ZIP 97213
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
December. Asking rents in ZIP 97213 usually run 0.8% below trend in December and 1% above it in June, about $30 a month apart at today's median. Based on 10 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 97213 is 1.3% below its high of $1,665 in January 2026, at $1,643 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 97213 changed +0.3% over the year to September 2026. Across the 106 Oregon ZIP codes Zillow tracks, the typical change was +1.6%.
From 2019 to 2024, rent in ZIP 97213 rose 22.1% while median household income rose 24.8% ($77,804 to $97,068). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in ZIP 97213 is 21.3% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 7 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($97,068) is $2,427 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($2,020); a 3-bedroom is $2,750.
11th cheapest of 27 ZIP codes in Portland.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 97213. 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.
Who lives here
ZIP 97213 (Portland, OR) is majority owner-occupied, has a median income above the national average, 62.5% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 97213 in Portland, OR has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in ZIP 97213 in Portland, OR has shifted from $1,418 to $1,643, up 15.9% since 2021. On the earnings side, the typical household in ZIP 97213 in Portland, OR now reports about $97,068, up from $86,005 in 2021. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show ZIP 97213 in Portland, OR losing about 418 residents over the five-year window, down 1.3% on net. The renter share has risen from 35% to 37.5%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 59.5% to 62.5% across the same window. For context, the 2021 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and ZIP 97213 in Portland, OR reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 97213 covers Portland, OR. The median rent here is $1,643/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,292/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,483/mo.
At 20% of local median household income ($97,068/yr), ZIP 97213 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 0.3% over the past year.
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