Eugene, OR
Eugene-Springfield, OR Metro Area
Figures are medians for the whole Eugene-Springfield, OR Metro Area, not the city proper.
Among the 300 U.S. metros CityLedger tracks, Eugene ranks 234th for affordability — how far a typical paycheck stretches after local prices — and 171st for income. A household earns $73,476 a year while median rent runs $1,470/mo, making it expensive relative to what residents earn. Affordability and price level are different lenses: the raw cost of living here runs 2% above the U.S. average.
Its strongest card is commute (57th of 300), while cost of living is the soft spot (248th). Housing usually decides a move: rent ranks 204th and home prices 241st among the 300 metros CityLedger tracks.
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On $75,000 for just you in Eugene, your take-home is worth about $54,451 once local prices are factored in — local prices stretch it less than the U.S. average.
Take-home estimates a single filer taking the standard deduction (2025 federal brackets, FICA, and state income tax) and isn't tax advice. “Real value” rebases take-home to average U.S. prices using the BEA cost-of-living index; the per-person figure uses the OECD square-root equivalence scale.
The numbers
Income & cost
- Median income
- 171st of 300↑28.2%$73,476
- Cost of living?The local price level vs. the U.S. average of 100 (BEA). Lower means cheaper. This is raw prices, not adjusted for income.
- 248th of 300102 (US=100)
- Cost-adj. income?Median household income divided by the local price level — what the typical paycheck is really worth here.
- $72,342
- Per-capita income
- $38,440
- Full-time pay
- $40,350
Housing
- Median rent
- 204th of 300↑42.2%$1,470/mo
- Home value
- 241st of 300↑52.7%$448,000
- Property tax
- $3,438/yr · 0.8%
- Sales tax
- 0.00%
Jobs & education
- Unemployment
- 230th of 3005.3%
- Bachelor's+
- 145th of 30033.8%
- Avg commute
- 57th of 30021.5 min
People
- Population
- 382,396
- Population change
- +0.1%
- Median age
- 40.6 yrs
- Foreign-born
- 5.3%
- Broadband
- 93.8%
Environment & risk
- Air quality (AQI)
- 116th of 30044
- Natural-hazard loss
- 241st of 300$19/$10k
Health
- Fair/poor health
- 144th of 30018.3%
- Uninsured (18–64)
- 8.3%
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau (ACS), U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. EPA, FEMA, CDC, NOAA — every figure's source is listed on our methodology page. Data built 2026-06-14. ↑↓ mark the change since 2019.
How CityLedger scores it
Transparent weights — see our methodology.
Strengths
- + Commute
Watch-outs
- – Affordability
- – Cost of living
- – Rent
- – Home prices
- – Job market
- – Hazard safety
Climate
30-year normals (1991–2020) from the nearest station — eugene-mahlon sweet fld.
What jobs pay in Eugene
Median annual wage by occupation (BLS OEWS 2025) — half of workers in each role earn more, half less.
- Family medicine physicians
- $294,010
- IT managers
- $157,200
- Pharmacists
- $155,890
- Financial managers
- $145,600
- Software developers
- $121,050
- Registered nurses
- $113,720
- Lawyers
- $111,850
- Civil engineers
- $98,940
- Electricians
- $94,680
- General & operations managers
- $94,170
- Police officers
- $92,780
- Plumbers
- $84,910
- Accountants & auditors
- $79,930
- Secondary school teachers
- $79,900
- Web developers
- $78,060
- Elementary school teachers
- $64,260
- Carpenters
- $62,590
- Truck drivers (heavy)
- $58,480
- Maintenance & repair workers
- $49,230
- Construction laborers
- $47,530
- Customer service reps
- $45,880
- Waiters & waitresses
- $42,930
- Janitors
- $37,350
- Retail salespersons
- $35,410
- Cashiers
- $34,110
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS 2025 — annual median wage. Cross-industry, all experience levels.
Where new residents move from
The states sending the most people to the Eugene metro, by estimated movers (U.S. Census 2022 migration flows, 5-year). Moves from elsewhere in Oregon are excluded to show where out-of-state arrivals originate.
- California5,921
- Washington1,955
- Idaho691
- Arizona688
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2022 Migration Flows (5-year).
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Eugene metro — frequently asked
- What is the median rent in the Eugene metro?
- Median gross rent across the Eugene-Springfield, OR Metro Area is $1,470 a month (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024). That figure covers the whole metro area, not just the city of Eugene.
- What is the median household income in the Eugene metro?
- A typical household in the Eugene-Springfield, OR Metro Area earns $73,476 a year (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024).
- Is Eugene expensive to live in?
- The overall cost of living in the Eugene-Springfield, OR Metro Area runs about 2% above the U.S. average (BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024) — prices are higher than average, before accounting for local pay.
- Does a paycheck go far in the Eugene metro?
- After adjusting for local prices, the median household income is worth about $72,342 (versus its face value of $73,476). CityLedger rates the Eugene-Springfield, OR Metro Area expensive for what residents earn.
- What is the typical home value in the Eugene metro?
- The median home value across the Eugene-Springfield, OR Metro Area is $448,000 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024).
- What is the unemployment rate in the Eugene metro?
- The unemployment rate in the Eugene-Springfield, OR Metro Area is 5.3% (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024).