Cost of living in John Day, Oregon

John Day, Oregon has about 1,609 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $212,100.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Grant County is $1,068 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in John Day. 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 John Day'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 John Day bill.

In July 2026, a typical Oregon home paid 15.97¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not John Day'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, 187 have higher typical rent than John Day.