Cost of living in Oregon

Oregon at a glance

Median rent

$1,525

Census ACS, B25064, monthly

Median household income

$83,011

Census ACS, B19013, yearly

Median home value

$477,600

Census ACS, B25077

Median property tax bill

$3,876

Census ACS, B25103, yearly, current owners

Mean commute

23 min

Census ACS, DP03, one way

Unemployment

5.4%

Census ACS, DP03

Oregon's own published state rows, never an average of its counties. Prices overall run 3% above the national average (BEA regional price parity, 2024).

Figures from the 2024 release of the Census American Community Survey, checked September 2026. Health, hazard and price-level readings name their own release beside them.

The three most populous counties in Oregon

These are the most populous places in Oregon, not a match to you. Set what matters to you on Find your fit and this becomes your three closest matches here. Made-up answers work too. This is a tool, not a survey.

• Multnomah County

  Population

  801K

  Rent

  $1,646

  Household income

  $88,766

  Prop. tax (yearly)

  $5,301

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• Washington County

  Population

  604K

  Rent

  $1,849

  Household income

  $107,772

  Prop. tax (yearly)

  $4,929

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• Clackamas County

  Population

  424K

  Rent

  $1,758

  Household income

  $103,517

  Prop. tax (yearly)

  $5,171

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Oregon, worth the trip

Admitted to the Union on February 14, 1859, as the 33rd state. The Pacific Fur Company set up a trading post at Astoria in 1811, followed by the Hudson's Bay Company at Fort Vancouver in 1824. Migration over the Oregon Trail began in the early 1840s.

• Crater Lake National Park

  The deepest lake in the United States, formed 7,700 years ago when an eruption collapsed a tall peak.

• John Day Fossil Beds National Monument

  Fossil beds that record three-toed horses, rhino-like brontotheres, saber-toothed cats and a shift from forest to grassland.

• Lewis and Clark National Historical Park

  Rainforest and coastal sites along the Columbia River and the Pacific tied to the Lewis and Clark expedition.

History: Encyclopaedia Britannica. Each place links to the page of the agency that looks after it.

Property tax in Oregon

Current owners in Oregon pay a median 0.81% of home value a year in property tax. Example: $3,876 a year, the median bill. By county, the median bill runs from $1,563 in Lake County to $5,301 in Multnomah County. These are bills that current owners pay, as the Census measures them. Each county's own figure is in the table below.

In Oregon Measure 50 holds maximum assessed value to 3% growth a year, and a sale is not one of the events that changes it. A buyer inherits the seller's capped value, so these owners' figures are a fair guide for a buyer too.

Health in Oregon

Life expectancy

78.0 yrs

County Health Rankings, from CDC NCHS vital statistics

No health insurance

7.4%

County Health Rankings, from Census SAHIE, people under 65

Poor or fair health

17.2%

County Health Rankings, from CDC BRFSS. Modeled, not counted

Injury deaths per 100K people

88

County Health Rankings, from CDC NCHS, counted deaths

Each is the figure County Health Rankings publishes for Oregon as a whole, never an average of its counties. Each county's own health readings are on its page.

Natural hazards in Oregon

Expected yearly loss, statewide

$2.5B

All natural hazards, an average year. Larger states lose more

Building loss rate

$1.94

Per $1,000 of building value, each year. Fair to compare between states

Costliest hazard

Earthquake

$1.2B of the expected yearly loss, the largest share of any hazard FEMA assesses

Air quality

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The EPA publishes air quality by county and metro area, never by state. It is on each county's page

FEMA publishes a risk score for counties and none for states, so none is shown here. Each county's score is on its own page.

Side by side

Multnomah County, OR is the largest county here. Set it beside another place, reading by reading.

All 36 counties in Oregon

Each has its published readings on its own page. Press a column to sort by it. Pick one, or open the map to see them shaded side by side.

Household income, home value and population are on each county's own page, and in this table on a wider screen.

Where these numbers come from

Each reading is the published figure, not an estimate. A dash means the source did not publish one, or published one too uncertain to print.

• State figures: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 20245-year estimates, the state's own row (tables B25064, B19013, B25077, B25103, B01003, DP03).
• County figures: the same survey, each county's own row, as on every county page.
• Price level: Bureau of Economic Analysis, regional price parities, 2024, all items, state-level.
• Health: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps 2025, University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute, the state's own row. Poor or fair health is a modeled estimate from CDC survey data. The other three are counted or calculated.
• Natural hazards: FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025, state table, expected annual loss. This product uses FEMA data but is not endorsed by FEMA.
• Air quality has no state figure: the EPA publishes it by county and metro area only.
• Photographs: Wikimedia Commons and the county photo feed, each credited to its photographer under its own licence, beneath the picture.