Cost of living in Happy Valley, Oregon
Happy Valley, Oregon has about 26,738 people. Typical rent is $2,029 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $122,151 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 #45 in Oregon on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $2,029 a month.
Happy Valley is a city in Oregon. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $122,151 a year.
- People
- 26,738
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $2,029
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $122,151
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $725,300
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,878
- Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA MSA
- Gas
- $5.167
- West Coast (PADD 5) Except California, September 15, 2026
Happy Valley, Oregon has about 26,738 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $725,300.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Clackamas County is $1,878 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Happy Valley. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area, prices sit at 105.4 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 Happy Valley'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 Happy Valley bill.
In July 2026, a typical Oregon home paid 15.97¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Happy Valley's bill.
EIA does not publish a Oregon gasoline price. The West Coast (PADD 5) Except California all-grades price was $5.167 a gallon on September 15, 2026. The weekly file does not include that series, so this is the monthly price. At 12,000 miles a year and 25 mpg, the index counts that as $2,480.16 a year. Those miles are our standard, not a Census figure, and every town in Oregon shares this price.
Among 208 places we list in Oregon with a rent figure, 10 have higher typical rent than Happy Valley.
Nearby places
- Damascus
Typical rent $2,654
Compare with Happy Valley - Oatfield
Typical rent $1,786
Compare with Happy Valley - Gladstone
Typical rent $1,740
Compare with Happy Valley - Milwaukie
Typical rent $1,598
Compare with Happy Valley - Gresham
Typical rent $1,586
Compare with Happy Valley - Jennings Lodge
Typical rent $1,669
Compare with Happy Valley - Oak Grove
Typical rent $1,744
- Boring
Typical rent $1,328
Compare with Happy Valley
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.