Cost of living in Stayton, Oregon

Stayton, Oregon has about 8,292 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $409,700.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Marion County is $1,692 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Stayton. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Salem, 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 Stayton'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 Stayton bill.

In July 2026, a typical Oregon home paid 15.97¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Stayton'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, 138 have higher typical rent than Stayton.