Best rental value cities in Oregon

Name: Best Rental Value Cities in Oregon by Rent Reality Score
Creator: RentDataNow

Cities in Oregon renting furthest below their own 10-year trend, ranked by Rent Reality Score. Updated monthly.

Key findings

Salem ranks first, with a Rent Reality Score of 76.
Across all 28 cities on this list, the median rent is $1,806/mo.

Data as of September 2026. RentDataNow's Rent Reality Score compares each city's current rent with its own 10-year trend. High-confidence trends only. Updated monthly. Download this list (CSV)

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28 cities

Rank	City	Score	Median rent	Vs. trend	1-yr change
01	SalemOR Pop. 179KCompare →	76	$1,611/mo	-13.2%	+0.3%
02	BeavertonOR Pop. 98KCompare →	74	$1,871/mo	-11.8%	-0.8%
03	HillsboroOR Pop. 108KCompare →	73	$1,969/mo	-11.6%	+0.4%
04	BendOR Pop. 103KCompare →	73	$2,284/mo	-11.6%	+3.6%
05	SpringfieldOR Pop. 61KCompare →	73	$1,689/mo	-11.6%	+3.6%
06	TigardOR Pop. 56KCompare →	70	$1,798/mo	-10.1%	+0.6%
07	GreshamOR Pop. 112KCompare →	69	$1,601/mo	-9.6%	-0.4%
08	Lake OswegoOR Pop. 40KCompare →	69	$2,218/mo	-9.3%	+0.9%
09	Oregon CityOR Pop. 38KCompare →	67	$2,006/mo	-8.6%	+2.9%
10	TualatinOR Pop. 28KCompare →	67	$1,882/mo	-8.7%	+4.2%
11	WilsonvilleOR Pop. 27KCompare →	67	$1,806/mo	-8.4%	+0.6%
12	Happy ValleyOR Pop. 27KCompare →	67	$1,871/mo	-8.4%	+0.5%
13	MilwaukieOR Pop. 21KCompare →	66	$1,809/mo	-8.1%	+2.0%
14	EugeneOR Pop. 180KCompare →	64	$1,795/mo	-7.1%	+2.5%
15	CorvallisOR Pop. 60KCompare →	60	$1,775/mo	-4.9%	+1.9%
16	PortlandOR Pop. 641KCompare →	59	$1,719/mo	-4.4%	+1.7%
17	West LinnOR Pop. 27KCompare →	59	$2,437/mo	-4.6%	+2.1%
18	NewbergOR Pop. 26KCompare →	58	$1,987/mo	-4.1%	+1.0%
19	MedfordOR Pop. 86KCompare →	57	$1,728/mo	-3.3%	+2.0%
20	AlbanyOR Pop. 57KCompare →	57	$1,735/mo	-3.5%	+1.9%
21	RoseburgOR Pop. 24KCompare →	57	$1,434/mo	-3.7%	-1.0%
22	Klamath FallsOR Pop. 22KCompare →	56	$1,303/mo	-3.1%	+0.3%
23	RedmondOR Pop. 36KCompare →	54	$1,984/mo	-1.9%	+2.9%
24	LebanonOR Pop. 19KCompare →	53	$1,531/mo	-1.5%	+1.1%
25	Grants PassOR Pop. 39KCompare →	52	$1,594/mo	-1.2%	+4.4%
26	SherwoodOR Pop. 20KCompare →	52	$2,614/mo	-0.8%	+2.4%
27	KeizerOR Pop. 39KCompare →	48	$1,581/mo	+1.1%	+2.1%
28	AshlandOR Pop. 21KCompare →	47	$2,181/mo	+1.4%	+4.9%