Cost of living in Vale, Oregon

Vale, Oregon has about 2,348 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $173,300.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Malheur County is $1,014 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Vale. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

Oregon's prices sit at 103.4 when the U.S. average is 100. This place is not in a metro area with its own index, so this is the state number from BEA for 2024.

Oregon taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 0.0% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Vale'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 Vale bill.

In July 2026, a typical Oregon home paid 15.97¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Vale'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, 196 have higher typical rent than Vale.