Cost Of Living in Brookings, OR

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	Brookings	Oregon	National
Cost of living	120	111	100
Goods & Services	104	105	100
Groceries	107	109	100
Health care	101	105	100
Housing	160	123	100
Transportation	107	117	100
Utilities	96	96	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Brookings is 8% higher than the Oregon average
The cost of living in Brookings is 20% higher than the national average
Brookings housing is 60% higher 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	$77,378	$6,448	$1,805	$2,322
Renters	$34,375	$2,865	$802	$1,031

The percent of monthly income spent on housing can be a good indicator of the affordability of housing in Brookings, OR, as well as the overall cost of living. As a general rule of thumb, the debt-to-income ratio (DTI) for homeowners or renters should be not more than 28 percent of gross income to be spent on housing related costs and not more than 36 percent of income on all expenses, including debts. The median income for Brookings homeowners, is $77,378. This would allow for a maximum of $1,805 per month to be spent on housing costs. For renters, the median monthly income is $34,375 which would result in a maximum of $802 to be spent on rental costs.

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	Brookings	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	Brookings	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	Brookings	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	Brookings	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$333,400.00	$184,700.00	80.5%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$3,144.31	$2,346.69	34.0%
Apartment Rent	$1,077.00	$949.00	13.5%

Transportation

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

Utilities

Item	Brookings	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.

Nearby cities with low cost of living

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Harbor, OR	2,071	105	5.2%
Fort Dick, CA	1,405	120	19.9%
Smith River, CA	670	124	23.6%
Brookings, OR	6,475	120	20.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Washington, NJ	6,475	103	3.4%
Buena Vista, VA	6,477	91	9.1%
Homeacre-Lyndora, PA	6,471	97	2.6%
Pollock Pines, CA	6,480	121	21.2%
Harrah, OK	6,480	91	9.0%
Brookings, OR	6,475	120	20.5%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2023 and was released from C2ER in January, 2024; this is the most current data available.

Cost of Living in Brookings, OR