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Cost of living in Prineville, Oregon

Simple answer

Typical rent is $1,355 a month.

Prineville is a city in Oregon. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $72,980 a year.

People
11,470
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$1,355
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$72,980
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$425,900
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,390
Crook County, OR HUD Metro FMR Area

Prineville, Oregon has about 11,470 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $425,900.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Crook County is $1,390 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Prineville. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Bend, OR metro area, prices sit at 103.6 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 Prineville'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 Prineville bill.

In July 2026, a typical Oregon home paid 15.97¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Prineville'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, 101 have higher typical rent than Prineville.

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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.