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Colorado vs Oregon: taxes, cost of living, laws
Colorado
Moderate tax burden · COL index 110
Wins 6 categories
VS
Oregon
Moderate tax burden · COL index 110
Wins 9 categories
Oregon's top income tax rate is 9.9% vs Colorado's 4.4%. Property taxes are meaningfully different: Oregon averages 0.82% annually vs Colorado's 0.48%.
Taxes
4.4%
Income Tax (top rate)
9.9%
0.48%/yr
Property Tax Rate
0.82%/yr
7.76%
Sales Tax (avg)
None
No
Social Security Tax
Yes
Yes
Estate Tax
No
As income
Capital Gains Tax
As income
Housing & Cost of Living
110
COL Index (100=avg)
110
$545K
Median Home Price
$480K
$1,850/mo
Median Rent (2BR/mo)
$1,700/mo
$3K/yr
Home Insurance (avg/yr)
$800/yr
Crime & Safety
453
Violent Crime / 100K
302
2,859
Property Crime / 100K
3,078
337
Sex Offenders / 100K
795
314
Homeless / 100K
535
Healthcare
#9 of 50
Healthcare Quality Rank
#14 of 50
78.8 yrs
Life Expectancy
78 yrs
7.4%
Uninsured Rate
7.1%
Yes
Medicaid Expansion
Yes
Education
#9 of 50
K-12 Quality Rank
#21 of 50
No
School Choice / Vouchers
No
Childcare
$1,600/mo
Avg Infant Care / mo
$1,550/mo
Utilities & Daily Costs
$130/mo
Avg Energy Bill / mo
$110/mo
$530/mo
Avg Groceries / mo
$540/mo
#30 of 50
Road Quality Rank
#36 of 50
Social Policy
A-
Gun Laws Grade
A-
D+11.0
2024 Presidential Margin
D+14.0
Category wins
6
Colorado
9
Oregon
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