Cost Of Living in North Powder, 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	North Powder	Oregon	National
Cost of living	88	111	100
Goods & Services	94	105	100
Groceries	104	109	100
Health care	117	105	100
Housing	60	123	100
Transportation	117	117	100
Utilities	87	96	100

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The cost of living in North Powder is 21% lower than the Oregon average
The cost of living in North Powder is 12% lower than the national average
North Powder housing is 40% lower 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	$63,393	$5,283	$1,479	$1,902
Renters	$23,977	$1,998	$559	$719

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	North Powder	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$22.67	$24.26	6.6%
Beauty Salon	$39.87	$45.56	12.5%
Toothpaste	$4.00	$3.70	8.1%
Shampoo	$1.15	$1.28	9.9%
Movie	$9.66	$12.13	20.4%
Bowling	$11.07	$18.00	38.5%

Groceries

Item	North Powder	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.27	$5.84	7.4%
Fried Chicken	$2.76	$1.57	75.5%
Milk	$4.73	$4.67	1.2%
Potatoes	$4.34	$4.93	12.0%
Pizza	$11.99	$12.09	0.8%
Beer	$10.92	$10.41	4.9%

Health Care

Item	North Powder	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$144.67	$125.68	15.1%
Doctor	$182.86	$135.78	34.7%
Dentist	$130.71	$113.29	15.4%
Ibuprofen	$10.85	$10.65	1.8%
Lipitor	$482.37	$468.60	2.9%

Housing

Item	North Powder	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$102,100.00	$184,700.00	44.7%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,425.82	$2,346.69	3.4%
Apartment Rent	$665.00	$949.00	29.9%

Transportation

Item	North Powder	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$4.13	$3.46	19.3%
Tire Balancing	$65.72	$59.92	9.7%

Utilities

Item	North Powder	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$148.41	$193.99	23.5%
Phone	$198.27	$192.25	3.1%

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.
Haines, OR	267	92	8.2%
Union, OR	1,841	96	4.4%
North Powder, OR	616	88	12.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Shipman, IL	616	82	18.3%
Killona, LA	616	87	12.7%
Mermentau, LA	616	76	23.5%
Parma, MO	616	74	26.5%
Sherman, MS	616	80	19.5%
North Powder, OR	616	88	12.5%

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 North Powder, OR