Living in Eugene, OR
College town in Oregon
Eugene is a college town in Oregon, home to about 178,000 people, with 303,000 living within 31 mi. Day to day, much of daily life is walkable. Life moves at a moderate pace, and homes are mostly apartments.
Is Eugene a good place to live? Pros and cons
👍 Pros
- Mild summers: highs around 81°F
- Great outdoors: hills or mountains nearby
- Strong healthcare: 2 top-rated (4–5★) hospitals within 31 mi
- Low natural disaster risk: 10 federally declared disasters since 2000
👎 Cons
- Fewer family amenities than most places
- Smaller job market: about 303,000 people live within 31 mi
- Cloudier than most places
- Higher taxes: about $3,084 state income tax per resident, 1.02% property tax
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Key facts
Living in Eugene: common questions
What is the cost of living in Eugene?
A typical 3-bedroom home is worth about $459k, and a 3-bedroom rents for about $2,350 a month including utilities. Overall living costs are close to the US average (index 102, where the US is 100).
What are taxes like in Eugene?
Oregon collects about $3,084 in state income tax per resident, and homeowners here pay about 1.02% of their home's value in property tax each year.
Is Eugene safe?
Violent crime is close to the national rate (1.0× in FBI 2019 data).
What is the weather like in Eugene?
Eugene has cool winters: winter days average around 49°F and summer days around 81°F, with roughly 3″ of snow a year.
Does Eugene get natural disasters?
Natural disaster risk is moderate, mainly from earthquakes and flooding: 10 federally declared disasters have hit the county since 2000, and FEMA expects about 0.8 deaths or injuries per 100,000 residents a year.
What is the nearest major airport to Eugene?
The nearest major airport is PDX, about 109 mi away.
How Eugene scores
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