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Bend vs St. George

Metro-area medians — Bend, OR Metro Area vs St. George, UT Metro Area — not the cities proper.

Bend comes out ahead, winning 5 of the 9 clearly-decided measures.

St. George is about 6% cheaper to live in, while Bend households earn about 10% more. Adjusted for local prices, a typical paycheck stretches further in Bend.

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Bend, OR
$55,305
take-home / yr · 26% to tax
$53,380
real value after local prices
St. George, UT
$57,939
take-home / yr · 23% to tax
$59,533
real value after local prices

On $75,000 for just you, St. George leaves you about $6,154/yr better off after tax and local prices.

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.

Measure
Bend
St. George
Livability (CityLedger)
73/100
67/100
Cost of living (price level, US = 100)
103.6
97.3
Cost-adjusted income (pay's real value)
$92,638
$89,377
Median household income
$95,979
$86,983
Median rent
$1,834/mo
$1,653/mo
Median home value
$631,000
$567,200
Unemployment
4.4%
3.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher
42.6%
37%
Average commute
19.5 min
19.3 min
Air quality (median AQI)
39
44
Avg temperature
49°F
50°F

Choose Bend for

  • + Livability (CityLedger)
  • + Cost-adjusted income (pay's real value)
  • + Median household income
  • + Bachelor's degree or higher
  • + Air quality (median AQI)
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Choose St. George for

  • + Cost of living (price level, US = 100)
  • + Median rent
  • + Median home value
  • + Unemployment
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Bend vs St. George — frequently asked

Is Bend cheaper than St. George?
St. George is cheaper: its overall cost of living runs about 6% below Bend's (BEA Regional Price Parities).
Which has higher household income, Bend or St. George?
Bend has the higher median household income — $95,979 versus $86,983 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS), about 10% more.
Does a paycheck go further in Bend or St. George?
A paycheck stretches further in Bend. Adjusted for local prices, the median income is worth $92,638 there versus $89,377 in St. George.
Which has cheaper rent, Bend or St. George?
St. George has cheaper rent — a median of $1,653/mo versus $1,834/mo (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS).