Cost Of Living in Merrill, OR

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10%

Overall NAT. AVG.

4%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

40%

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	Merrill	Oregon	National
Cost of living	90	111	100
Goods & Services	104	105	100
Groceries	107	109	100
Health care	101	105	100
Housing	60	123	100
Transportation	107	117	100
Utilities	96	96	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Merrill is 19% lower than the Oregon average
The cost of living in Merrill is 10% lower than the national average
Merrill housing is 40% lower 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	$47,083	$3,924	$1,099	$1,413
Renters	$22,083	$1,840	$515	$663

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	Merrill	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$27.36	$24.26	12.8%
Beauty Salon	$43.93	$45.56	3.6%
Toothpaste	$3.77	$3.70	1.9%
Shampoo	$1.52	$1.28	18.4%
Movie	$11.07	$12.13	8.8%
Bowling	$19.22	$18.00	6.8%

Groceries

Item	Merrill	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.60	$5.84	4.1%
Fried Chicken	$2.03	$1.57	28.8%
Milk	$4.82	$4.67	3.2%
Potatoes	$4.42	$4.93	10.5%
Pizza	$12.91	$12.09	6.8%
Beer	$12.06	$10.41	15.8%

Health Care

Item	Merrill	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$128.83	$125.68	2.5%
Doctor	$133.80	$135.78	1.5%
Dentist	$129.67	$113.29	14.5%
Ibuprofen	$11.33	$10.65	6.4%
Lipitor	$359.57	$468.60	23.3%

Housing

Item	Merrill	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$107,600.00	$184,700.00	41.7%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$3,144.31	$2,346.69	34.0%
Apartment Rent	$622.00	$949.00	34.5%

Transportation

Item	Merrill	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$4.01	$3.46	15.9%
Tire Balancing	$50.89	$59.92	15.1%

Utilities

Item	Merrill	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$184.23	$193.99	5.0%
Phone	$184.96	$192.25	3.8%

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.

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Newell, CA	481	85	15.0%
Tulelake, CA	839	88	11.8%
Malin, OR	1,057	91	9.4%
Altamont, OR	18,982	99	1.3%
Klamath Falls, OR	21,509	100	0.2%
Merrill, OR	697	90	9.5%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Athol, ID	697	98	1.8%
Clifton, ID	697	106	5.7%
Algoma, MS	697	88	11.7%
Freedom Plains, NY	697	113	12.6%
East Vandergrift, PA	697	84	15.6%
Merrill, OR	697	90	9.5%