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Bull Mountain, OR vs Felida, WA

Bull Mountain

Oregon

vs

Felida

Washington

Across 31 directional measures we can compare, Bull Mountain leads on 10 and Felida on 21. Counting measures is not an overall verdict: their importance depends on your priorities. Median rent is 25% higher in Felida, while median household income is higher in Bull Mountain.

Median gross rent
$1,931$2,419
Bull Mountain is 20% lower
Median household income
$165,426$165,208
Bull Mountain is 0% higher
Median home value
$696,600$674,000
Bull Mountain is 3% higher

The Citytistics read

  • After the median rent, with other prices set to the US average, the median household has about $140,300 a year left in Bull Mountain and $134,300 in Felida. Money goes further in Bull Mountain, by about $6,000 a year.
  • A household earning Bull Mountain's median of $165,426 would need about $171,500 in Felida to keep the same money after rent and local prices.
  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, pay outran rent by 5.4 points a year in Bull Mountain, and pay outran rent by 0.6 points a year in Felida.

How these are calculated

OregonWashingtonFelida, WABull Mountain, ORBull MountainFelidaBull MountainFelida

Which fits you?

Both start on the Citytistics Index (CTX). Move the sliders to weigh what matters to you and the score becomes your own mix.

Your weights

Top 2 of 2 matching places. Places in the top 1% show their national rank.

#PlaceCTXAffordabilityEconomyEducationSafetyCommuteAmenitiesGrowth
01Bull Mountain, ORComposite 63.3 / 100
83
669588n/a4910n/a
02Felida, WAComposite 61.9 / 100
80
586884n/a6244n/a

CTX is the Citytistics Index: better than that share of the places we rate. It tops out at 99, so the top 1% show their national rank (#1 is best). Change any weight to rank on your own mix. How the CTX is built

Every measure

The dots show where each place sits among the 6,645 places we track. The bar is the median. A small dot after a value marks the better one.

MeasureBull MountainFelidaAmong all places
Cost of living
Median gross rent1$1,931$2,419
Rent to income114.0%17.6%
Property tax rate10.9%0.9%
Home price to income14.2x4.1x
Prices vs US average2105.4105.4
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3$1,878$1,878
HUD area median income4$128,300n/a
Housing
Property tax paid (median)1$6,223$5,841
Median home value1$696,600$674,000
Home prices, 1-year change5-0.5%2.0%
Home prices, 5-year change532.8%42.5%
Homeownership183.3%95.7%
Renters paying 30%+164.8%50.6%
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,919$2,652
Vacant homes13.2%4.1%
Median year built119961997
Jobs and income
Median household income1$165,426$165,208
Income per person1$64,476$77,089
Unemployment12.3%5.3%
Average annual pay6$90,003$75,483
Pay growth, 1 year6-0.3%3.8%
Jobs6302,567182,798
Poverty rate18.1%8.0%
Mean commute125 min23 min
Works from home135.2%28.3%
Commutes by transit10.0%1.0%
People
Population19,86510,841
Median age141.345.9
Bachelor's or higher159.9%54.0%
High school or higher195.7%98.5%
Household size12.92.8
Born abroad116.8%9.5%
No health insurance11.0%5.6%
Homes with broadband1100.0%97.7%
Moving
Moved here in the past year14.2%1.8%
Moved from another state12.8%4.5%
Net movers per 1,000 people7-8.24.2
Income of households moving in7$83,931$91,671
Income of households moving out7$91,722$81,654
Local life
Restaurants and bars per 10k822.316.7
Shops per 10k826.320.7
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k84.83.5
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k822.617.2
Child care centers per 10k85.02.2
Parks per 10k92.022.1
Playgrounds per 10k96.120.3
Grocery stores per 10k90.00.0
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k90.08.3
Libraries per 10k90.00.0
Named paths and bike trails91.22.1
Transit stops per sq mi90.06.9
Nearest National Park Service site1016.76.7
National Park Service sites within 60 miles1011
National Register listings115145
Schools
Public schools12136149
Public school students1279,46974,366
Students per teacher1218.518.8
Climate
July average high1378°F79°F
January average low1335°F35°F
Average temperature1351°F52°F
Annual precipitation1355.7 in66.9 in
Hazards and air
Natural hazard risk1496.092.2
Tornado risk1453.131.3
Wildfire risk1450.969.6
Heat wave risk1496.695.9
Median air quality index153633
Good air days1579.2%82.7%

Data bundle checked 2026-11-14; individual source vintages vary. Rent needed at the 30% line: Bull Mountain $77,240, Felida $96,760 a year.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  13. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  14. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  15. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology.

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