At $1,668/mo, rent takes about 41% of the local median household income, well above the 30% benchmark.
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 $1,668 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 Fairview is 5.8% below its high of $1,771 in February 2025, at $1,668 as of September 2026.
Rent in Fairview changed -4.4% over the year to September 2026. Across the 54 Oregon cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +1.9%.
Rent has fallen 2 months in a row, and rose in 2 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($48,459) is $1,211 a month. That is less than HUD's Fair Market Rent for a studio ($1,530).
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Fairview. 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
Fairview, OR is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, has a median income below the national average, 24.4% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Fairview, OR has changed in 5 years
Compared with 2023, rent in Fairview, OR has declined by $59 per month, settling near $1,668 after starting the period at $1,727. On the earnings side, the typical household in Fairview, OR now reports about $48,459, up from $34,583 in 2021. Income growth outran rent by about 43.5 percentage points, easing the affordability math somewhat compared with 2021. Headcount in the area went from 636 to 526 between 2021 and 2024, a 17.3% change. About 24.9% of households rent today, against 41% in 2021. Educational attainment has shifted as well, with the share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher climbed from 2% to 24.4%. For context, the 2023 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and Fairview, OR reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Fairview is $1,668/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,530/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,880/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,650/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,580/mo.
At 41% of local median household income ($48,459/yr), Fairview ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have decreased 4.4% over the past year.
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