2024 Compare Cities Cost of Living:
Port Orchard, WA vs Brookings, OR

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Is it cheaper to live in Brookings or is it cheaper to live in Port Orchard?
- Brookings is 17.7% less expensive than Port Orchard.

Which city has more affordable housing, Brookings or Port Orchard?
- Brookings housing costs are 11.7% less expensive than Port Orchard housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Port Orchard or is Health Care more affordable in Brookings.
- Health related expenses are 13.4% more in Brookings.
 Port Orchard, WABrookings, ORUnited States
 Overall121.099.6100
 Food & Groceries100.9102.3100
 Health88.7100.6100
 Housing159.2140.6100
 Median Home Cost$482,900$446,100$338,100
 Utilities7,230.0%6,770.0%10,000.0%
 Transportation103.371.0100
 Miscellaneous143.7108.6100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Port Orchard    8 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

A bit boring but still a cool antique  More

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Over 5 years ago

We moved here from Phx, AZ. Big change. Hate being hot. I'm not hot, anymore. I haute snakes and scorpions. Don't have any poisonous snakes here, and no scorpions in  More

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Over 11 years ago

High crime rate. High house prices. High cost of  More

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Reviews for Brookings    29 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Brookings Oregon is one of the most beautiful places in the world and has perfect weather. I searched for a retirement home, on the beach, for nearly ten years before  More

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Over 3 years ago

Brookings is an interesting place, very nice scenery, and excellent weather. The "locals" who inhabit this place are some of the most ignorant biased people you will  More

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Retired and moved here with my husband in 2020. Best decision we ever made. Amazing weather...even the rainy days are punctuated by crisp, sunny days in the winter. Not  More

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