Cost Of Living in Merlin, 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	Merlin	Oregon	National
Cost of living	118	111	100
Goods & Services	104	105	100
Groceries	107	109	100
Health care	101	105	100
Housing	151	123	100
Transportation	107	117	100
Utilities	96	96	100

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The cost of living in Merlin is 6% higher than the Oregon average
The cost of living in Merlin is 18% higher than the national average
Merlin housing is 51% 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	$74,214	$6,185	$1,732	$2,227
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

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	Merlin	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	Merlin	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	Merlin	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	Merlin	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$329,200.00	$184,700.00	78.2%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$3,144.31	$2,346.69	34.0%
Apartment Rent	$820.00	$949.00	13.6%

Transportation

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

Utilities

Item	Merlin	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.
Rogue River, OR	1,770	99	0.7%
Grants Pass, OR	37,938	111	10.9%
New Hope, OR	1,236	114	13.9%
Redwood, OR	2,860	114	14.2%
Wimer, OR	506	130	30.1%
Merlin, OR	1,792	118	17.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Bethlehem Village, CT	1,792	131	31.5%
Epworth, IA	1,792	95	4.9%
French Lick, IN	1,792	84	15.8%
Cottonport, LA	1,792	83	17.0%
Queensland, MD	1,792	151	50.5%
Merlin, OR	1,792	118	17.5%

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 Merlin, OR