Moving from Grants Pass to Eugene
Grants Pass to Eugene: $111 less leftover
$1,267/mo leftover in Eugene vs $1,378 in Grants Pass after tax and rent ($111 less). −$1,332 a year — not a moving-company quote.
Grants Pass leftover
$1,378
a month after tax and rent
Eugene leftover
$1,267
−$111 vs Grants Pass
Home
Only when you tap. We match the nearest metro and don't keep the coordinates.
Destination
Leftover is not a cost-of-living index. Leftover vs a COL index
Who already made this move
In 2022-2023, 68 households moved Grants Pass → Eugene (about 106 people, average AGI $51,338). 53 households went the other way.
Source: IRS SOI county-to-county migration. Not a moving company; not a recommendation.
| Per month | Grants Pass | Eugene |
|---|---|---|
| Take-home | $4,697 | $4,778 |
| Rent | $1,128 | $1,403 |
| All other costs | $2,191 | $2,108 |
| Left over | $1,378 | $1,267 |
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.
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What the move itself costs
About 134 road miles, 1 bedroom. Typical ranges, not quotes.
- Full-service mover
- $1,650–$3,100
- Container or pod
- $1,100–$2,100
- Rent a truck
- $400–$800
Other moves from Grants Pass
Dig into Eugene
Paycheck
Take-home pay after tax and rent, and what's left at the end of the month.
Who moved
Which metros people actually left and arrived from, according to IRS tax returns.
Rent vs buy
Asking rent, the median home, property tax, and months to a down payment.
Monthly costs
Groceries, getting around, utilities, healthcare and childcare at your household size.
Daily life
Homicide and firearm death rates, heat, cars and commute.
Kids
Public-school enrollment, pupil–teacher ratio, bedrooms and childcare.
Getting there
Typical cost to get here, then leftover after tax and rent — not a moving-company directory.
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.
Did people actually move from Grants Pass to Eugene?
When IRS county-to-county data covers this pair, the page lists how many households made the Grants Pass → Eugene move and their average AGI. Leftover after tax and rent is shown for the same household on both sides.