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Affordability in Portland

Portland ranks T#79 of 134 US cities for affordability, with a affordability score of 41 — Some Fun. That puts it in the 42nd percentile nationally and #2 of 2 in Oregon.

affordability score
41
Some Fun
National rank
T#79 of 134
In Oregon
#2 of 2
Percentile
42nd

The typical city scores 50 for affordability; Portland sits 9 points below the median.

How affordability is measured

Cost of living and housing pressure on residents.

The affordability score is the flip side of our economic strain measure — 100 minus the raw economic strain score — so a city with less of it scores higher.

Data sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics unemployment, HUD Fair Market Rent and US Census median income plus poverty rate.

Full methodology → Glossary The raw measurement is part of the Data plan →

Ranked around Portland

  1. #77 St. Petersburg, FL 43
  2. #78 Minneapolis, MN 42
  3. T#79 Portland, OR — this page 41
  4. #81 North Las Vegas, NV 40
  5. #82 Spokane, WA 39

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Top US cities for affordability

  1. #1 Jackson, WY 100
  2. #2 Telluride, CO 99
  3. T#3 Bismarck, ND 98
  4. T#3 Sioux Falls, SD 98
  5. #5 Louisville, KY 97

More about Portland

Portland scores 81 overall (Very Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: