Eugene, Oregon
Cost of living, housing, income, commute, climate, and safety — compiled for relocators researching Eugene.
Key figures
Each metric shows how Eugene compares with the U.S. baseline (ACS/BLS nationals where available; catalog-city averages for crime, climate, and commute). Income, housing, population, and crime are for the incorporated city (city limits), not the broader metro/MSA — unemployment is county-level (BLS LAUS).
- Population
- 177,520City limits · not metro/MSA
- Median household income
- $63,836Incorporated place (ACS)19% below U.S. avgU.S. $78,538
- Housing cost index
- 122ACS home+rent vs U.S. (100 = avg)22% above U.S. avgU.S. 100
- Median home value
- $435,400City limits (ACS)44% above U.S. avgU.S. $303,400
- Median rent
- $1,347City limits (ACS)Near U.S. avg ($1,348)U.S. $1,348
- Unemployment
- 4.8%County LAUS · not city-onlyNear U.S. avg (4.2 pts)U.S. 4.2 pts
- Avg commute
- 19 min24% below U.S. avgU.S. 25 min
- Walk Score
- 46Near U.S. avg (45)U.S. 45
- Violent crime rate
- 389.8annualized per 100k · citywide35% below U.S. avgU.S. 602.7
- Property crime rate
- 3570.8annualized per 100k · citywide16% above U.S. avgU.S. 3084.9
- Summer high
- 81°F6.0°F below U.S. avgU.S. 87°F
- Winter low
- 35°FNear U.S. avg (34°F)U.S. 34°F
- Annual rainfall
- 40.8 in24% above U.S. avgU.S. 32.9 in
- Sunny days
- 21918% below U.S. avgU.S. 266
Compare Eugene with another city
Eugene, Oregon counts about 177,520 residents inside the city limits. Median household income is roughly $63,836, while the ACS housing-cost index sits near 122 — above the national housing-cost baseline (100 ≈ U.S. average). A typical home near $435,400 and rents around $1,347 frame most shortlists.
Eugene is compact enough that a single wrong neighborhood choice is easy to feel day to day — visit at commute hour before signing. Figures on this page are merged from Census ACS, BLS LAUS, FBI Crime Data Explorer, and NOAA Climate Normals — use them to compare Eugene with nearby alternatives before you relocate.
Wet winters west of the Cascades and dry east-side climates split the state. The normals show about 40.8 inches of rain and 219 sunny days across a typical year. Plan on roughly 19 minutes each way for a typical commute; Walk Score is about 46. Unemployment recently ran near 4.8%, broadly in line with many large U.S. counties. Violent-offense rates around 389.8 per 100k are moderate for a large U.S. city, with meaningful variation by neighborhood.
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Sources
- Census / ACS: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 5-year (Eugene city, 1600000US4123850)
- BLS: BLS LAUS LAUCN410390000000003 (Lane County, May 2026)
- Crime: FBI CIUS Table 8 (2019) city offenses known to law enforcement — rates per 100k; CDE API unavailable at enrich time
- Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 Monthly Normals (USW00024221 EUGENE MAHLON SWEET AP)
Last updated 2026-07-28