What is the cost of living in Grants Pass?

Grants Pass has a Regional Price Parity (RPP) of 97.8, where 100 represents the national average. Housing costs index at 79.9, which is below the national average. The average 2-bedroom rent is $1,363/month.

What is the median salary in Grants Pass?

The median salary in Grants Pass is $65,224 annually (mean: $68,641). Top occupations include Home Health and Personal Care Aides, Fast Food and Counter Workers, Cashiers.

How safe is Grants Pass?

The violent crime rate in the Grants Pass area is 335 per 100,000 population (state-level data). Property crime rate is 2410 per 100K.

What are the schools like in Grants Pass?

The state of OR has 1,277 schools (state-level data, no metro-level federal count exists) with an average student-teacher ratio of 17.6:1. Charter schools make up 10.1% of all schools.

How much does childcare cost in Grants Pass?

Infant center-based childcare in the Grants Pass area averages $12,639 per year. Preschool averages $9,385/year. These are state-level averages.

Is Grants Pass a good place to relocate?

Grants Pass has a Life Score of 43.3/100 (F), based on 7 of 7 available dimensions among cost of living, wages, rent, crime, schools, childcare, and environment (missing dims omitted, weights renormalized). This is a below-average score, several dimensions likely pull the composite down; compare specific dimensions to see which ones.

Where does Grants Pass sit among US metros on LiveAbility?

According to PlainRelocate's LiveAbility composite, Grants Pass ranks #198 of 387 scored US metros by LiveAbility Score (highest score = #1). That ordinal matches the /rankings/livability listing. See /methodology#corpus-placement for the exact sort basis.

Relocation profile · Federal data

Grants Pass, OR

BEA RPP 97.8 ranks #271 of 387 scored metros for higher prices (dearer third).

Compiled by PlainRelocate · June 15, 2026

97.8
Cost index (US=100): $1,363
2BR rent / mo: $65,224
Median salary: 51.2
LiveAbility Score

The verdict

As of June 2026, Grants Pass ranks #198 of 387 US metros on the LiveAbility Score (51.2/100), with its strongest marks in air quality and low hazard.

#198
of 387 US metros · Near median: 4,272,371
metro-area population: 335
violent crimes per 100K (state-level): 1,277
schools in the state (NCES)

Weakest dimension: schools (24/100). Weigh every dimension against your own priorities, use the City Finder to re-rank by what matters to you.

According to PlainRelocate's LiveAbility composite (BEA, BLS, HUD, FBI, NCES, EPA, NOAA, and FEMA inputs), Grants Pass ranks #198 of 387 scored US metros by LiveAbility Score (highest score = #1). Cost-of-living index 97.8 (100 = national average), median 2-bedroom rent $1,363/mo, median salary $65,224; LiveAbility Score 51.2/100, strongest in air quality and low hazard.

Signature: BEA RPP 97.8 ranks #271 of 387 scored metros for higher prices (dearer third).

Purchasing power tightens: BEA RPP 97.8 lands in the dearer third of scored metros (cuts at 91.5 / 97.0). Median 2BR rent $1,363/mo.

LiveAbility 51.2/100 keeps Grants Pass in the middle third (#198 of 387).

BLS OEWS total employment in the Grants Pass area is 25,220.

Grants Pass vs all US metros by LiveAbility Score

Where this metro's LiveAbility Score falls among every scored US metro (composite placement, not a desirability verdict)

51 Top 51% higher than 49% of 387 US metros

Metros banded by LiveAbility Score (0–100)

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Source PlainRelocate LiveAbility Score · June 2026

Grants Pass housing and rent

HUD Fair Market Rents for the Grants Pass MSA; housing RPP 79.9 (100 = national average); 2BR $1,363/mo.

Studio

$940

/month

1 Bedroom

$1,039

/month

2 Bedroom

$1,363

/month

3 Bedroom

$1,896

/month

4 Bedroom

$2,014

/month

Grants Pass wages and employment

Grants Pass posts 25,220 total employment with median salary $65,224 against a dearer-than-average RPP.

Median Salary

$65,224

Mean Salary

$68,641

Total Employment

25,220

Top Occupations by Employment

Occupation	Median Salary
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	$53,120
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$34,900
Cashiers	$34,080
Retail Salespersons	$36,940
Stockers and Order Fillers	$36,500

Schools & Education

State-level education data for the Grants Pass area from NCES.

Schools

1,277

Enrollment

537,619

Student:Teacher

17.6:1

Title I %

Childcare Costs

State-average childcare costs for the Grants Pass area (DOL data).

Infant (Center)

$12,639

per year

Toddler (Center)

$11,605

per year

Preschool (Center)

$9,385

per year

Life Score Breakdown

Grants Pass's composite Life Score is 43.3/100 (F), computed across 7 of 7 dimensions.

Cost

30/100

Weak

Wages

39/100

Below average

Rent

42/100

Below average

Crime

44/100

Below average

Schools

76/100

Strong

Childcare

25/100

Weak

Environment

65/100

Strong

LiveAbility Score

View full rankings →

Grants Pass ranks #198 out of 387 metros with a LiveAbility Score of 51.2/100 - a composite of 8 of 8 quality-of-life dimensions from federal data. Customize the weights to match your priorities →

Strongest dimension: Air quality (95/100)

Air quality

95
Low hazard

92
Climate

86
Safety

44
Housing

42
Job market

39
Cost of living

30
Schools

24

What this shows Grants Pass's strongest dimensions are air quality and low hazard; its weakest among scored dims is schools at 24/100. Default weights: cost 18%, jobs & housing 15% each, safety & schools 12%, air & hazard 10%, climate 8%.

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Metros near Grants Pass on cost, LiveAbility, or wages

Nearest out-of-state neighbors to Grants Pass on BEA RPP, LiveAbility, or BLS median salary, a different lens than the size-ranked list.

Similar cost of living (BEA RPP)

Similar LiveAbility score

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, HUD Fair Market Rents, BLS OES, FBI UCR, NCES, DOL, EPA June 2026

Grants Pass cost figures follow BEA Regional Price Parities and HUD Fair Market Rents; Grants Pass wages and LiveAbility inputs follow BLS OEWS plus the federal sources listed in methodology. This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Scores are federal-data percentiles, not a move recommendation. How this data is sourced.

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Grants Pass runs a $65,224 median salary at a 97.8 cost index, ranking #198 of 387 nationally on LiveAbility.

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