Brooklyn, Oregon Cost Of Living

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Overall 27%

Goods & Services 16%

Housing 60%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2020 and was released from C2ER in January, 2021; 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	Brooklyn	Portland	Oregon
Cost of living	127	124	115
Goods & Services	116	116	116
Groceries	108	108	108
Health care	115	115	115
Housing	160	153	123
Transportation	126	126	126
Utilities	90	90	90

Key findings

The cost of living in Brooklyn is 10% higher than the Portland average
The cost of living in Brooklyn is 27% higher than the national average
Brooklyn housing is 60% higher 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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Price difference in compared to

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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	$58,775	$4,898	$1,371	$1,763

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	Portland	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	Portland	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	Portland	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	Portland	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$319,400.00	$184,700.00	72.9%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,953.60	$1,229.62	58.9%
Apartment Rent	$1,025.00	$949.00	8.0%

Transportation

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

Utilities

Item	Portland	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, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Johnson City, OR	547	87	-13%
Wood Village, OR	3,996	100	0%
Orchards, WA	21,249	111	11%
Fairview, OR	9,215	112	12%
Hazel Dell, WA	20,923	112	12%
Portland, OR	620,589	124	24%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Baltimore, MD	621,000	99	-1%
Oklahoma City, OK	620,015	88	-12%
Las Vegas, NV	613,295	102	2%
Louisville, KY	611,573	95	-5%
Milwaukee, WI	598,672	88	-12%
Portland, OR	620,589	124	24%

Source: The Brooklyn, Portland, OR cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2020.

Brooklyn, Portland, OR Cost of Living