Cost of living in Corvallis, Oregon
Corvallis, Oregon has about 59,960 people. Typical rent is $1,391 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $65,012 a year. Both figures are Census 2020–2024 medians, not a listing or your pay. This site does not approve or deny benefits. A missing figure stays blank. We do not guess it.
Ranked #99 in Oregon on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,391 a month.
Corvallis is a city in Oregon. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $65,012 a year.
- People
- 59,960
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,391
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $65,012
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $502,900
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,857
- Corvallis, OR MSA
Corvallis, Oregon has about 59,960 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $502,900.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Benton County is $1,857 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Corvallis. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Corvallis, OR metro area, prices sit at 104.0 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.
Oregon taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 0.0% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Corvallis's exact store tax.
Some places in Oregon add a local wage tax. In 2023 the state average was about 0.18% of income. That is not a Corvallis bill.
In July 2026, a typical Oregon home paid 15.97¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Corvallis's bill.
EIA did not publish a 2025 all-grades gas price for Oregon in the table we use.
Among 208 places we list in Oregon with a rent figure, 90 have higher typical rent than Corvallis.
Nearby places
- Philomath
Typical rent $1,477
Compare with Corvallis - Adair Village
Typical rent $1,836
Compare with Corvallis - Tangent
Typical rent $2,048
Compare with Corvallis - Albany
Typical rent $1,372
Compare with Corvallis - Millersburg
Typical rent $1,489
Compare with Corvallis - Halsey
Typical rent $2,061
Compare with Corvallis - Jefferson
Typical rent $1,328
- Monroe
Typical rent $1,359
EBT nearby
USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.
Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
Food stamps (SNAP) tools in Oregon
Bigger places in Oregon
Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.