Cost of living in Polk County
Simple answer
A 2-bedroom fair-market rent is $1,692 a month.
That HUD number covers Polk County, Oregon, from October 2026 through September 2027. Towns in the county can still have different rents on the ground.
- Studio
- $1,285
- 1 bed
- $1,294
- 2 bed
- $1,692
- 3 bed
- $2,341
- 4 bed
- $2,564
This county is in the Salem, OR area. BEA's 2024 price index there is 103.6 (U.S. = 100).
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Towns in this county
- Dallas · 17,531 people
- Monmouth · 11,428 people
- Independence · 10,199 people
- Grand Ronde · 1,549 people
- Falls City · 1,222 people