According to the most recent data on the cost of living, Cottage Grove has an overall cost of living index of 108 which is 1.1x higher than the national index of 100.
Compared to only Oregon, Cottage Grove has a cost of living index that's 0.9x lower than Oregon's index of 119.
The standard of living in Cottage Grove ranks as #3,955 most affordable out of the 6,418 places we measured in Oregon. By definition, that implies Cottage Grove ranks as the #2,464 most expensive place in the Beaver State.
Living Expense | Cottage Grove | Oregon | National Average | |
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Overall | 108 | 119 | 100 | |
Services | 121 | 119 | 100 | |
Groceries | 115 | 114 | 100 | |
Health | 118 | 118 | 100 | |
Housing | 86 | 122 | 100 | |
Transportation | 128 | 128 | 100 | |
Utilities | 89 | 88 | 100 |
Housing swings affordability the most between places in Oregon, so we broke down the statistics around housing costs into more detail. It's also important to consider median household incomes to make apples-to-apples comparisons across locations.
Home and income come data comes from the most recent US Census ACS 2014-2018.
Statistic | Cottage Grove | Oregon | United States |
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Median Home Value | $216,100 | $336,700 | $229,800 |
Median Rent | $823 | $1,173 | $1,096 |
Median Income | $50,765 | $65,667 | $64,994 |
Home Value To Income | 4.3x | 5.1x | 3.5x |
Rent To Monthly Income | 0.19x | 0.21x | 0.2x |
Item | Cottage Grove | Oregon |
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Shampoo | $1.23 | $1.06 |
Movie | $11.1 | $10.68 |
Bowling | $19.95 | $14.67 |
Item | Cottage Grove | Oregon |
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Ground Beef | $4.74 | $4.22 |
Fried Chicken | $1.58 | $1.39 |
Milk | $2.12 | $2.05 |
Item | Cottage Grove | Oregon |
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Haircut | $33.67 | $18.62 |
Beauty Salon | $56.44 | $39.05 |
Toothpaste | $2.65 | $2.34 |
Item | Cottage Grove | Oregon |
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Potatoes | $2.34 | $3.29 |
Pizza | $11.99 | $10.62 |
Beer | $11.24 | $9.38 |
Optometrist | $146.25 | $108.57 |
Doctor | $168.67 | $116.17 |
Dentist | $101.75 | $99.13 |
Item | Cottage Grove | Oregon |
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Gasoline | $2.78 | $2.22 |
Tire Balancing | $68.4 | $50.07 |
All Electricity | $143.85 | $167.67 |
Phone | $170.53 | $175.64 |
City | Population | Cost Of Living | Vs. Cottage Grove |
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Eugene, OR | 170,457 | 118 | 1.1x |
Springfield, OR | 62,729 | 106 | 1.0x |
Roseburg, OR | 23,237 | 110 | 1.0x |
Sweet Home, OR | 9,763 | 104 | 1.0x |
Green, OR | 8,149 | 103 | 1.0x |
Sutherlin, OR | 8,060 | 101 | 0.9x |
Creswell, OR | 5,445 | 112 | 1.0x |
Winston, OR | 5,444 | 106 | 1.0x |
Veneta, OR | 5,010 | 108 | 1.0x |