Cost of living in Scappoose, Oregon
Scappoose, Oregon has about 8,179 people. Typical rent is $1,750 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $97,708 a year. Both figures are Census 2020–2024 medians, not a listing or your pay. This site does not approve or deny benefits. A missing figure stays blank. We do not guess it.
Ranked #53 in Oregon on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,750 a month.
Scappoose is a city in Oregon. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $97,708 a year.
- People
- 8,179
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,750
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $97,708
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $455,700
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,878
- Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA MSA
Scappoose, Oregon has about 8,179 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $455,700.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Columbia County is $1,878 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Scappoose. 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 Scappoose'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 Scappoose bill.
In July 2026, a typical Oregon home paid 15.97¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Scappoose'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, 35 have higher typical rent than Scappoose.
Nearby places
- WarrenCompare with Scappoose
- St. Helens
Typical rent $1,413
Compare with Scappoose - Felida
Typical rent $2,419
Compare with Scappoose - Lake Shore
Typical rent $2,241
Compare with Scappoose - Columbia City
Typical rent $1,365
Compare with Scappoose - Ridgefield
Typical rent $2,335
Compare with Scappoose - Salmon Creek
Typical rent $1,631
- Duluth
Typical rent $1,630
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.