2025 Compare Cities Cost of Living:
Cedar Mill, OR vs Happy Valley, OR

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Is it cheaper to live in Happy Valley or is it cheaper to live in Cedar Mill?
- Happy Valley is 4.4% more expensive than Cedar Mill.

Which city has more affordable housing, Happy Valley or Cedar Mill?
- Happy Valley housing costs are 16.4% less expensive than Cedar Mill housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Cedar Mill or is Health Care more affordable in Happy Valley.
- Health related expenses are 1.1% more in Happy Valley.
 Cedar Mill, ORHappy Valley, ORUnited States
 Overall  Unlock133.7100
 Food & Groceries106.0  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock91.2100
 Housing256.0  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$668,900$338,100
 Utilities80  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock134.9100
 Miscellaneous136.1  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Happy Valley    4 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Happy Valley, OR is a great place to live. Just east of Portland its on a hill where you could see the beautiful city(Portland) in the valley. All the beautiful lights  More

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Over 14 years ago

Left NYC and moved straight to Portland 5 years ago. I'm in early 40s with kids and wife and they love it here  More

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Over 15 years ago

Damascus is a quiet community just East of Portland. We are close to Gresham, Clackamas, and Boring/Sandy. There is farm land out this way, nice friendly people and the  More

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