Cost of living in Hermiston, Oregon
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,088 a month.
Hermiston is a city in Oregon. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $66,998 a year.
- People
- 19,546
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,088
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $66,998
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $266,700
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,131
- Umatilla County, OR
Hermiston, Oregon has about 19,546 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $266,700.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Umatilla County is $1,131 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Hermiston. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
Oregon's prices sit at 103.4 when the U.S. average is 100. This place is not in a metro area with its own index, so this is the state number from BEA for 2024.
Oregon taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 0.0% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Hermiston'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 Hermiston bill.
In July 2026, a typical Oregon home paid 15.97¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Hermiston'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, 153 have higher typical rent than Hermiston.
Nearby places
- Stanfield
Typical rent $1,000
Compare with Hermiston - Umatilla
Typical rent $1,159
Compare with Hermiston - Irrigon
Typical rent $794
Compare with Hermiston - Boardman
Typical rent $971
Compare with Hermiston - Pendleton
Typical rent $956
Compare with Hermiston - Kennewick
Typical rent $1,240
Compare with Hermiston - Finley
Typical rent $1,099
- Burbank
Typical rent $1,045
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.