Cost Of Living in White 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	White City	Oregon	National
Cost of living	102	111	100
Goods & Services	104	105	100
Groceries	107	109	100
Health care	101	105	100
Housing	98	123	100
Transportation	107	117	100
Utilities	96	96	100

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The cost of living in White City is 8% lower than the Oregon average
The cost of living in White City is 2% higher than the national average
White City housing is 2% 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	$53,021	$4,418	$1,237	$1,591
Renters	$30,709	$2,559	$716	$921

To approximate the cost of living and the housing affordability in White City, OR, we can look at the percentage of income that is available to be spent on monthly housing, otherwise known as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). To stay on the safe side, a consumer should not spend more than 28% of his or her gross income on housing-related expenses and costs and not more than 36% of income on all expenses and debts. Homeowners in White City have a median income of $53,021. Therefore, the amount that a consumer should spend on housing costs should be no more than $1,237 per month to avoid calamity and poverty. The renters in the city have an income of about $30,709, which would make their monthly maximum allowable rental costs $716.

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	White 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	White 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	White 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	White City	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$174,700.00	$184,700.00	5.4%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$3,144.31	$2,346.69	34.0%
Apartment Rent	$1,018.00	$949.00	7.3%

Transportation

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

Utilities

Item	White 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.
Butte Falls, OR	437	95	4.6%
Shady Cove, OR	3,090	103	3.2%
Phoenix, OR	4,624	104	3.8%
Talent, OR	6,553	108	8.1%
Gold Hill, OR	1,199	110	9.8%
White City, OR	9,506	102	1.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Winslow, AZ	9,505	93	7.2%
Marlboro Village, MD	9,505	126	26.3%
Reedsburg, WI	9,508	98	1.9%
Lititz, PA	9,503	105	5.1%
Blackwells Mills, NJ	9,509	172	72.3%
White City, OR	9,506	102	1.9%

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 White City, OR