Cost of living in La Grande, Oregon
Simple answer
Typical rent is $968 a month.
La Grande is a city in Oregon. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $58,427 a year.
- People
- 13,058
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $968
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $58,427
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $278,700
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,114
- Union County, OR
La Grande, Oregon has about 13,058 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $278,700.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Union County is $1,114 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in La Grande. 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 La Grande'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 La Grande bill.
In July 2026, a typical Oregon home paid 15.97¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not La Grande'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, 175 have higher typical rent than La Grande.
Nearby places
- Island City
Typical rent $950
Compare with La Grande - Union
Typical rent $891
Compare with La Grande - Elgin
Typical rent $992
Compare with La Grande - Pilot Rock
Typical rent $973
Compare with La Grande - Athena
Typical rent $894
Compare with La Grande - Enterprise
Typical rent $798
Compare with La Grande - Baker City
Typical rent $896
Compare with La Grande - Pendleton
Typical rent $956
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.