Rents are right about where Grants Pass'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 $1,594 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 Grants Pass is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in March 2023.
Rent in Grants Pass changed +4.4% over the year to September 2026. Across the 54 Oregon cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +1.9%.
Rent has risen 4 months in a row, and rose in 8 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($59,646) is $1,491 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($1,385); a 3-bedroom is $1,940.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Grants Pass. 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
Grants Pass, OR is majority owner-occupied, has a large retiree population, has a median income below the national average, 19.3% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Grants Pass, OR has changed in 5 years
Rent in Grants Pass, OR has increased 15.3% since 2023, going from about $1,382 per month to roughly $1,594 today. Census figures show median household income at $59,646 today, compared with $49,355 five years earlier. Income growth outran rent by about 5.6 percentage points, easing the affordability math somewhat compared with 2021. Headcount in the area went from 38,902 to 39,311 between 2021 and 2024, a 1.1% change. About 43% of households rent today, against 46.3% in 2021. Educational attainment has shifted as well, with the share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher climbed from 17.2% to 19.3%. The combined trend lines point to a market that has changed measurably from where it stood in early 2023.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Grants Pass is $1,594/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $950/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,385/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,060/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $1,940/mo.
At 32% of local median household income ($59,646/yr), Grants Pass ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 4.4% over the past year.
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