Vale, OR Cost Of Living

Vale cost of living index

In the event that the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used. Each cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. If the amount is below 100, it is lower than the national average. If the amount is above 100, it is higher than the national average.
Index	Vale	Oregon	National
Cost of living index	83	114	100
Index	Vale	Oregon	National
Goods & Services index	93	118	100
Groceries index	90	115	100
Health care index	103	107	100
Housing index	57	123	100
Transportation index	108	106	100
Utilities index	86	78	100

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The cost of living in Vale is 27% lower than the Oregon average.
The cost of living in Vale is 17% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Vale is 43% lower than the national average.
Oregon general sales tax is 100% lower than the national average.
Oregon state income tax is 125% higher than the national average.

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Median Income & Debt-To-Income Ratio

Median Income	Per Year	Per Month	Max Budget (28% DTI)	Max Budget (36% DTI)
Owners	$48,625	$4,052	$1,135	$1,459
Renters	$24,286	$2,024	$567	$729

Oregon Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Oregon	0%	0%

Oregon Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Oregon	5%	9.9%

Goods & Services

Item	Vale	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$14.60	$16.09	9.2%
Beauty Salon	$27.62	$37.33	26.0%
Toothpaste	$2.45	$2.45	0.1%
Shampoo	$0.96	$1.00	3.7%
Movie	$10.30	$10.28	0.2%
Bowling	$3.86	$4.93	21.7%

Groceries

Item	Vale	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.88	$3.80	1.9%
Fried Chicken	$1.27	$1.40	9.3%
Milk	$1.34	$2.01	33.3%
Potatoes	$1.28	$3.01	57.5%
Pizza	$9.16	$9.89	7.4%
Beer	$8.41	$8.90	5.5%

Health Care

Item	Vale	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$111.38	$102.16	9.0%
Doctor	$127.33	$108.36	17.5%
Dentist	$86.44	$92.53	6.6%
Ibuprofen	$9.72	$9.28	4.8%
Lipitor	$419.27	$425.82	1.5%

Housing

Item	Vale	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$92,500.00	$184,700.00	49.9%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,084.31	$1,202.44	9.8%
Apartment Rent	$680.00	$949.00	28.3%

Transportation

Item	Vale	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.35	$2.24	4.8%
Tire Balancing	$52.48	$46.29	13.4%

Utilities

Item	Vale	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$144.50	$165.96	12.9%
Phone	$24.32	$28.68	15.2%

Although the cost of living data is updated regularly, this cost of living information is to be used as estimates only as prices can change on an ongoing basis.

Nearby cities with low cost of living

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Parma, ID	2,228	81	-19%
Nyssa, OR	3,202	82	-18%
Ontario, OR	11,045	84	-16%
Vale, OR	2,087	83	-17%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Ocean View, DE	2,087	121	21%
Oroville, WA	2,087	91	-9%
Detroit Beach, MI	2,087	89	-11%
Carnegie, OK	2,087	75	-25%
Decatur, MS	2,087	83	-17%
Vale, OR	2,087	83	-17%

Source: The Vale, OR cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2017.

Vale, OR Cost of Living