Cost Of Living in Milton-Freewater, 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	Milton-Freewater	Oregon	National
Cost of living	90	111	100
Goods & Services	94	105	100
Groceries	104	109	100
Health care	117	105	100
Housing	68	123	100
Transportation	117	117	100
Utilities	87	96	100

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The cost of living in Milton-Freewater is 19% lower than the Oregon average
The cost of living in Milton-Freewater is 10% lower than the national average
Milton-Freewater housing is 32% 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	$66,696	$5,558	$1,556	$2,001
Renters	$27,996	$2,333	$653	$840

The percent of monthly income spent on housing can be a good indicator of the affordability of housing in Milton-Freewater, OR, as well as the overall cost of living. As a general rule of thumb, the debt-to-income ratio (DTI) for homeowners or renters should be not more than 28 percent of gross income to be spent on housing related costs and not more than 36 percent of income on all expenses, including debts. The median income for Milton-Freewater homeowners, is $66,696. This would allow for a maximum of $1,556 per month to be spent on housing costs. For renters, the median monthly income is $27,996 which would result in a maximum of $653 to be spent on rental costs.

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	Milton-Freewater	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	Milton-Freewater	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	Milton-Freewater	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	Milton-Freewater	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$131,800.00	$184,700.00	28.6%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,425.82	$2,346.69	3.4%
Apartment Rent	$586.00	$949.00	38.3%

Transportation

Item	Milton-Freewater	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$4.13	$3.46	19.3%
Tire Balancing	$65.72	$59.92	9.7%

Utilities

Item	Milton-Freewater	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.
Weston, OR	586	90	10.5%
Athena, OR	1,263	93	7.4%
Adams, OR	569	94	5.7%
Touchet, WA	357	99	0.8%
College Place, WA	9,311	101	1.2%
Milton-Freewater, OR	7,044	90	9.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Enoch, UT	7,044	106	6.0%
Ridley Park, PA	7,042	106	6.3%
Fayetteville, TN	7,046	90	9.8%
Cumberland, Subd. B, NS	7,048	n/a
Gypsum, CO	7,049	131	31.1%
Milton-Freewater, OR	7,044	90	9.8%

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 Milton-Freewater, OR