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Oregon City, OR Real Estate Market

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Home Values, Rents: Reflects Q4 2023. Updated quarterly.
  • Setting, Housing Stock, Homeownership: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.

Methodology:   NeighborhoodScout uses over 600 characteristics to build a neighborhood profile… Read more about Scout's Real Estate Data

Oregon City, OR Housing Market Trends

With 37,327 people, 13,802 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $540,489, real estate costs in Oregon City are among some of the highest in the nation, although house prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive Oregon communities.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Oregon City, accounting for 68.55% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Oregon City include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 13.70%), duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 7.81%), and a few row houses and other attached homes ( 7.64%).

The most prevalent building size and type in Oregon City are three and four bedroom dwellings, chiefly found in single-family detached homes. The city has a mixture of owners and renters, with 63.67% owning and 36.33% renting.

There is a lot of housing in Oregon City built from 1970 to 1999 so parts of town may have that "Brady Bunch" look of homes popular in the '70s and early '80s, although some of these houses were built up through the early '90s as well. There is also a lot of housing in Oregon City built between 2000 and later ( 29.64%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 1940-1969 ( 14.35%). There's also some housing in Oregon City built before 1939 ( 10.20%).

Oregon City Home Appreciation Rates

Appreciation rates for homes in Oregon City have been tracking above average for the last ten years, according to NeighborhoodScout data. The cumulative appreciation rate over the ten years has been 104.84%, which ranks in the top 30% nationwide. This equates to an annual average Oregon City house appreciation rate of 7.43%.

Over the last year, Oregon City appreciation rates have trailed the rest of the nation. In the last twelve months, Oregon City's appreciation rate has been -0.64%, which is lower than appreciation rates in most communities in America. In the latest quarter, NeighborhoodScout's data show that house appreciation rates in Oregon City were at -1.91%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of -7.41%.

Notably, Oregon City's appreciation rate in the latest quarter is one of the lowest in America.

Relative to Oregon, our data show that Oregon City's latest annual appreciation rate is lower than 70% of the other cities and towns in Oregon.

One very important thing to keep in mind is that these are average appreciation rates for the city. Individual neighborhoods within Oregon City differ in their investment potential, sometimes by a great deal. Fortunately, you can use NeighborhoodScout to pinpoint the exact neighborhoods in Oregon City - or in any city or town - that have the best track record of real estate appreciation, by the latest quarter, the last year, 2 years, 5 years, 10 years, or even since 2000, to assist you in making the best Oregon City real estate investment or home purchase decisions.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$540,489

Oregon City, OR Home Prices
> $1,184,000
$888,001 - $1,184,000
$592,001 - $888,000
$473,001 - $592,000
$355,001 - $473,000
$237,001 - $355,000
$119,001 - $237,000
$59,001 - $119,000
$0 - $59,000
1.4%
1.4%
5.1%
5.1%
32.2%
32.2%
30.8%
30.8%
20.5%
20.5%
3.6%
3.6%
1.7%
1.7%
1.3%
1.3%
3.4%
3.4%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
High

for Oregon

Very High

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

13,802

Oregon City Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$2,432 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
63.7%
63.7%
36.3%
36.3%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
3.2%
3.2%
96.8%
96.8%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
29.6%
29.6%
45.8%
45.8%
14.4%
14.4%
10.2%
10.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
68.5%
68.5%
7.6%
7.6%
7.8%
7.8%
13.7%
13.7%
2.1%
2.1%
0.2%
0.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Home Size

No Bedroom
1 Bedroom
2 Bedrooms
3 Bedrooms
4 Bedrooms
5 or more bedrooms
3.8%
3.8%
7.1%
7.1%
19.7%
19.7%
45.5%
45.5%
20.3%
20.3%
3.6%
3.6%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes