11 Best Places to Retire in Oregon

4. Douglas

Score: 22

Median home price: $128,300

Home tax: $1,053

Cost of living index: 96

Douglas County has over 107,000 residents, with a median age of 46.1 years, meaning it has a lot of people that are of retirement age living here. Houses cost about $128,000 here, although you’re surely going to find places that are a lot cheaper than this. For a home at this price, you’d have to pay a little over $1,000 in property taxes.

The county is home, in part, to the Umpqua National Forest, as well as the Siuslaw National Forest on top of plenty of water spots. Therefore, if you plan to spend at least some time in nature, Douglas County is a good choice. It even has a bit of a coastline to pride itself with.

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