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Retire To Coos Bay, OR
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Coos Bay, Oregon is one of the great places in the U.S. to live in retirement. Find city facts on home sales prices, air quality, water quality, medical care, cost of living, taxes, weather and other demographics.



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Coos Bay, Oregon
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Coos Bay, Oregon


Coos Bay Population
. 1990 2000 2010
Coos County blank blank 63,043
Coos Bay 15,076 15,374 15,967



Coos Bay
Home Sales Prices
(new & existing homes)
. Monthly Average Annual Average Yr-Over-Yr Change
2012 .$118,053-14.4%
Mar $108,000 . .
Feb $140,000 . .
Jan $114,000 . .
2011 .$137,840-6.4%
2010 .$147,256-18.4%
2009 .$180,5212.1%
2008 . $176,874 -11.9%
2007 . $200,663 -0.5%
2006 . $201,603 16.7%
2005 . $172,753 18.7%



Home Sales Price to Big City Comparison
(2012)
. Coos Bay GPTR 99 City Avg
Home Price $118,053 $276,000
Nearest Big City Eugene na
Home Sales Price in Eugene $188,000 $205,000
Home Sales Price Bargain Index 63% of Eugene home prices 145%



Home Sales Price to Renting Comparison
(2012)
. Coos Bay GPTR 99 City Avg
Home Price $118,053 $276,000
Monthly Rent $993 $1,353
Price/Rent Index 8.0 times the annual rent 14.7



Coos Bay
Cost of Living (2012)
78% GPTR 99 City Average
123%



Coos Bay Taxes
(2012)
blank Tax Rate Days Worked to Pay State Rank Tax Rate
(99 City Avg)
Days Worked to Pay
(99 City Avg)
State and Local Sales Tax 0.0% -- 47* 6.8% --
Federal, State and Local Tax -- 106 days 21* -- 107 days
* State rank of 1 pays the highest taxes



Coos Bay Building Permits
(single family homes)
2010 6
2009 14
2008 6
2007 4
2006 21
2005 44



Coos Bay Interactive Maps


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