Cost of living in Dallas, Oregon
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,209 a month.
Dallas is a city in Oregon. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $71,549 a year.
- People
- 17,531
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,209
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $71,549
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $389,100
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,692
- Salem, OR MSA
Dallas, Oregon has about 17,531 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $389,100.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Polk County is $1,692 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Dallas. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Salem, OR metro area, prices sit at 103.6 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 Dallas'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 Dallas bill.
In July 2026, a typical Oregon home paid 15.97¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Dallas'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, 130 have higher typical rent than Dallas.
Nearby places
- Monmouth
Typical rent $1,114
Compare with Dallas - Independence
Typical rent $1,665
Compare with Dallas - Falls City
Typical rent $1,095
Compare with Dallas - Sheridan
Typical rent $1,220
Compare with Dallas - Willamina
Typical rent $1,170
Compare with Dallas - Salem
Typical rent $1,400
Compare with Dallas - Amity
Typical rent $1,579
- Keizer
Typical rent $1,424
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.