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Oregon Cost of Living Comparison
Oregon's 2024 price level is 103.361, 3.36% above the national level, and income tax supplied 63.7% of its state collections in fiscal 2025, the highest share of any state.
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103.361Oregon all-items price level, U.S. = 100 · rank 40 of 51, lowest first
| Measure | Oregon | Florida | First − second |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-items price level | 103.361 | 103.414 | −0.053 points |
| Rent price level | 108.628 | 122.107 | −13.479 points |
| Home value | $477,600±$1,400 | $359,000±$930 | +$118,600 |
| Two-bedroom gross rent | $1,523±$12 | $1,664±$7 | −$141 |
| Household income | $83,011±$573 | $74,568±$284 | +$8,443 |
| Real estate taxes paid | $3,876±$17 | $2,730±$10 | +$1,146 |
$4,000 of monthly spending in Oregon scales to $4,002 in Florida at the 2024 all-items price ratio.
BEA 2024 and ACS 2020–2024; ± marks the Census 90% margin. How to read a gap
Oregon: an income-tax state priced above average in every category
Oregon's revenue system is the most concentrated in the country. Individual income tax supplied 63.7% of fiscal 2025 state collections, $3,059 per resident, while the Census general sales and gross receipts line was just 6.9%. Total collections were $4,802 per resident, rank 18.
Prices are above the national level in every category, which makes Oregon one of only seven such jurisdictions. Goods, at 105.261, rank 45th of 51, rents (108.628) 38th, utilities (107.046) 37th and other services (100.298) 32nd.
Homes are expensive relative to incomes. The median home value of $477,600 ranks eighth, while the median household income of $83,011 ranks 19th. Real per capita personal income, adjusted for Oregon's prices, is $55,451, rank 37 and below the U.S. figure. Renters spend 31.3% of income on gross rent, eighth-highest in the country, against a two-bedroom median of $1,523. The median real estate tax paid is $3,876 a year, rank 15.
The relative price level spiked in 2022 at 106.612 before falling back to 103.361 in 2024, almost exactly where it stood in 2020 (103.243).
The neighbours split two ways. California (110.720) and Washington (107.013) are dearer; California's two-bedroom median is $2,103, or $580 a month more. Nevada (99.979) and Idaho (95.494) are cheaper, and Idaho's median is $1,163, $360 a month less. Florida (103.414) is Oregon's nearest price level nationally.
Category price levels in Oregon
| Category | Parity | Rank, low first | vs U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| All items | 103.361 | 40 | 3.36% above |
| Goods | 105.261 | 45 | 5.26% above |
| Housing (rents) | 108.628 | 38 | 8.63% above |
| Utilities | 107.046 | 37 | 7.05% above |
| Other services | 100.298 | 32 | 0.30% above |
| Real income per person, 2017 $ | $55,451 | 37 | U.S. $59,195 |
All items by year: 2020 103.243 · 2021 103.150 · 2022 106.612 · 2023 104.812 · 2024 103.361 (+0.118 since 2020). How to read categories and trends
Monthly housing costs
- Owners with a mortgage
- $2,157±$9 · rank 14, high first
- Owners without a mortgage
- $684±$4 · rank 16
- Renters: gross rent / income
- 31.3%±0.3 · rank 8
Oregon state tax collections, FY2025
$20.52 billion in total, $4,802 per resident. Scope of these figures
| Tax | FY2025 | Share | Per resident |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual income | $13.07 billion | 63.7% | $3,059 |
| General sales | $1.42 billion | 6.9% | $331 |
| Property | $21.6 million | 0.1% | $5 |
| Motor fuel | $734.4 million | 3.6% | $172 |
| Other selective sales | $1.87 billion | 9.1% | $437 |
| Corporate income | $1.51 billion | 7.3% | $353 |
| Licenses | $1.32 billion | 6.4% | $309 |
| Severance | $18.6 million | 0.1% | $4 |
| Other taxes | $562.5 million | 2.7% | $132 |
Oregon beside its neighbours
| Jurisdiction | All items | Rents | Goods | 2BR rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon | 103.361 | 108.628 | 105.261 | $1,523 |
| California | 110.720 | 154.346 | 106.098 | $2,103 |
| Idaho | 95.494 | 90.027 | 96.311 | $1,163 |
| Nevada | 99.979 | 114.135 | 96.271 | $1,541 |
| Washington | 107.013 | 125.979 | 104.359 | $1,756 |
Before you budget a move
An Oregon comparison should identify the exact work location, residence and compensation arrangement before calculating taxes. The absence or presence of one state tax category does not settle annual household cost. This page uses independently verified prices and housing statistics without inventing a household liability from a headline rate.
For Portland-area or another Oregon destination, compare real lease terms and travel costs. A job across a state border needs a separate tax analysis. The housing price-parity index refers to rental housing prices; it is not a house-sale appreciation series or a forecast for the property you may buy.
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