According to the most recent data on the cost of living, Ontario has an overall cost of living index of 89 which is 0.9x lower than the national index of 100.
Compared to only Oregon, Ontario has a cost of living index that's 0.8x lower than Oregon's index of 118.
The standard of living in Ontario ranks as #1,524 most affordable out of the 6,522 places we measured in Oregon. By definition, that implies Ontario ranks as the #4,883 most expensive place in the Beaver State.
Living Expense | Ontario | Oregon | National Average | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Overall | 89 | 118 | 100 | |
Services | 106 | 123 | 100 | |
Groceries | 96 | 115 | 100 | |
Health | 101 | 115 | 100 | |
Housing | 62 | 123 | 100 | |
Transportation | 112 | 126 | 100 | |
Utilities | 82 | 87 | 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.
City | Population | Cost Of Living | Vs. Ontario | Meridian, ID | 101,905 | 103 | 1.2x | Nampa, ID | 93,952 | 92 | 1.0x | Caldwell, ID | 54,887 | 91 | 1.0x | Eagle, ID | 26,514 | 118 | 1.3x | Kuna, ID | 19,580 | 97 | 1.1x | Star, ID | 9,115 | 104 | 1.2x | Payette, ID | 7,487 | 89 | 1.0x | Emmett, ID | 6,770 | 89 | 1.0x | Weiser, ID | 5,323 | 88 | 1.0x | Fruitland, ID | 5,264 | 93 | 1.0x |
---|