Counties with the lowest cost of living in Oregon
With inflation still eating into American household budgets, middle-class Americans are paying keen attention to their finances and finding ways to reduce spending.
Nearly three-quarters of Americans surveyed by financial services provider Primerica at the end of 2022 said they are not able to save for their future due to rising costs. Home prices, rent, and food inflation as well as higher prices for gas in the last couple of years are making it so that each dollar earned has even less purchasing power than before.
Stacker compiled a list of counties with the lowest cost of living in Oregon using 2022 rankings from Niche.
#30. Deschutes County
- Overall Grade: B-
- Public School Grade: B-
- Cost of living grade: D-
- Population: 194,964
#29. Benton County
- Overall Grade: A
- Public School Grade: A
- Cost of living grade: D
- Population: 94,667
#28. Hood River County
- Overall Grade: B+
- Public School Grade: A-
- Cost of living grade: D
- Population: 23,915
#27. Jackson County
- Overall Grade: C+
- Public School Grade: C+
- Cost of living grade: D+
- Population: 221,662
#26. Lane County
- Overall Grade: B-
- Public School Grade: C+
- Cost of living grade: D+
- Population: 380,532
#25. Josephine County
- Overall Grade: D-
- Public School Grade: D+
- Cost of living grade: D+
- Population: 87,686
#24. Yamhill County
- Overall Grade: C+
- Public School Grade: B-
- Cost of living grade: D+
- Population: 107,024
#23. Lincoln County
- Overall Grade: C
- Public School Grade: C+
- Cost of living grade: D+
- Population: 49,866
#22. Clatsop County
- Overall Grade: C
- Public School Grade: C+
- Cost of living grade: D+
- Population: 40,720
#21. Tillamook County
- Overall Grade: C
- Public School Grade: C+
- Cost of living grade: C-
- Population: 27,129
#20. Curry County
- Overall Grade: C-
- Public School Grade: D+
- Cost of living grade: C-
- Population: 23,234
#19. Polk County
- Overall Grade: C+
- Public School Grade: C+
- Cost of living grade: C-
- Population: 86,347
#18. Crook County
- Overall Grade: C-
- Public School Grade: C
- Cost of living grade: C-
- Population: 24,300
#17. Marion County
- Overall Grade: B-
- Public School Grade: B-
- Cost of living grade: C-
- Population: 344,037
#16. Linn County
- Overall Grade: C-
- Public School Grade: C
- Cost of living grade: C-
- Population: 127,200
#15. Columbia County
- Overall Grade: C-
- Public School Grade: C-
- Cost of living grade: C-
- Population: 52,381
#14. Coos County
- Overall Grade: C-
- Public School Grade: C-
- Cost of living grade: C-
- Population: 64,619
#13. Wasco County
- Overall Grade: C
- Public School Grade: C
- Cost of living grade: C-
- Population: 26,603
#12. Jefferson County
- Overall Grade: C+
- Public School Grade: C
- Cost of living grade: C-
- Population: 24,232
#11. Douglas County
- Overall Grade: C-
- Public School Grade: C
- Cost of living grade: C-
- Population: 110,680
#10. Wallowa County
- Overall Grade: B-
- Public School Grade: B+
- Cost of living grade: C
- Population: 7,330
#9. Union County
- Overall Grade: B-
- Public School Grade: B-
- Cost of living grade: C
- Population: 26,255
#8. Lake County
- Overall Grade: C
- Public School Grade: C+
- Cost of living grade: C
- Population: 8,119
#7. Klamath County
- Overall Grade: C+
- Public School Grade: B
- Cost of living grade: C
- Population: 68,899
#6. Umatilla County
- Overall Grade: B-
- Public School Grade: C+
- Cost of living grade: C
- Population: 79,509
#5. Baker County
- Overall Grade: C+
- Public School Grade: B
- Cost of living grade: C
- Population: 16,539
#4. Grant County
- Overall Grade: C-
- Public School Grade: C+
- Cost of living grade: C+
- Population: 7,225
#3. Malheur County
- Overall Grade: C+
- Public School Grade: B-
- Cost of living grade: C+
- Population: 31,313
#2. Morrow County
- Overall Grade: C-
- Public School Grade: C-
- Cost of living grade: C+
- Population: 11,964
#1. Harney County
- Overall Grade: C
- Public School Grade: C
- Cost of living grade: C+
- Population: 7,454
