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Towns where rent is easiest to afford in Oregon

Ranked by the share of renter households spending 30% or more of their income on rent, the federal "cost-burdened" line. 65 towns with 2,500+ residents.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

Junction City 1 Junction City 31.5% Median rent $1,316 Map of Warrenton 2 Warrenton 35.9% Median rent $1,305 Ontario 3 Ontario 37.6% Median rent $804
#TownRenters paying 30%+Median rentRenter households
1 Junction City Junction City6,947 people 31.5% $1,316 1,155
2 Map of Warrenton Warrenton6,327 people 35.9% $1,305 1,040
3 Ontario Ontario11,842 people 37.6% $804 1,923
4 Canby18,134 people 40.7% $1,542 2,002
5 Cottage Grove Cottage Grove10,698 people 41.7% $1,254 1,676
6 Garden Home-Whitford Garden Home-Whitford6,979 people 41.8% $1,878 1,237
7 Map of La Grande La Grande13,058 people 42.8% $968 2,567
8 Baker City Baker City10,210 people 43.9% $896 1,228
9 Aloha Aloha52,389 people 44% $1,896 6,044
10 Newport Newport10,583 people 44.2% $1,241 2,033
11 Hillsboro Hillsboro108,231 people 46.1% $1,978 20,639
12 Bethany Bethany33,106 people 46.6% $2,245 3,782
13 Lake Oswego Lake Oswego40,381 people 47.2% $2,139 5,024
14 Monmouth Monmouth11,428 people 47.5% $1,114 1,824
15 Bend Bend103,390 people 47.9% $1,883 16,372
16 Woodburn27,875 people 48.4% $1,489 3,380
17 Hermiston Hermiston19,546 people 49.4% $1,088 2,431
18 The Dalles The Dalles15,917 people 49.6% $993 2,099
19 Beaverton Beaverton97,812 people 49.8% $1,826 20,020
20 Springfield Springfield61,499 people 50.2% $1,258 10,887
21 North Bend North Bend10,171 people 50.2% $1,066 1,312
22 Map of Central Point Central Point19,216 people 50.3% $1,364 2,444
23 Keizer Keizer39,082 people 50.4% $1,424 5,249
24 Pendleton Pendleton16,950 people 50.4% $956 2,560
25 Troutdale Troutdale15,923 people 50.6% $1,653 1,808
26 Oak Hills Oak Hills11,131 people 51.8% $1,935 1,565
27 Tualatin Tualatin27,763 people 52% $1,806 4,740
28 Map of Tigard Tigard56,011 people 52.2% $1,782 8,563
29 Oregon City Oregon City37,755 people 52.2% $1,708 4,573
30 Map of Portland Portland641,165 people 52.5% $1,655 133,070
31 Redmond Redmond36,092 people 52.5% $1,628 4,612
32 Map of Wilsonville Wilsonville26,974 people 52.8% $1,878 5,322
33 Hood River Hood River8,361 people 52.9% $1,480 1,619
34 Map of Sherwood Sherwood20,307 people 53.7% $2,131 1,874
35 Map of St. Helens St. Helens14,258 people 54.2% $1,413 2,019
36 Map of Altamont Altamont19,927 people 54.5% $1,015 2,268
37 Roseburg Roseburg23,778 people 54.6% $1,063 4,241
38 Salem Salem178,865 people 54.9% $1,400 29,057
39 Map of Coos Bay Coos Bay15,925 people 55% $1,034 2,705
40 Prineville Prineville11,470 people 55% $1,355 1,786
41 Astoria Astoria10,109 people 55.3% $1,239 1,944
42 West Slope West Slope6,582 people 55.6% $1,716 1,201
43 Oak Grove16,796 people 55.7% $1,744 2,459
44 Albany56,839 people 55.9% $1,372 8,771
45 Grants Pass Grants Pass39,311 people 56.5% $1,217 6,871
46 Happy Valley Happy Valley26,738 people 56.9% $2,029 1,656
47 Medford Medford86,315 people 57% $1,376 14,568
48 Lebanon Lebanon19,344 people 57.3% $1,312 3,124
49 Sweet Home Sweet Home10,078 people 57.5% $1,213 1,312
50 McMinnville McMinnville34,596 people 58% $1,380 4,652
51 Newberg26,066 people 58.4% $1,713 3,882
52 Lincoln City Lincoln City9,968 people 58.4% $1,314 1,732
53 Map of Gladstone Gladstone11,977 people 58.5% $1,740 1,760
54 Forest Grove Forest Grove26,529 people 58.6% $1,460 2,988
55 Klamath Falls Klamath Falls22,115 people 58.6% $986 4,250
56 Ashland Ashland21,259 people 58.9% $1,387 4,598
57 Gresham Gresham112,378 people 59% $1,586 17,642
58 Eugene Eugene179,591 people 59.1% $1,402 38,349
59 Dallas Dallas17,531 people 59.3% $1,209 2,037
60 River Road8,862 people 59.9% $1,633 1,049
61 West Linn West Linn26,935 people 60.6% $2,116 1,618
62 Hayesville Hayesville21,246 people 61.2% $1,435 3,809
63 Seaside Seaside7,192 people 61.3% $1,083 1,803
64 Milwaukie Milwaukie21,392 people 61.7% $1,598 3,542
65 Map of Corvallis Corvallis59,960 people 63.5% $1,391 12,987

How this ranking works

We rank every town by the share of renter households spending 30% or more of their income on rent, the federal "cost-burdened" line. Lower is better. Only towns with 1,000+ renter households are ranked, because smaller samples are too uncertain. The town with the lowest figure ranks #1. For comparison, the figure for Oregon as a whole is 52.5%.

Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.

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