Cost Of Living in Junction City, 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	Junction City	Oregon	National
Cost of living	107	111	100
Goods & Services	104	105	100
Groceries	107	109	100
Health care	101	105	100
Housing	115	123	100
Transportation	107	117	100
Utilities	96	96	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Junction City is 4% lower than the Oregon average
The cost of living in Junction City is 7% higher than the national average
Junction City housing is 15% 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	$78,622	$6,552	$1,834	$2,359
Renters	$38,696	$3,225	$903	$1,161

A good indicator of the general affordability of housing in Junction City, OR, is the percentage of monthly income that should be spent on housing expenses, otherwise known as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). Generally speaking, no more than 28 percent of your total gross income should be spent on your housing expenses and not more than 36 percent of your gross income on total expenses, including debts. In Junction City, the median monthly income is $78,622 for those who own their own homes. Under the standard rule, that income level would allow for $1,834 to be budgeted for housing expenses each month, at the most. Renters, on the other hand, earn about $38,696, per the median income in the area. That would allow for renters to spend up to $903 on monthly rental expenses.

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	Junction City	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	Junction City	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	Junction City	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	Junction City	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$238,900.00	$184,700.00	29.3%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$3,144.31	$2,346.69	34.0%
Apartment Rent	$787.00	$949.00	17.1%

Transportation

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

Utilities

Item	Junction City	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.
Alpine, OR	215	103	3.3%
Bellfountain, OR	8	103	3.3%
Monroe, OR	643	103	2.6%
Harrisburg, OR	3,852	105	4.6%
Halsey, OR	1,139	106	5.7%
Junction City, OR	6,140	107	7.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Bonnyville, AB	6,142	n/a
Harriman, TN	6,144	81	18.8%
Twin Lakes, WI	6,134	105	4.7%
Silver Lake, NC	6,146	99	1.2%
Latimer, MS	6,148	91	8.7%
Junction City, OR	6,140	107	7.0%

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 Junction City, OR