Cost of living in Winston, Oregon
Winston, Oregon has about 5,690 people. Typical rent is $980 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $56,667 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 #25 in Oregon on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $980 a month.
Winston is a city in Oregon. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $56,667 a year.
- People
- 5,690
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $980
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $56,667
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $244,100
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,212
- Douglas County, OR
Winston, Oregon has about 5,690 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $244,100.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Douglas County is $1,212 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Winston. 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 Winston'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 Winston bill.
In July 2026, a typical Oregon home paid 15.97¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Winston'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, 171 have higher typical rent than Winston.
Nearby places
- Green
Typical rent $1,216
Compare with Winston - Roseburg
Typical rent $1,063
Compare with Winston - Myrtle Creek
Typical rent $1,013
Compare with Winston - Tri-City
Typical rent $934
Compare with Winston - Roseburg North
Typical rent $1,197
Compare with Winston - Canyonville
Typical rent $959
Compare with Winston - Sutherlin
Typical rent $1,221
Compare with Winston - Glide
Typical rent $479
Compare with Winston
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.