Cost of living in Medford, Oregon

Medford, Oregon has about 86,315 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $417,100.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Jackson County is $1,539 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Medford. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Medford, OR metro area, prices sit at 101.4 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 Medford'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 Medford bill.

In July 2026, a typical Oregon home paid 15.97¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Medford'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, 96 have higher typical rent than Medford.