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Best value cities in Oregon

Cities of 25,000+ residents, scored with the “Best value” weighting the live tool uses, heaviest on cost of living index, median home price, 2-bedroom rent, median household income. Scores are relative to this set; open the tool to change the weights and re-rank.

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Top 10 · computed ranking

  1. 1.Springfield, OR61k residents

    80/100

    cost of living index: 101 · median home price: $358,700 · median household income: $68,761

  2. 2.Grants Pass, OR39k residents

    80/100

    cost of living index: 101 · median home price: $382,600 · median household income: $59,646

  3. 3.Albany, OR57k residents

    79/100

    cost of living index: 103 · median home price: $389,200 · median household income: $78,114

  4. 4.Woodburn, OR28k residents

    78/100

    cost of living index: 102 · median home price: $331,800 · median household income: $67,347

  5. 5.Medford, OR86k residents

    77/100

    cost of living index: 105 · median home price: $417,100 · median household income: $73,230

  6. 6.Keizer, OR39k residents

    77/100

    cost of living index: 107 · median home price: $434,100 · median household income: $84,813

  7. 7.Salem, OR179k residents

    76/100

    cost of living index: 106 · median home price: $416,900 · median household income: $75,487

  8. 8.McMinnville, OR35k residents

    76/100

    cost of living index: 107 · median home price: $432,800 · median household income: $73,736

  9. 9.Forest Grove, OR27k residents

    74/100

    cost of living index: 110 · median home price: $479,600 · median household income: $87,933

  10. 10.Eugene, OR180k residents

    72/100

    cost of living index: 109 · median home price: $460,400 · median household income: $66,562

Methodology: each city is scored 0–100 by min–max normalizing every weighted facet across this candidate set (direction-aware), identical math to the tool's “Best fit” tab. A different weighting produces a different order, which is the point: this is a starting shortlist, not a verdict.

Questions & answers
Which city is the best value in Oregon?
Springfield, OR ranks first with a fit score of 80/100, followed by Grants Pass (80) and Albany (79), using the "Best value" weighting.
How is this ranking calculated?
Each of the 10 candidate cities (25,000+ residents) is scored 0 to 100 by min-max normalizing the weighted facets, heaviest on cost of living index, median home price, 2-bedroom rent, median household income, across this set. Change the weights in the live tool and the order changes with them.