01 - Taxes
Retirement Tax Treatment
Oregon does not tax Social Security benefits and charges no state sales tax, though retirees with other income sources will still owe Oregon state income tax.
Source · Tax Foundation
8
0
Fact text
- Portland got its name from a literal coin toss, and the lucky penny that decided it is still on display at the Oregon Historical Society.
- The city was originally nicknamed 'Stumptown' because settlers chopped down so many trees just to clear space to build it.
- Portland has been called the 'City of Roses' for over a century, because the climate is so perfect for growing them.
- Portland opened the first steel bridge on the entire West Coast back in 1888, and a successor bridge still stands today.
- In 1889, The Oregonian newspaper called Portland 'the most filthy city in the Northern States', quite the headline for the tourism brochure.
Your
Portland
Retirement Outlook — in 90 seconds
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650380
+
Total Population
$
73159
Median Income
$
438500
Median Home
13
%
Age 65+
Retirement Suitability
How
Portland
ranks for retirees?
34
/ 100
A blended, sourced view of how this city ranks for retirees across tax, affordability, healthcare, and climate.
Tax
8
Affordability
15
Healthcare
56
Climate
73
Results
Portland
Suitability Breakdown
02 - Income
Annuity Rates Available Here
Fixed annuity rates reach up to
7
% on 5-year terms, with most landing between
5
% and
5
%.
Source · Cannex
15
03 - Healthcare
Hospital Access & Quality
The area has
6
Medicare-certified hospitals, averaging a
4
/5 CMS quality rating.
Source · CMS Hospital Compare
4
04 - Climate
Weather & Comfort
A
Temperate
climate — summers peak near
78
°F, winters dip to about
37
°F, with roughly
3
″ of snow a year.
Source · NOAA Climate Normals
Temperate
05 - Risk
Natural Disaster Risk
FEMA's overall natural-disaster risk rating for this county on the National Risk Index.
Source · FEMA National Risk Index
Relatively High
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