Cost Of Living in Cove, OR

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Overall NAT. AVG.

6%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

2%

Housing NAT. AVG.

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2023 and was released from C2ER in January, 2024; this is the most current data available.

The cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. For example, if the cost of living is 90, then it is 10% lower than average. If the cost of living is 110, then it is 10% higher than average. The breakdown for each index is as follows: goods & services (33%), groceries (13%), health care (5%), housing (30%), transportation (9%) and utilities (10%). If the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used.
Index	Cove	Oregon	National
Cost of living	100	111	100
Goods & Services	94	105	100
Groceries	104	109	100
Health care	117	105	100
Housing	102	123	100
Transportation	117	117	100
Utilities	87	96	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Cove is 10% lower than the Oregon average
The cost of living in Cove is equal to the national average
Cove housing is 2% higher than the national average
Oregon general sales tax is 100% lower than the national average
Oregon state income tax is 83% 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	$57,321	$4,777	$1,337	$1,720
Renters	$33,750	$2,813	$787	$1,013

Oregon Sales Tax

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

Oregon Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Oregon	4.75%	9.9%

Goods & Services

Item	Cove	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$22.67	$24.26	6.6%
Beauty Salon	$39.87	$45.56	12.5%
Toothpaste	$4.00	$3.70	8.1%
Shampoo	$1.15	$1.28	9.9%
Movie	$9.66	$12.13	20.4%
Bowling	$11.07	$18.00	38.5%

Groceries

Item	Cove	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.27	$5.84	7.4%
Fried Chicken	$2.76	$1.57	75.5%
Milk	$4.73	$4.67	1.2%
Potatoes	$4.34	$4.93	12.0%
Pizza	$11.99	$12.09	0.8%
Beer	$10.92	$10.41	4.9%

Health Care

Item	Cove	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$144.67	$125.68	15.1%
Doctor	$182.86	$135.78	34.7%
Dentist	$130.71	$113.29	15.4%
Ibuprofen	$10.85	$10.65	1.8%
Lipitor	$482.37	$468.60	2.9%

Housing

Item	Cove	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$195,600.00	$184,700.00	5.9%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,425.82	$2,346.69	3.4%
Apartment Rent	$897.00	$949.00	5.5%

Transportation

Item	Cove	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$4.13	$3.46	19.3%
Tire Balancing	$65.72	$59.92	9.7%

Utilities

Item	Cove	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$148.41	$193.99	23.5%
Phone	$198.27	$192.25	3.1%

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	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Union, OR	1,841	96	4.4%
Summerville, OR	144	98	2.0%
La Grande, OR	13,380	98	1.7%
Island City, OR	1,108	100	0.4%
Imbler, OR	336	109	8.9%
Cove, OR	735	100	0.4%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
West Point, IA	735	89	11.0%
Ringwood, IL	735	118	18.0%
Belfield, ND	735	94	6.1%
Angel Fire, NM	735	115	15.3%
Flint Creek, OK	735	80	20.5%
Cove, OR	735	100	0.4%