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Residential comparison · 13 facts

Bethany, OR vs McMinnville, OR

Compare the housing, tax, cost, income, safety, school, and climate facts that are available for both places. The table shows the numbers without declaring one city universally better.

A household earning $85,000 in Bethany needs about $77,000 in McMinnville to keep the same lifestyle.
Coming from McMinnville, $85,000 of lifestyle costs about $93,000 in Bethany.

A few differences

Bethany vs McMinnville · facet by facet
FacetBethany, ORMcMinnville, OR
Median home price$751,700$432,800
2-bedroom rent$2,091/mo$1,367/mo
Property tax rate0.93%0.93%
State & local income tax7.48%7.48%
Sales tax0%0%
Cost of living index135107
Groceries index105105
Utilities$165/mo$165/mo
Median household income$167,735$73,736
Unemployment rate4.2%4.2%
Crime index50/10050/100
School rating5.5/105.5/10
Sunny days / year160 days160 days

Data: Census ACS 2024 · BLS · Tax Foundation 2024 brackets · HUD/Zillow · NOAA 1991–2020 · FEMA NRI · Values are shown as reported; no universal winner is implied.

Full profiles: Bethany, OR · McMinnville, OR
Questions & answers
Is Bethany cheaper than McMinnville?
McMinnville has the lower day-to-day cost index (107 vs 135 against a national 100). The other differences are shown facet by facet in the table.
What household income in McMinnville equals $85,000 in Bethany?
A household earning $85,000 in Bethany needs about $77,000 in McMinnville to keep the same lifestyle; coming the other way, $85,000 of McMinnville lifestyle costs about $93,000 in Bethany.