Oregon, Wisconsin Cost Of Living

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Overall 7%

Goods & Services 4%

Housing 11%

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	Oregon	Wisconsin	National
Cost of living	107	96	100
Goods & Services	104	99	100
Groceries	106	100	100
Health care	122	112	100
Housing	111	88	100
Transportation	105	99	100
Utilities	102	100	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Oregon is 11% higher than the Wisconsin average
The cost of living in Oregon is 7% higher than the national average
Oregon housing is 11% higher than the national average
Wisconsin general sales tax is 2% lower than the national average
Wisconsin state income tax is 62% 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	$95,043	$7,920	$2,218	$2,852
Renters	$44,151	$3,679	$1,030	$1,325

The affordability of the housing market in Oregon, WI as well as the overall cost of living can be predicted by what percent of the monthly income is spent on housing related costs. This is konwn as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). The overall rule of thumb is that no more than 28% of your gross income should be spent on the overall costs related to housing and no more than 36% of gross income on all expenses and debts. Among Oregon homeowners, the median income is $95,043. This indicates that a monthly maximum of $2,218 should be spent by homeowners on all housing related costs. Renters have a median income of $44,151. This indicates that renters would have a maximum of $1,030 for their rent related monthly costs.

Wisconsin Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Wisconsin	5%	6.75%

Wisconsin Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Wisconsin	4%	7.65%

Goods & Services

Item	Oregon	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$22.33	$20.27	10.2%
Beauty Salon	$53.17	$40.39	31.6%
Toothpaste	$2.17	$2.36	8.2%
Shampoo	$1.21	$1.08	12.1%
Movie	$10.93	$10.99	0.5%
Bowling	$20.78	$15.49	34.1%

Groceries

Item	Oregon	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.31	$4.30	0.3%
Fried Chicken	$1.55	$1.40	10.5%
Milk	$2.27	$2.20	2.9%
Potatoes	$2.90	$3.22	9.9%
Pizza	$10.32	$10.74	3.9%
Beer	$8.43	$9.60	12.1%

Health Care

Item	Oregon	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$66.22	$109.73	39.6%
Doctor	$205.50	$118.34	73.7%
Dentist	$120.55	$100.94	19.4%
Ibuprofen	$11.41	$9.93	14.9%
Lipitor	$486.79	$469.53	3.7%

Housing

Item	Oregon	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$226,900.00	$184,700.00	22.8%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,397.68	$1,229.62	13.7%
Apartment Rent	$788.00	$949.00	17.0%

Transportation

Item	Oregon	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.60	$2.71	4.2%
Tire Balancing	$62.00	$51.86	19.6%

Utilities

Item	Oregon	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$179.45	$170.84	5.0%
Phone	$182.84	$187.18	2.3%

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.
Monticello, WI	1,188	94	5.7%
New Glarus, WI	2,014	99	1.2%
Evansville, WI	5,176	99	0.8%
Stoughton, WI	13,041	103	2.7%
Brooklyn, WI	1,343	103	3.2%
Oregon, WI	9,912	107	6.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Peru, IL	9,913	85	15.3%
Brockton, ON	9,915	n/a
Brookdale, NJ	9,919	130	30.2%
Monmouth, OR	9,919	108	8.0%
Keansburg, NJ	9,904	107	7.0%
Oregon, WI	9,912	107	6.9%

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