Living here
Cost of living in Eugene
Housing is more expensive than the US average. Rents, home prices, taxes and how far a paycheck goes.
Median rent
$1,347/mo
same as US
Median home value
$435,400
44% above US
Median household income
$63,836
19% below US
Rent as share of income
25%
US 21%
Home price to income
6.8×
US 3.9×
Sales tax
0%
Rent by number of bedrooms
HUD 2027 fair market rents for Eugene-Springfield, OR MSA (gross rent including utilities, near the 40th percentile of local rents). Source: HUD USER.
How Eugene compares
Taxes
Life in Eugene
Questions
Is Eugene expensive to live in?
Housing in Eugene is more expensive than the national average: median rent is $1,347 (same as US) and the median home value is $435,400 (44% above US).
How much is rent in Eugene?
The median gross rent is $1,347 a month. HUD’s 2027 fair market rents for the area are studio $1,157, 1 bedroom $1,182, 2 bedrooms $1,546, 3 bedrooms $2,141, 4 bedrooms $2,584.
How much of their income do renters spend in Eugene?
At the median, a year’s rent ($16,164) equals about 25% of the median household income ($63,836); nationally it’s about 21%.
What are taxes like in Eugene?
Sales tax is 0% and property taxes run about 1.02% of home value a year.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019–2023 5-year estimates; HUD fair market rents; Oregon Department of Revenue, Sales Tax in Oregon.