Rents are right about where Keizer'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 $1,581 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 Keizer is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in April 2023.
Rent in Keizer changed +2.1% over the year to September 2026. Across the 54 Oregon cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +1.9%.
Rent has risen 2 months in a row, and rose in 8 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($84,813) is $2,120 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 3-bedroom ($2,050); a 4-bedroom is $2,220.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Keizer. 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
Keizer, OR is majority owner-occupied, 26.9% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Keizer, OR has changed in 5 years
Rent in Keizer, OR has increased 7.6% since 2023, going from about $1,469 per month to roughly $1,581 today. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $68,460 in 2021 to $84,813 more recently. Income growth outran rent by about 16.3 percentage points, easing the affordability math somewhat compared with 2021. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the Keizer, OR market of 2023.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Keizer is $1,581/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,090/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,470/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,140/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,050/mo.
At 22% of local median household income ($84,813/yr), Keizer ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 2.1% over the past year.
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At $1,581/mo, rent takes ~22% of Keizer's median household income ($84,813/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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