Rents are right about where Ashland's 10-year trend predicts.
Rent by unit size
These are HUD Fair Market Rents, the payment standard for a Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8). They often differ from the $2,181 market median above, and that is expected: FMR is the 40th percentile of standard-quality units and counts gross rent, so it includes essential utilities such as electricity, water, gas, sewer, and trash. The market median is asking rent, which usually excludes utilities. HUD sets FMR once a year; market rent here updates monthly.
Source: HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents. Read the methodology →
12-month history
Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
Rent in Ashland is 0.3% below its high of $2,188 in August 2026, at $2,181 as of September 2026.
Rent in Ashland changed +4.9% over the year to September 2026. Across the 54 Oregon cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +1.9%.
Rent rose in 8 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($68,028) is $1,701 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($1,560); a 3-bedroom is $2,190.
Medford, 16 miles away, rents for 21% less ($1,728/mo), about $5,400 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Ashland. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
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Who lives here
Ashland, OR is roughly split between renters and owners, has a large retiree population, 66.2% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Ashland, OR has changed in 5 years
Since 2022, the typical rent in Ashland, OR has climbed from $1,898 to $2,181, a 14.9% change over five years. Household income in the area moved from $63,641 to $68,028 across the same window, up 6.9% versus 2021. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. Renters now make up 48.4% of households, compared with 44.1% five years ago. College-educated residents now make up 66.2% of adults here, versus 63.2% in 2021. Reading these numbers side by side helps frame whether current listings in Ashland, OR look reasonable against where the market sat half a decade ago.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Ashland is $2,181/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,070/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,560/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,220/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,190/mo.
At 38% of local median household income ($68,028/yr), Ashland ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 4.9% over the past year.
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At $2,181/mo, rent takes ~38% of Ashland's median household income ($68,028/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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