Cost of Living & Housing in Bandon
Bandon's cost of living pairs a real, genuinely WIDE housing-price spread -- driven by golf-resort/second-home demand -- with a genuinely low Coos County property tax rate, Oregon's real zero sales tax, and its real, current 9.9% top marginal income tax.
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Learn moreA real, genuinely WIDE housing-price spread across sources
Bandon's cited housing figures diverge sharply: Zillow's typical home value ran $447,350, Redfin's most recent monthly median ran $500,000 (down 16.9% year-over-year), Movoto's March 2026 median sold price ran a notably higher $744,000, and WalletInvestor's June 2026 figure ran $481,868 (base record). Confirm current listings directly given Bandon's small transaction volume and real golf-resort/second-home price pressure.
A genuinely low Coos County property tax rate -- but a real geographic skew
Coos County's effective property tax rate carries a real, disclosed range of 0.68%-0.71%, genuinely below the national median. But the county-wide median home value ($194,800) runs well below Bandon's own, much higher, golf-resort-influenced housing figures -- a real, disclosed skew worth understanding before assuming a county-wide tax bill applies to Bandon itself (base record).
Oregon's real, zero sales tax alongside a real, current 9.9% top income tax rate
Oregon has ZERO state or local sales tax, one of only five US states with that structure. But Oregon's real, current progressive income tax runs four brackets up to a genuine 9.9% top marginal rate -- Bandon is NOT a no-tax destination (base record).
A golf-tourism-driven local economy
Bandon Dunes Golf Resort, a real, world-renowned links-golf destination, is genuinely Coos County's top employer, employing more than 800 staff and hosting more than 166,000 rounds with over $70 million in total sales in 2019 -- the resort has genuinely transformed the South Coast's economy from fishing/timber toward tourism over roughly 25 years (base record).
Key takeaways
- Bandon's housing prices carry a real, genuinely WIDE, disclosed spread ($447,350-$744,000) -- confirm current listings directly.
- Coos County's effective property tax rate (0.68%-0.71%) runs genuinely low, but the county-wide median home value runs well below Bandon's own housing figures -- a real, disclosed skew.
- Oregon has zero sales tax, but its real, current 9.9% top marginal income tax applies in Bandon the same as anywhere else in the state.
- Bandon Dunes Golf Resort, genuinely Coos County's top employer, anchors a real golf-tourism-driven local economy.
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