Cost of living in Vancouver

Composed in-house · four inputs · 14% of the overall score

74/100
17th of 43

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The four inputs

Housing cost index92

Portland 10045% · scores 83

Effective property tax rate0.77%

Portland 0.87%25% · scores 81

Utilities90

Portland 10020% · scores 70

Local sales tax8.90%

Portland median 0.00%10% · scores 22

Vertical rule marks the Portland reference. Composed in-house · ACS 2020–24. Every scale is on the methodology page.

Best Portland suburbs for cost of living

All 43 ranked, Vancouver highlighted

1St. HelensA−$394,200 2McMinnvilleA−$432,800 3Forest GroveA−$479,600 4Oak GroveA−$515,700 5TroutdaleB+$456,100 6MilwaukieB+$505,100 7Hazel DellB+$455,500 8OrchardsB+$461,700 9MolallaB+$447,100 10OatfieldB+$569,000 11GladstoneB+$480,700 12CanbyB+$528,500 13FairviewB$427,700 14CorneliusB$452,900 15Oregon CityB$555,800 16GreshamB$458,700 17VancouverB$462,400 18BeavertonB$569,800 19SandyB$470,300 20TualatinB$628,200 21HillsboroB$521,100 22WilsonvilleB$615,300 23AlohaB$484,400 24Oak HillsB$647,800 25PortlandB−$581,500 26Battle GroundB−$485,100 27Salmon CreekB−$530,100 28TigardB−$610,500 29NewbergB−$472,100 30Happy ValleyB−$725,300 31MinnehahaB−$447,900 32FelidaC+$674,000 33Cedar MillC+$878,300 34SherwoodC+$602,100 35DamascusC+$653,100 36Five CornersC+$459,600 37Mount VistaC+$586,600 38WashougalC+$552,300 39CamasC$711,700 40BethanyC$751,700 41RidgefieldC$613,500 42Lake OswegoC$932,200 43West LinnC$770,200

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Better than Vancouver on cost of living

Vancouver grades B on cost of living. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.

SuburbCost of livingMedian home valueEff. tax rateOverall

St. Helens19 mi from VancouverA−$394k0.67% 46 D Oak Grove16 mi from VancouverA−$516k0.91% 65 C+ Troutdale12 mi from VancouverB+$456k0.91% 54 C− Milwaukie13 mi from VancouverB+$505k0.87% 63 C+ Hazel Dell4 mi from VancouverB+$456k0.78% 57 C− Orchards5 mi from VancouverB+$462k0.82% 60 C

Cost-of-living index composed in-house from housing cost, utilities, effective property tax and local sales tax · Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Effective property tax: ACS 2020–24

Six Portland lists

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How this works

How we score Portland suburbs — every weight and source Twelve guides to moving to Portland