West Eugene, Oregon Cost Of Living

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Overall 6%

Goods & Services 16%

Housing 7%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2022 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; 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	West Eugene	Eugene	Oregon
Cost of living	106	115	115
Goods & Services	116	116	116
Groceries	108	108	108
Health care	115	115	115
Housing	93	122	123
Transportation	126	126	126
Utilities	90	90	90

Key findings

The cost of living in West Eugene is 8% lower than the Eugene average
The cost of living in West Eugene is 6% higher than the national average
West Eugene housing is 7% lower than the national average
Oregon general sales tax is 100% lower than the national average
Oregon state income tax is 103% 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)
Household	$32,064	$2,672	$748	$962

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	Eugene	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$36.96	$20.27	82.3%
Beauty Salon	$60.28	$40.39	49.2%
Toothpaste	$2.63	$2.36	11.5%
Shampoo	$1.19	$1.08	10.6%
Movie	$11.14	$10.99	1.4%
Bowling	$18.45	$15.49	19.1%

Groceries

Item	Eugene	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.99	$4.30	7.1%
Fried Chicken	$1.58	$1.40	12.9%
Milk	$2.61	$2.20	18.6%
Potatoes	$2.71	$3.22	15.7%
Pizza	$11.86	$10.74	10.4%
Beer	$10.77	$9.60	12.2%

Health Care

Item	Eugene	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$146.25	$109.73	33.3%
Doctor	$168.67	$118.34	42.5%
Dentist	$101.75	$100.94	0.8%
Ibuprofen	$10.46	$9.93	5.3%
Lipitor	$495.37	$469.53	5.5%

Housing

Item	Eugene	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$246,400.00	$184,700.00	33.4%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,953.60	$1,229.62	58.9%
Apartment Rent	$921.00	$949.00	3.0%

Transportation

Item	Eugene	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.31	$2.71	22.0%
Tire Balancing	$68.40	$51.86	31.9%

Utilities

Item	Eugene	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$148.23	$170.84	13.2%
Phone	$177.93	$187.18	4.9%

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.
Springfield, OR	60,611	105	5.1%
Veneta, OR	4,741	106	6.0%
Junction City, OR	5,735	107	6.5%
Creswell, OR	5,154	109	8.5%
Coburg, OR	1,194	115	15.4%
Eugene, OR	161,649	115	15.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Corona, CA	161,614	133	33.4%
Salem, OR	161,975	108	7.6%
Abbotsford, BC	160,174	n/a
Coquitlam, BC	159,980	n/a
Elk Grove, CA	163,634	128	28.4%
Eugene, OR	161,649	115	15.1%

Source: This data reflects 2021 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; this is the most current data available.

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