According to the most recent data on the cost of living, Milton-Freewater has an overall cost of living index of 92 which is 0.9x lower than the national index of 100.
Compared to only Oregon, Milton-Freewater has a cost of living index that's 0.8x lower than Oregon's index of 119.
The standard of living in Milton-Freewater ranks as #1,974 most affordable out of the 6,418 places we measured in Oregon. By definition, that implies Milton-Freewater ranks as the #4,444 most expensive place in the Beaver State.
Living Expense | Milton-Freewater | Oregon | National Average | |
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Overall | 92 | 119 | 100 | |
Services | 100 | 119 | 100 | |
Groceries | 101 | 114 | 100 | |
Health | 128 | 118 | 100 | |
Housing | 61 | 122 | 100 | |
Transportation | 114 | 128 | 100 | |
Utilities | 96 | 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 | Milton-Freewater | Oregon | United States |
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Median Home Value | $131,800 | $336,700 | $229,800 |
Median Rent | $586 | $1,173 | $1,096 |
Median Income | $39,028 | $65,667 | $64,994 |
Home Value To Income | 3.4x | 5.1x | 3.5x |
Rent To Monthly Income | 0.18x | 0.21x | 0.2x |
Item | Milton-Freewater | Oregon |
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Shampoo | $1.2 | $1.06 |
Movie | $10.86 | $10.68 |
Bowling | $17.73 | $14.67 |
Item | Milton-Freewater | Oregon |
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Ground Beef | $3.57 | $4.22 |
Fried Chicken | $1.53 | $1.39 |
Milk | $2.7 | $2.05 |
Item | Milton-Freewater | Oregon |
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Haircut | $17.73 | $18.62 |
Beauty Salon | $35.67 | $39.05 |
Toothpaste | $2.38 | $2.34 |
Item | Milton-Freewater | Oregon |
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Potatoes | $2.91 | $3.29 |
Pizza | $10.5 | $10.62 |
Beer | $9.96 | $9.38 |
Optometrist | $157.25 | $108.57 |
Doctor | $183.13 | $116.17 |
Dentist | $118.93 | $99.13 |
Item | Milton-Freewater | Oregon |
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Gasoline | $2.48 | $2.22 |
Tire Balancing | $59.08 | $50.07 |
All Electricity | $147.85 | $167.67 |
Phone | $196.92 | $175.64 |
City | Population | Cost Of Living | Vs. Milton-Freewater |
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Kennewick, WA | 82,633 | 101 | 1.1x |
Pasco, WA | 74,266 | 100 | 1.1x |
Richland, WA | 57,353 | 106 | 1.2x |
Walla Walla, WA | 32,951 | 98 | 1.1x |
Hermiston, OR | 17,512 | 96 | 1.0x |
Pendleton, OR | 16,685 | 93 | 1.0x |
La Grande, OR | 13,380 | 97 | 1.1x |
College Place, WA | 9,311 | 100 | 1.1x |
Umatilla, OR | 7,215 | 90 | 1.0x |
Finley, WA | 5,858 | 103 | 1.1x |