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Interstate 84 Between La Grande and Ontario, Oregon, Baker County, Oregon

Interstate 84 Between La Grande and Ontario, Oregon · Photo: Ken Lund · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Baker County, Oregon

16,840 residents · Updated Nov 12, 2026

Rental availability, asking rents against HUD Fair Market Rent, and community services in Baker County, from the data behind Range Lab’s tools, refreshed daily.

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Baker County

Oregon

16,840 residents

1 ZIP codes with listings

99 services listed

All Oregon counties

Interstate 84 Between La Grande and Ontario, Oregon · Photo: Ken Lund · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Active rental listings

29

+1 new this week

Median asking rent

$1,400

▲ 3.7% vs. 30 days ago

2-bedroom median

$1,200

2-bedroom listings

Homes permitted, last 12 months

41

−9% vs. prior 12 months

Permits per 1,000 renter households

19.6

12 months, vs. Census renter households

Median asking rent

Daily median across all sizes and for 2-bedrooms, against the 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent. Since September 16, 2026.

All sizes (▲ 3.7% in 30 days)2-bedroom2-bed FMR $1,014
Median asking rent, weekly samples
DayAll sizes2-bedroom
September 17, 2026$1,250—
September 24, 2026$1,375—
October 1, 2026$1,473—
October 8, 2026$1,595—
October 15, 2026$1,350—
October 22, 2026$1,325$1,200
October 29, 2026$1,400$1,200
November 5, 2026$1,350$1,200
November 12, 2026$1,400$1,200

Listings coming on vs. coming off

Weekly new listings above the line, listings taken down below it, and price cuts as dots. When the top outweighs the bottom, inventory is building.

New listingsTaken downPrice cuts

Week ending Nov 12: +1 new, −0 taken down, 1 price cuts. Over 7 weeks: +18 listings.

Listings coming on and off the market by week
Week endingNewTaken downPrice cuts
October 1, 2026611
October 8, 2026413
October 15, 2026224
October 22, 2026503
October 29, 2026402
November 5, 2026002
November 12, 2026101

Asking rents against HUD Fair Market Rent

Middle half and median of today’s asking rents for each unit size (with listing counts), with HUD’s FY2027 Fair Market Rent marked. Housing Choice Voucher payment standards are set between 90% and 110% of FMR.

MedianMiddle halfHUD FMR
Asking rents by unit size against HUD Fair Market Rent
SizeListingsMedianMiddle halfHUD FMRAt or below FMRMedian days listed
1 bed8$1,175$1,075–$1,350$89713%46
2 bed7$1,200$1,150–$1,300$1,0140%33
3 bed7$1,700$1,650–$1,700$1,4040%19
4+ bed4——$1,69525%57

What households at each income can afford is on the Affordability tab.

Where the listings are, and what they ask

ZIPs shaded by median asking rent (all sizes); circles sized by active listings. Hover a ZIP for its values.

97814: 27 listings · $1,473 median97907: fewer than 3 listings97877: fewer than 3 listings97833: fewer than 3 listings97814: 27 listings · $1,473 median97814$1,473
Median asking rent$1,450$1,500Too few to priceCircle size: active listings (largest 27)County line

ZIP code comparables

For rent-reasonableness reviews: median asking rent by ZIP and size. Fewer than five priced listings show “—”.

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Median asking rent by ZIP code and unit size in Baker County
ZIPListingsStudio1 bed2 bed3 bedAll90 days
9781427—$1,200$1,200$1,700$1,47397814: weekly median asking rent over 90 days

Homes permitted, by building type

Units authorized each month (Census Building Permits Survey), with the 12-month average. Spikes are usually a single apartment project; permits lead completions by a year or more.

Single-family2–4 units5+ units12-month average
Housing units permitted per month by building type
MonthSingle-family2–4 units5+ unitsTotal
September 20237007
October 20230404
November 20231001
December 20230000
January 20240000
February 20243003
March 20241001
April 20243003
May 20243003
June 20246006
July 20240202
August 20243003
September 20243003
October 20242002
November 20242002
December 20241001
January 20254004
February 20252002
March 20254206
April 20254004
May 20259009
June 20252002
July 20256006
August 20254004
September 20253003
October 20252002
November 20252002
December 20250000
January 20264004
February 20260000
March 20261001
April 20266006
May 20262204
June 20265207
July 20264408
August 20264004

How Baker County compares across Oregon

Each dot is a Oregon county, ranked highest first. Hover any dot for the county.

Homes permitted per 1,000 renter householdsBaker 19.6 · #17 of 33
Median asking rentBaker $1,400 · #24 of 32
Rental vacancy rateBaker 0.0% · #14 of 14
2-bedrooms at or below FMRBaker 0.0% · #27 of 28

Sources: Range Lab RST listings · HUD Fair Market Rents FY2027 · Census Building Permits Survey (through Aug 2026) · HUD LIHTC database · Census ACS 2024 · Zillow Research ZORI and ZHVI (data from Zillow Research, zillow.com/research/data). About the data.