Milton-Freewater, OR housing market
The typical Milton-Freewater home is worth about $312,000, up 4% in a year, 37% below the Oregon typical home. Homes typically sell in 61 days, below asking.
Home values, sales, trends and how Milton-Freewater compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Milton-Freewater at a glance
A seller's market
Supply is tight — about 2.1 months of homes for sale at the current pace. Buyers should expect competition on well-priced homes.
Typical home value, 2016–2026
Show as a table
| January | Milton-Freewater | Oregon |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $151,000 | $313,000 |
| 2018 | $161,000 | $337,000 |
| 2019 | $174,000 | $354,000 |
| 2020 | $193,000 | $369,000 |
| 2021 | $220,000 | $411,000 |
| 2022 | $263,000 | $480,000 |
| 2023 | $281,000 | $490,000 |
| 2024 | $285,000 | $495,000 |
| 2025 | $299,000 | $504,000 |
| 2026 | $307,000 | $500,000 |
| August 2026 | $312,000 | $496,000 |
6 years of income
The typical Milton-Freewater home costs about 6 years of the town's median household income, about the same as across Oregon (6).
How Milton-Freewater ranks on affordability →
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,100
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Milton-Freewater is $1,100 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Milton-Freewater pay a median of $877, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put. A two-bedroom takes about 25% of the town's median household income.
Studio $760 · 4 bedrooms $1,840
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (97862; Umatilla County, OR), 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. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers.