Cost of living in Shady Cove, Oregon
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,110 a month.
Shady Cove is a city in Oregon. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $57,000 a year.
- People
- 3,076
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,110
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $57,000
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $367,900
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,539
- Medford, OR MSA
Shady Cove, Oregon has about 3,076 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $367,900.
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 Shady Cove. 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 Shady Cove'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 Shady Cove bill.
In July 2026, a typical Oregon home paid 15.97¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Shady Cove'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, 149 have higher typical rent than Shady Cove.
Nearby places
- Eagle Point
Typical rent $1,307
Compare with Shady Cove - White City
Typical rent $1,379
Compare with Shady Cove - Central Point
Typical rent $1,364
Compare with Shady Cove - Gold Hill
Typical rent $1,471
Compare with Shady Cove - Medford
Typical rent $1,376
Compare with Shady Cove - Rogue River
Typical rent $1,348
Compare with Shady Cove - Jacksonville
Typical rent $1,615
- Foots Creek
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.