Cost Of Living in Fairmount, 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	Fairmount	Eugene	Oregon
Cost of living	140	117	111
Goods & Services	104	104	105
Groceries	107	107	109
Health care	101	101	105
Housing	225	149	123
Transportation	107	107	117
Utilities	96	96	96

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The cost of living in Fairmount is 26% higher than the Eugene average
The cost of living in Fairmount is 40% higher than the national average
Fairmount housing is 125% 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)
Household	$58,236	$4,853	$1,359	$1,747

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	Eugene	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	Eugene	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	Eugene	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	Eugene	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$304,500.00	$184,700.00	64.9%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$3,144.31	$2,346.69	34.0%
Apartment Rent	$1,075.00	$949.00	13.3%

Transportation

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

Utilities

Item	Eugene	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.
Lowell, OR	1,027	103	2.6%
Junction City, OR	6,140	107	7.0%
Springfield, OR	62,729	107	7.3%
Veneta, OR	5,010	108	7.5%
Creswell, OR	5,445	110	10.3%
Eugene, OR	170,457	117	17.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Sherbrooke, QC	170,686	n/a
Cary, NC	169,177	124	24.3%
Salem, OR	171,806	116	16.1%
Pembroke Pines, FL	171,979	121	21.5%
Peoria, AZ	172,109	116	16.5%
Eugene, OR	170,457	117	17.2%

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

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