Cost of living in Sandy, Oregon
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,861 a month.
Sandy is a city in Oregon. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $108,984 a year.
- People
- 12,854
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,861
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $108,984
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $470,300
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,878
- Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA MSA
Sandy, Oregon has about 12,854 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $470,300.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Clackamas County is $1,878 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Sandy. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area, prices sit at 105.4 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 Sandy'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 Sandy bill.
In July 2026, a typical Oregon home paid 15.97¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Sandy'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, 22 have higher typical rent than Sandy.
Nearby places
- Boring
Typical rent $1,328
Compare with Sandy - Estacada
Typical rent $682
Compare with Sandy - Damascus
Typical rent $2,654
Compare with Sandy - Gresham
Typical rent $1,586
Compare with Sandy - Troutdale
Typical rent $1,653
Compare with Sandy - Happy Valley
Typical rent $2,029
Compare with Sandy - Wood Village
Typical rent $1,535
- Fairview
Typical rent $1,637
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.