City guide · Facts checked October 24, 2026
Gold IRA Companies in Portland, OR
Portland is the #1 city in Oregon by population (639,863 residents across 254,167 households; median household income $55,003). Federal gold IRA rules are identical here to anywhere else in the US — what changes at the state line is the money around the metal: no sales tax on bullion at purchase, and ordinary income rates when you take distributions.
The thresholds, sources and storage picture behind those two lines live in the gold IRA guide for Oregon. Below: the city snapshot our desk compiles for Portland, the rated companies that serve it, and where its metals would physically sit.
Portland snapshot
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 639,863 |
| Households | 254,167 |
| Median household income | $55,003 |
| County | Clackamas County |
| ZIP codes served | 56 |
| Land area | 133.5 sq mi |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau estimates (via our cities dataset) · checked October 24, 2026
Where Portland IRA metals would sit
Metals in your IRA can't sit in a Portland safe-deposit box or home safe — an IRS-approved depository arranged by the custodian holds them, and the vault your custodian uses decides fees and logistics. To make the geography concrete, we measure the straight-line distance from Portland to the two reference vaults we track nationally:
| Facility | Distance |
|---|---|
| Delaware Depository (Wilmington, DE) | ≈ 2,390 mi |
| Texas Bullion Depository (Leander, TX) | ≈ 1,690 mi |
Method: great-circle distance from city coordinates, rounded to 10 miles — an indicator of logistics, not a quote. Oregon's full storage picture: state guide.
| Company | Overall | Fees | Feedback | Min. investment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noble Gold Investments | 4.1 | 3.5 | 4.5 | Varies — see review |
| GoldStar Trust | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | N/A (custodian) |
| Augusta Precious Metals | 4.0 | 3.0 | 4.5 | $50,000 for cash or IRA purchases |
| Advantage Gold | 3.9 | 3.5 | 4.0 | $10,000–$25,000 |
| Birch Gold Group | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.5 | $5,000 recommended minimum |
| Goldco | 3.9 | 3.5 | 4.0 | $25,000 generally required for gold IRA… |
| American Hartford Gold | 3.8 | 3.5 | 4.0 | $10,000 for a Gold IRA |
| Lear Capital | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.5 | $10,000 for a Gold IRA |
| Preserve Gold | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.5 | $10,000–$25,000 |
| Regal Assets | 1.3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | $5,000 |
Portland gold IRA questions
Do I pay sales tax on gold IRA purchases in Portland?
Where would metals from a Portland gold IRA be stored?
Does Portland add its own tax on IRA distributions?
Other Oregon cities
No other Oregon city guides are published yet — the Oregon state guide covers the whole state.