Rents are 5% below what West Linn's 10-year trend predicts — a better deal than its own history suggests.
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These are HUD Fair Market Rents, the payment standard for a Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8). They often differ from the $2,437 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
February. Asking rents in West Linn usually run 1.5% below trend in February and 1.6% above it in August, about $76 a month apart at today's median. Based on 5 years of data.
Rent in West Linn is 0.1% below its high of $2,440 in August 2026, at $2,437 as of September 2026.
Rent in West Linn changed +2.1% 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 ($146,507) is $3,663 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 3-bedroom ($3,260); a 4-bedroom is $3,830.
Gladstone, 4 miles away, rents for 25% less ($1,819/mo), about $7,400 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for West Linn. The seasonal pattern compares Zillow’s seasonally adjusted and unadjusted series. 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
West Linn, OR is majority owner-occupied, has a median income above the national average, 62% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How West Linn, OR has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in West Linn, OR has shifted from $1,866 to $2,437, up 30.6% since 2021. On the earnings side, the typical household in West Linn, OR now reports about $146,507, up from $124,098 in 2021. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. For context, the 2021 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and West Linn, OR reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in West Linn is $2,437/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,940/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $2,380/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $2,090/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $3,260/mo.
At 20% of local median household income ($146,507/yr), West Linn ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 2.1% over the past year.
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