| Index | Lowell | Oregon | National |
| Cost of living | 104 | 112 | 100 |
| Goods & Services | 104 | 104 | 100 |
| Groceries | 106 | 107 | 100 |
| Health care | 118 | 118 | 100 |
| Housing | 101 | 124 | 100 |
| Transportation | 112 | 119 | 100 |
| Utilities | 93 | 95 | 100 |


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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $106,027 | $8,836 | $2,474 | $3,181 |
| Renters | $37,372 | $3,114 | $872 | $1,121 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Oregon | 0% | 0% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Oregon | 4.75% | 9.9% |
| Item | Lowell | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $36.86 | $27.62 | 33.5% |
| Beauty Salon | $42.00 | $51.11 | 17.8% |
| Toothpaste | $4.04 | $4.09 | 1.3% |
| Shampoo | $1.62 | $1.54 | 5.1% |
| Movie | $12.22 | $12.88 | 5.1% |
| Yoga | $21.02 | $19.66 | 6.9% |
| Item | Lowell | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $8.02 | $7.70 | 4.1% |
| Fried Chicken | $2.50 | $1.66 | 50.4% |
| Milk | $4.95 | $4.73 | 4.6% |
| Potatoes | $4.21 | $5.26 | 19.9% |
| Pizza | $13.32 | $12.76 | 4.4% |
| Beer | $12.53 | $10.55 | 18.8% |
| Item | Lowell | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $231.94 | $140.06 | 65.6% |
| Doctor | $220.68 | $153.82 | 43.5% |
| Dentist | $126.24 | $123.15 | 2.5% |
| Ibuprofen | $11.91 | $11.73 | 1.5% |
| Lipitor | $23.83 | $23.61 | 0.9% |
| Item | Lowell | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $347,885.00 | $326,622.00 | 6.5% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $3,053.72 | $2,480.25 | 23.1% |
| Apartment Rent | $1,271.00 | $1,444.00 | 12.0% |
| Item | Lowell | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $3.55 | $3.06 | 16.2% |
| Tire Balancing | $65.42 | $65.21 | 0.3% |
| Item | Lowell | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $196.89 | $220.12 | 10.6% |
| Phone | $192.70 | $195.71 | 1.5% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Westfir, OR | 325 | 101 | 1.0% |
| Cottage Grove, OR | 10,550 | 106 | 5.6% |
| Springfield, OR | 64,872 | 108 | 7.8% |
| Creswell, OR | 5,632 | 111 | 11.0% |
| Lowell, OR | 1,049 | 104 | 3.5% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Baileyton, AL | 1,049 | 80 | 19.9% |
| Whitewater, KS | 1,049 | 86 | 13.9% |
| Laurel, NE | 1,049 | 82 | 18.2% |
| Lot 26, PE | 1,049 | n/a | |
| Sainte-Germaine-Boulé, QC | 1,049 | n/a | |
| Lowell, OR | 1,049 | 104 | 3.5% |