Lowell, Oregon Cost Of Living

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7%

Overall NAT. AVG.

16%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

6%

Housing NAT. AVG.

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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	Lowell	Oregon	National
Cost of living	107	115	100
Goods & Services	116	116	100
Groceries	108	108	100
Health care	115	115	100
Housing	94	123	100
Transportation	126	126	100
Utilities	90	90	100

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The cost of living in Lowell is 8% lower than the Oregon average
The cost of living in Lowell is 7% higher than the national average
Lowell housing is 6% 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)
Owners	$65,417	$5,451	$1,526	$1,963
Renters	$31,184	$2,599	$728	$936

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	Lowell	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	Lowell	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	Lowell	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	Lowell	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$168,800.00	$184,700.00	8.6%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,953.60	$1,229.62	58.9%
Apartment Rent	$953.00	$949.00	0.4%

Transportation

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

Utilities

Item	Lowell	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.
Westfir, OR	288	101	1.4%
Cottage Grove, OR	9,889	104	4.5%
Springfield, OR	60,611	105	5.1%
Creswell, OR	5,154	109	8.5%
Lowell, OR	1,147	107	6.6%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Blue Lake, CA	1,147	117	17.1%
Jamestown, IN	1,147	87	13.2%
Weeping Water, NE	1,147	89	10.6%
Sherwood Shores, TX	1,147	83	16.7%
Holly Pond, AL	1,146	84	16.2%
Lowell, OR	1,147	107	6.6%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2022 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; this is the most current data available.