in OR
OR levies a state income tax on top of the federal one. Effective property tax runs about 0.9% of home value in a typical OR metro, and combined state and local sales tax is around 0%.
Property tax is the one that scales with housing, so it bites hardest in the pricier metros above. Per-metro figures are on each metro page.
| Metro | COL index | Median home | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portland, OR | 106.7 | $552,022 | $1,797 |
| Salem, OR | 102.5 | $454,689 | $1,628 |
| Eugene, OR | 103.5 | $459,366 | $1,780 |
Cities & towns in OR (43)
Local property tax, home values and school scores for each place.