Portland cost of living
Cost of living in the city of Portland
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA had 2,537,904 people in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. The HUD area used for rent is Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA MSA. The 2024 all-items regional price parity is 105.4, where the U.S. average is 100.
2-bedroom Fair Market Rent
$1,878
FY 2027, principal HUD area
Median gross rent
$1,767
ACS 2024 1-year
Goods prices
105.2
BEA goods RPP, 2024
Utilities prices
107.0
BEA utilities RPP, 2024
Mean commute
25.4 minutes
ACS S0801, workers who did not work from home
Median household income
$98,994
ACS 2024, 2024 dollars
Median real estate taxes divided by median home value in this metro are 0.84%. Childcare prices are not in the verified dataset.
Benefits in Oregon
Benefit rules in this tool follow the state, not the city. SNAP in Oregon · Medicaid · Oregon overview
Related comparisons
From Portland
The eight largest 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent gaps from Portland.
- Portland and San Francisco · rent gap $1,819
- Portland and San Jose · rent gap $1,394
- Portland and Boston · rent gap $1,130
- Portland and New York · rent gap $1,093
- Portland and Los Angeles · rent gap $1,086
- Portland and San Diego · rent gap $945
- Portland and McAllen · rent gap $861
- Portland and Wichita · rent gap $835
Nearby metros
Next in the population ranking: Austin, Sacramento, Pittsburgh