How much does it cost to live in Bend, Oregon? Today I am going to talk about just that, the cost of living in Bend Oregon. Right now, we have so many people from all over the country moving here, so I thought it would be really helpful to compare Bend to a couple of other cities. One being a large city that people are moving away from, and the other being of similar size and geographical features to Bend, and one of which people are trying to decide which city would be a better fit for them. So let’s dig in and discuss the cost of living in Bend Oregon and compare it to San Francisco, California, and Boulder, Colorado.
Bend, Oregon vs San Francisco, CA
I’ll begin by comparing Bend to San Francisco, California. Overall, you are going to find that Bend Oregon’s cost of living is much less than San Francisco’s. And through research, I actually found out that a salary of $114,000 in San Francisco is comparable to a $50,000 salary here in Bend. Obviously, a big difference!
Let’s also go and take a look at some other numbers. So, as you can see from the slide up above, we have Bend compared to San Francisco. And I have also thrown in some United States numbers, just so you can see where we are across the nation.
To get a better idea of what it’s like to live in each place we should look at the cost of living differences. The median house price in Bend, Oregon is $441,995, while in San Francisco it is $1,378,300. Bend childcare is also less expensive at $700 per month compared to San Francisco’s at $2,145. Bend’s gas is also a little cheaper at $2.97 per gallon compared to San Francisco’s at $3.94. You can see through all of this information here, you are getting a much better cost of living experience through Bend than you would through San Francisco.
Bend, Oregon vs Boulder, Colorado
Now, let’s compare the cost of living in Bend, Oregon to Boulder, Colorado. Again, the reason why I picked Boulder is because when people are trying to decide which city to move to when they are relocating, Bend and Boulder seem to be on a lot of people’s lists. Check out this slide that shows Bend’s cost of living and Boulder, Colorado’s cost of living.
As you can see, there is a lot of similarities between these two cities. The population is roughly around the same size, median income is around the same size, but we do have some differences. Like the childcare, still much lower at $700 per month compared to $1,375 for Boulder. No sales tax, again, in Oregon and 8.8 sales tax in Boulder. We do have some other differences like the rental rates are a little different. And then the big difference is the median house price. Bend, Oregon’s median house price is $441,995 and in Boulder, it is $738,400. That’s a really big difference between the median income levels and what you can purchase between moving to Boulder and moving to Bend.
Bend Accolades
Now that we’ve looked at the cost of living in Bend, Oregon compared to some other cities here in the United States, I also wanted to show some information about some awards and rankings Bend has received and why it is such an amazing place to live. Bend continues to receive many accolades, awards, and rankings, and it also continues to be on a lot of “Best of” lists. And here are just a few small examples of the reason why Bend is so amazing.
We are number 7 best small place for business and careers according to Forbes Lists and number two in job growth. And according to the Milken Institute Ranking Report, we are the number one best performing small city in the United States. And according to money.com, we’re the number 34th best place to live in America in 2019.
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