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Dayton, OR housing market

The typical Dayton home is worth about $519,000, down 1% in a year, close to the Oregon typical home.

Home values, sales, trends and how Dayton compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.

The market right now

Dayton at a glance

Typical home value
$519K
▼ 1% in a year · Zillow
Median sale price
$550K
May 2026 · Redfin
Homes sold
3
in May · 5 for sale

Only 3 sales in May 2026: in a market this size, monthly medians swing a lot, so the typical value above is the steadier guide.

Ten-year trend

Typical home value, 2016–2026

DaytonOregon
$250K$300K$350K$400K$450K$500K$550K 20182020202220242026 Dayton $519K Oregon $496K
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JanuaryDaytonOregon
2017$286,000$313,000
2018$308,000$337,000
2019$328,000$354,000
2020$357,000$369,000
2021$414,000$411,000
2022$477,000$480,000
2023$489,000$490,000
2024$509,000$495,000
2025$528,000$504,000
2026$524,000$500,000
August 2026$519,000$496,000
New construction

10 new homes permitted in 2025

Builders were permitted 10 new homes in Dayton in 2025, all single-family houses, worth about $3.1 million to build. That's 3.7 per 1,000 residents, about the pace of Oregon as a whole. Over the past 10 years, Dayton has permitted 71 homes in all.

New homes, 2025
10
1 in 2024
2026 so far
6
Jan–Aug · ▼ 40% vs last year
Per 1,000 residents
3.7
Oregon: 3.8
Single-family
100%
of 2025’s new homes
Single-familyTwo or more homes per building2026 so far
010203040 2000: 15 homes (13 single-family, 2 in buildings with 2+ homes) 2000 2001: 6 homes 2002: 6 homes 2003: 5 homes 2004: 14 homes 2005: 15 homes 2005 2006: 15 homes 2007: 31 homes (29 single-family, 2 in buildings with 2+ homes) 2008: 2 homes 2009: 4 homes 2010: 1 home 2010 2011: 2 homes 2012: 2 homes 2013: 7 homes 2014: 8 homes 2015: 7 homes 2015 2016: 22 homes 2017: 10 homes 2018: 7 homes 2019: 2 homes 2020: 8 homes 2020 2021: 10 homes 2022: 1 home 2023: 0 homes 2024: 1 home 2025: 10 homes 2025 2026 so far: 6 homes

Homes vs. people, 2010–2020

Residents+144
New homes+68

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Dayton gained 144 residents while 68 new homes were permitted: about 2.1 new residents per new home. Building and growth moved roughly in step. Across Oregon: 2.6 new residents per new home.

Residents: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 and 2020 censuses. New homes: permits issued 2010–2019.

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YearNew homesSingle-family2+ per buildingValue
2026 (Jan–Aug)660$1.9 million
202510100$3.1 million
2024110$350,000
2023000—
2022110$287,000
202110100$2.6 million
2020880$1.8 million
2019220$361,000
2018770$2.2 million
201710100$2.1 million
201622220$5 million
2015770$1.4 million
2014880$1.9 million
2013770$1.4 million
2012220$360,000
2011220$392,000
2010110$135,000
2009440$619,000
2008220$341,000
200731292$5.9 million
200615150$1.9 million
200515150$1.9 million
200414140$1.9 million
2003550$530,000
2002660$735,000
2001660$565,000
200015132$1.5 million

How Dayton ranks on new homes being built →

Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, through August 2026.

Affordability

5.7 years of income

The typical Dayton home costs about 5.7 years of the town's median household income, about the same as across Oregon (6).

How Dayton ranks on affordability →

Home value ÷ ACS median household income.

The homes

Owners, rent & taxes

Homeownership
89.2%
Oregon: 63.3%
Median tax bill
$3,002
Oregon: $3,876
Median rent
$1,861
Oregon: $1,525
Typical home built
1979
Oregon: 1981

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,920

HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Dayton is $1,920 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Dayton pay a median of $1,861. A two-bedroom takes about 25% of the town's median household income.

1 bedroom
$1,680
a month, with utilities
2 bedrooms
$1,920
a month, with utilities
3 bedrooms
$2,620
a month, with utilities
Share of income
25%
2 bedrooms ÷ median income

Studio $1,570 · 4 bedrooms $3,110

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (97114; Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA MSA), weighted by land area. A Fair Market Rent is the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research, August 2026. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center, May 2026. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. New homes: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers.

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