Grants Pass vs Eugene leftover
Moving to Eugene costs you $111 a month
$1,267/mo leftover in Eugene vs $1,378 in Grants Pass after tax and rent ($111 less). −$1,332 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms. Not a cost-of-living index.
Grants Pass leftover
$1,378
a month after tax and rent
Eugene leftover
$1,267
−$111 vs Grants Pass
Compare Grants Pass to another metro
Same paycheck. Try a different city next to Grants Pass.
Monthly gap
Grants Pass → Eugene
$111
less / month in Grants Pass
$1,267 in Eugene · $1,378 in Grants Pass · One adult, renting a 1-bedroom
Home
Only when you tap. We match the nearest metro and don't keep the coordinates.
Destination
In 2022-2023, 68 households moved Grants Pass → Eugene (avg AGI $51,338). 53 went the other way. The whole move →
−$111 / mo
| Per month | Grants Pass | Eugene | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $6,417 | $6,550 | +$133 |
| Income and payroll tax | $1,720 | $1,771 | +$51 |
| Take-home pay | $4,697 | $4,778 | +$82 |
| Rent | $1,128 | $1,403 | +$275 |
| Getting around | $618 | $535 | −$83 |
| Groceries | $434 | $434 | $0 |
| Healthcare | $488 | $488 | $0 |
| Utilities | $271 | $271 | $0 |
| Everything else | $380 | $380 | $0 |
| Left over | $1,378 | $1,267 | −$111 |
To break even in Eugene, you'd need to earn
$80,500
Household gross, versus $77,000 today. That's the salary that leaves you exactly as much at the end of the month as Grants Pass does now.
The tax difference alone
−$139
A year, in state and local income tax. Effective rates: 26.8% in Grants Pass, 27.0% in Eugene.
More about Eugene
Grants Pass, OR in full
State income tax topping out at 9.9%, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,343 and 199 sunny days; commutes average 21 minutes.
Eugene, OR in full
State income tax topping out at 9.9%, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,670 and 157 sunny days; commutes average 20 minutes.
The reverse move
Same two cities, but starting from Eugene on Eugene wages.
Eugene → Grants Pass →Questions
Is the cost of living lower in Eugene than Grants Pass?
A one-bedroom is about $1,128 in Grants Pass versus $1,403 in Eugene. On a one-adult, one-bedroom household, leftover is about $111 a month lower in Eugene. Change the job or household on the comparison to see your number.
Does Eugene have state income tax?
Eugene is in Oregon, which taxes wage income.
What changes if you move from Grants Pass to Eugene?
Take-home pay is recalculated under Oregon tax, rent is priced at the same bedroom count, and leftover is the gap. The from-to page also lists IRS households that already made the move, when that data exists.
Leftover is take-home after federal, state and city wage tax, minus asking rent at the bedroom count you set, minus a modelled month of groceries, utilities, healthcare, transport and childcare. It is not a cost-of-living index and not a moving quote. The dollar gap between Grants Pass and Eugene moves when you change the job, remote versus local pay, or bedrooms. How the math works · Leftover vs a COL index · Why a cheaper COL% can still lose leftover.
Rent is Zillow's asking rent for each metro; taxes and living costs are modelled. An estimate, not a quote or tax advice. How this is calculated.