Sisters, OR housing market
The typical Sisters home is worth about $783,000, down 2.4% in a year, 58% above the Oregon typical home. Homes typically sell in 43 days, close to asking.
Home values, sales, trends and how Sisters compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Sisters at a glance
A balanced market
About 4.9 months of supply: neither buyers nor sellers have a clear edge.
Typical home value, 2016–2026
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| January | Sisters | Oregon |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $422,000 | $313,000 |
| 2018 | $450,000 | $337,000 |
| 2019 | $480,000 | $354,000 |
| 2020 | $501,000 | $369,000 |
| 2021 | $577,000 | $411,000 |
| 2022 | $744,000 | $480,000 |
| 2023 | $776,000 | $490,000 |
| 2024 | $803,000 | $495,000 |
| 2025 | $821,000 | $504,000 |
| 2026 | $798,000 | $500,000 |
| August 2026 | $783,000 | $496,000 |
48 new homes permitted in 2025
Builders were permitted 48 new homes in Sisters in 2025: 5 single-family houses and 43 in buildings with two or more homes, worth about $9.7 million to build. That's 16 per 1,000 residents, faster than across Oregon (3.8). Over the past 9 years, Sisters has permitted 104 homes in all.
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| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 69 | 63 | 6 | $16.4 million |
| 2025 | 48 | 5 | 43 | $9.7 million |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 56 | 56 | 0 | $695,000 |
| 2015 | 45 | 45 | 0 | $558,000 |
| 2014 | 30 | 30 | 0 | $6.7 million |
| 2013 | 14 | 14 | 0 | $3 million |
| 2012 | 20 | 20 | 0 | $4.3 million |
| 2011 | 18 | 18 | 0 | $3.4 million |
| 2010 | 11 | 11 | 0 | $2 million |
| 2009 | 6 | 6 | 0 | $1.4 million |
| 2008 | 24 | 24 | 0 | $4 million |
| 2007 | 69 | 58 | 11 | $13.5 million |
| 2006 | 95 | 85 | 10 | $16.7 million |
| 2005 | 83 | 79 | 4 | $16 million |
| 2004 | 27 | 21 | 6 | $5.3 million |
| 2003 | 19 | 13 | 6 | $3.3 million |
| 2002 | 35 | 23 | 12 | $5.5 million |
| 2001 | 47 | 20 | 27 | $4.6 million |
| 2000 | 21 | 9 | 12 | $2.3 million |
Sisters's permit office reported 2 of 12 months in 2025; the Census estimated the rest.
How Sisters 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.
8.3 years of income
The typical Sisters home costs about 8.3 years of the town's median household income, more than across Oregon (6 years).
How Sisters 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 $1,600
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Sisters is $1,600 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Sisters pay a median of $1,350, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put. A two-bedroom takes about 20% of the town's median household income.
Studio $1,220 · 4 bedrooms $2,680
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (97759; Albany, OR 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.